In the period between 10–43 and 10–36 seconds after the Big Bang Event, space becomes superheated to 1,000 trillion, trillion degrees centigrade. The fluctuations in this temperature or the phase transitions (a bit like condensation and freezing) led to the remaining natural forces to split. This is known as the Grand Unification Epoch where "the strong nuclear" interaction "splits from the other forces" (Fox & Cohen 1996). It is said that this epoch ends when the forces of the Grand Unification Theory separate in to strong and electroweak forces.
Bear with me, it gets more descriptive soon. If, of course, you think I may have got something wrong, feel free to add a comment - next time The Electroweak Epoch and The Inflationary Epoch.
Wednesday, 30 November 2011
Tuesday, 29 November 2011
The Planck Era
With reference to the work of both Professor Brian Cox and Andrew Cohen, Wonders of the Universe, a timeline had been designed to adhere to the current scientific theories as to how the universe expanded and formed after the initial event, aptly named "Big Bang". Possible theories may come later as to what created this event, but suffice to say that for the basis of this blog we are more interested as to how two small conjoined villages, Whatlington and Vinehall Street, in East Sussex came to in existence.
Professor Brian Cox and Andrew Cohen have broken up the events of the estimated 13.7 billion years of the universe's life based on both time and the approximate temperature of space (a video of the timeline can be seen here but it will describe the next few posts).
Gravity, the natural force of attraction exerted by a celestial body upon objects at or near its surface, is separated from the other forces of nature (the other three forces of nature are electromagnetism, strong nuclear interaction and weak nuclear interaction) at a time point up to 10–43 seconds after the Big Bang event. This period of time, thought to be the shortest known, is called the Planck Epoch (after Max Planck).
The next posting - The Grand Unification Era
An Experiment - A nearly complete history of Whatlington and Vinehall Street
As you may have seen, last week's posting was not added, this was due to some research into the next stage of this blog.
I have decided to try and write a complete history of Whatlington and Vinehall Street, this does however mean going back at least 13.7 billion years. It is hoped that a short description of an event will be published every day (for at least December and then once a week) and that will take us from that very first event of the expanding universe until the year 2012.
I look forward to your thoughts and comments.
I have decided to try and write a complete history of Whatlington and Vinehall Street, this does however mean going back at least 13.7 billion years. It is hoped that a short description of an event will be published every day (for at least December and then once a week) and that will take us from that very first event of the expanding universe until the year 2012.
I look forward to your thoughts and comments.
Thursday, 17 November 2011
Remembrance Sunday and the Village Hall
As you may have guessed, if you are a reader (avid or not), this post is late but I give you a recollection of last week's Remembrance Service.
The service was held in Whatlington Village Hall, next to the River Line, as the village church is still out of action due. But seats were arranged in a semi-circle with the table acting as an altar near the stage. Some of the congregation members would have remembered the Second World War, one patrolled the cliffs at Fairlight (near Hastings) with the Home Guard.
The service sheet for Rememberance Sunday had a list of the dead from the Whatlington War Memorial for both World Wars. The first person on the list will be familiar to those who have read Charlotte Moore's book about her family house - Hancox: A House and A Family.
1914 - 1918
Gillachrist Moore
Alfred Foster
Arthur Hyland
David Hyland
Frederick Potter
Edward Brooman
1939 - 1945
Anthony Cundy
Charles Masters
Leonard Masters
But can anyone tell me anything about the other people on this memorial. I hope to add a picture of the memorial at some point, does anyone have one.
After the service, I got talking to a couple of the parishioners and started to ask questions about the village hall. How long had the original building been up? There is a sepia photograph of the hall as well as the mill and the mill house. This photograph is found above the service hatch. So let's try and find out when the hall was built.
There is a wooden plaque hung on the wall that lists the Whatlington Parish Council Chairmen:
L. Welstead 1894
H. L. D. Overy 1898
W. W. Adamson 1905
H. F. Buller 1907
J. H. Pound 1909
W. M. Goldsmith 1910
Rev. F. J. Browell 1945
W. W. Deeprose 1949
W. L. T. Lane 1958
W. W. Deeprose 1965
D. J. C. Elliott 1972
R. J. Fuller 1987
R. K. Fisher 1995
I know a reasonable amount about three people, on which I will add later posts, and I possibly know two other names and potentially one name in the late 1800's. But what do other people know.
One last thing about the village hall, for the meantime, by the door leading to the kitchen door is a tray wired to the wall. On talking to one of the parishioners, I was told that it could be described as a tray that may have a design similar to work of Romany Gypsy origin. Does anyone know what the significance is for this tray?
The service was held in Whatlington Village Hall, next to the River Line, as the village church is still out of action due. But seats were arranged in a semi-circle with the table acting as an altar near the stage. Some of the congregation members would have remembered the Second World War, one patrolled the cliffs at Fairlight (near Hastings) with the Home Guard.
The service sheet for Rememberance Sunday had a list of the dead from the Whatlington War Memorial for both World Wars. The first person on the list will be familiar to those who have read Charlotte Moore's book about her family house - Hancox: A House and A Family.
1914 - 1918
Gillachrist Moore
Alfred Foster
Arthur Hyland
David Hyland
Frederick Potter
Edward Brooman
1939 - 1945
Anthony Cundy
Charles Masters
Leonard Masters
But can anyone tell me anything about the other people on this memorial. I hope to add a picture of the memorial at some point, does anyone have one.
After the service, I got talking to a couple of the parishioners and started to ask questions about the village hall. How long had the original building been up? There is a sepia photograph of the hall as well as the mill and the mill house. This photograph is found above the service hatch. So let's try and find out when the hall was built.
There is a wooden plaque hung on the wall that lists the Whatlington Parish Council Chairmen:
L. Welstead 1894
H. L. D. Overy 1898
W. W. Adamson 1905
H. F. Buller 1907
J. H. Pound 1909
W. M. Goldsmith 1910
Rev. F. J. Browell 1945
W. W. Deeprose 1949
W. L. T. Lane 1958
W. W. Deeprose 1965
D. J. C. Elliott 1972
R. J. Fuller 1987
R. K. Fisher 1995
I know a reasonable amount about three people, on which I will add later posts, and I possibly know two other names and potentially one name in the late 1800's. But what do other people know.
One last thing about the village hall, for the meantime, by the door leading to the kitchen door is a tray wired to the wall. On talking to one of the parishioners, I was told that it could be described as a tray that may have a design similar to work of Romany Gypsy origin. Does anyone know what the significance is for this tray?
Wednesday, 9 November 2011
Who works in the Church?
Apologies for the delay in this week's offering; for which there is a potted history of the Parson's nomenclature and a poem on what to call the parish priest.
It is said that the term of rector or vicar goes back to Mediaeval times. If a parson of a university college or a cathedral chapter is employed by a living patron then the parson is said to do the job "vicariously" and thus the term vicar appears. The vicar may get tithes of a lower value compared to the patron.
However if the patron was a Bishop, the parson was then appointed in their own right and being known as the Rector gained the major tithes as a stipend. The tithes may have gone with history but there is a possibility that the local church may have the title to some property. Land that has the word "Glebe" in its name often refers to property that has a church living connected to it.
The Vicar may live in a vicarage and the Rector may live in a rectory, but hopefully neither live in the local churchyard...yet!
A past vicar of Goring gave rise to write a poem on a priest's names.
Call me 'Brother' if you will
Call me 'Padre' better still
Though plain 'Mister' fills the bill.
If that title lacketh thrill
Even 'Father' brings no chill.
Pastor, Rector, Vicar, Friend,
Titles almost without end
Do not grate nor yet offend.
But how that man my heart doth rend
Who merely calls me 'Reverend'!
I am sure that some readers of this blog will recall past vicars of Whatlington who were often tied with Sedlescombe, a later post will recall these figures of the church. If you are reading this post the week when it was written (the 9th of November 2011), a new series of Reverend is being shown on the BBC.
It is said that the term of rector or vicar goes back to Mediaeval times. If a parson of a university college or a cathedral chapter is employed by a living patron then the parson is said to do the job "vicariously" and thus the term vicar appears. The vicar may get tithes of a lower value compared to the patron.
However if the patron was a Bishop, the parson was then appointed in their own right and being known as the Rector gained the major tithes as a stipend. The tithes may have gone with history but there is a possibility that the local church may have the title to some property. Land that has the word "Glebe" in its name often refers to property that has a church living connected to it.
The Vicar may live in a vicarage and the Rector may live in a rectory, but hopefully neither live in the local churchyard...yet!
A past vicar of Goring gave rise to write a poem on a priest's names.
Call me 'Brother' if you will
Call me 'Padre' better still
Though plain 'Mister' fills the bill.
If that title lacketh thrill
Even 'Father' brings no chill.
Pastor, Rector, Vicar, Friend,
Titles almost without end
Do not grate nor yet offend.
But how that man my heart doth rend
Who merely calls me 'Reverend'!
I am sure that some readers of this blog will recall past vicars of Whatlington who were often tied with Sedlescombe, a later post will recall these figures of the church. If you are reading this post the week when it was written (the 9th of November 2011), a new series of Reverend is being shown on the BBC.
Tuesday, 1 November 2011
With thanks, more about the Renegades and Philadelphia Turner
You may have noticed if you are a regular reader that there was no posting last week, I apologise for this.
Secondly, if you are an avid reader of the Whatlington News edited and compiled by Steve Turner, you will have noticed a double page spread on this blog. Thank you Steve, this has already prompted a reply to Steve with regards to the piece on the Whatlington Renegades.
I quote from the email sent to Steve, who sent it to me, from Liz Beeching:
"Hello,
Beechings here, we or rather John made a banner to take to Battle Bonfire when the children were small (30) years ago. As he was told off for not asking, he was then later asked if he could turn up with a "new" society next year and thus a bigger banner was made and lots more of our mates joined in.
The Firework company grew out of the above as they got to do the display by default at Hastings, we are the founder members of this society."
So give them a wave as they wend their way through the High Street of Battle on Saturday evening. I have it on record that Steve may be adding more about the Renegades in later monthly issue of the Whatlington News, but I shall also update you on the adventures of the Whatlington Renegades.
On curiously flicking through Google as one does I came across a Family Tree Maker site with some genealogical data.
A lady called Philadelphia Turner, who was born in Whatlington (no actual date was given) in 1784, being baptised at Whatlington church on the 5th of December 1784. She was the youngest of eight children of Ted and Ann Turner. She married William Eldridge of Iclkesham in Sussex on the 8th of January 1811 at Udimore church.. She died on the 17th of June in 1861 and was buried at on the 20th of June at Northiam aged 75.
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