Jon,As you know, during Weird Weekends I normally stay in a B & B
to the north-west of Woolsery; Hescott Farm. Just before the main road
there is a monumental gateway on the left, with a curious inscription
on it:
http://goo.gl/maps/efro2
Omega, thou art last I'm sure
As Alpha is in the east
And thou'lt be last for ever more
Til endless ages cease.
When I am dead and gone
these verses will remain
To show who wrote thereof
By working of the brain
James Berriman
New Inn
Clovelly Jan 10th 1902
Now, I'm willing to bet that almost nobody, not even locals such as
yourself, will have spotted this plaque. The writing is too small to
read from a car; only someone on a bike such as myself would be able to
stop and satisfy their curiosity (incidentally, a bike is the ideal
vehicle for a quiet nosey-parker round any area if you're so inclined).
So, it might make quite a nice quiz question and in any case lends itself to giving the Weird Weekend an air of, well, weirdness.
It certainly puzzles me, anyway, and there are few other mysteries on
that section of road, with the exception of the strange bright shiny
thing...
--
Dan H.
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