ALANIS MORISSETTE UNDER RUG

Inspector Morse's Greatest Mystery: Collection of 11 Silver Dagger Mysteries by Colin Dexter

Once again, Silver Dagger Award-winning author Colin Dexter puts his unique stamp on the classic British mystery in a collection short stories filled with charismatic characters, unexpected plot twists, and rich touches of dark humor. Six of these 11 short mysteries feature the famed Inspector Morse and his faithful dimwitted sidekick Lewis. In the remaining stories, well-defined new characters emerge. In true Dexter fashion, all the clues are there for you to solve the crime. These British police procedurals are read entertainingly by Patrick Tull, who gives a querulous, rasping wisdom to the characters. Tull reads in his usual pointed, irascible style well suited to this series. His British accents and curmudgeonly approach are wonderfully satisfying. Titles include: As Good as Gold, Morse's Greatest Mystery, Evans Tries an O-Level, Dead as a Dodo, At the Lulu-Bar Hotel, Neighbourhood Watch, A Case of Mis-Identity, The Inside Story, Monty's Revolver, The Carpet Bagger, and The Last Call.

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River at Port Meadow, Godstow, Oxford.

Port Meadow (Inspector Morse territory)

Port Meadow is a large area of common land beside the River Thames to the north and west of Oxford, England.

The meadow is an ancient area of grazing land, still used for horses and cattle, and has never been ploughed. In return for helping to defend the kingdom against the marauding Danes, the Freemen of Oxford were given the 300 acres (120 ha) of pasture next to the River Thames by Alfred the Great who founded the City in the 10th Century. The Freemen's collective right to graze their animals free of charge is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 and has been exercised ever since.

It runs from Jericho to Wolvercote along the east (left) bank of the River Thames, with the railway and the suburb of North Oxford further to the east, and the village of Binsey to the west. Access to Port Meadow is via Walton Well Road or Aristotle Lane in the south or from Wolvercote in the north. It is a typical English flood-meadow and is a favourite area for walking, with easy access from the city of Oxford. It is also a Site of Special Scientific Interest. At the southern end of the meadow is Fiddler's Island in a loop of the River Thames. In the winter the meadow floods and if frozen forms a huge and safe area for skating. In late spring vast areas are carpeted with buttercups. Horses, cattle and geese graze the meadow and many birds can often be seen.

The River Thames (known as the Isis at this point) flows through this large grazing meadow. This is where the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll) and the Reverend Robinson Duckworth rowed in a boat on July 4th 1862 up the river with three young girls — Lorina, Alice, and Edith Liddell. While journeying slowly from Folly Bridge to near Godstow, Dodgson began at their request to make up a story that later was expanded into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Because the meadow has never been ploughed, it contains well preserved archaeological remains, some of which survive as residual earthworks. Of particular note are several Bronze Age round barrows, an area of Iron Age settlement, and the foundations of 17th-century fortifications from the Parliamentary siege of Oxford during the English Civil War.

In the 17th and 18th centuries the meadow was used for horse racing, and low stone bridges laid over washes and ditches for this purpose still survive.[1]

During the First World War part of Port Meadow was used as a military airfield and the Royal Artillery had a base there. In 1940, during Second World War, a camp was set up on the meadow for military personnel evacuated from Dunkirk.
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grey heron ~ ardea cinerea

Port Meadow (Inspector Morse territory)

Port Meadow is a large area of common land beside the River Thames to the north and west of Oxford, England.

The meadow is an ancient area of grazing land, still used for horses and cattle, and has never been ploughed. In return for helping to defend the kingdom against the marauding Danes, the Freemen of Oxford were given the 300 acres (120 ha) of pasture next to the River Thames by Alfred the Great who founded the City in the 10th Century. The Freemen's collective right to graze their animals free of charge is recorded in the Domesday Book of 1086 and has been exercised ever since.

It runs from Jericho to Wolvercote along the east (left) bank of the River Thames, with the railway and the suburb of North Oxford further to the east, and the village of Binsey to the west. Access to Port Meadow is via Walton Well Road or Aristotle Lane in the south or from Wolvercote in the north. It is a typical English flood-meadow and is a favourite area for walking, with easy access from the city of Oxford. It is also a Site of Special Scientific Interest. At the southern end of the meadow is Fiddler's Island in a loop of the River Thames. In the winter the meadow floods and if frozen forms a huge and safe area for skating. In late spring vast areas are carpeted with buttercups. Horses, cattle and geese graze the meadow and many birds can often be seen.

The River Thames (known as the Isis at this point) flows through this large grazing meadow. This is where the Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll) and the Reverend Robinson Duckworth rowed in a boat on July 4th 1862 up the river with three young girls — Lorina, Alice, and Edith Liddell. While journeying slowly from Folly Bridge to near Godstow, Dodgson began at their request to make up a story that later was expanded into Alice's Adventures in Wonderland.

Because the meadow has never been ploughed, it contains well preserved archaeological remains, some of which survive as residual earthworks. Of particular note are several Bronze Age round barrows, an area of Iron Age settlement, and the foundations of 17th-century fortifications from the Parliamentary siege of Oxford during the English Civil War.

In the 17th and 18th centuries the meadow was used for horse racing, and low stone bridges laid over washes and ditches for this purpose still survive.[1]

During the First World War part of Port Meadow was used as a military airfield and the Royal Artillery had a base there. In 1940, during Second World War, a camp was set up on the meadow for military personnel evacuated from Dunkirk.
Ref: Wiki