Boar in Middleham Castle

For anyone who is interested, some years ago now I spotted a stone boar in the stonework inside Middleham Castle, which is as yet still unacknowledged by anyone official to be anything other than a wibbly bit of stone. In the last ten years or so it has weathered significantly but I am uploading a pic (from when I first spotted it about a decade ago) to the site here so anyone can choose to make their own mind up. I know that the Ricardians I have shown this to so far (with several decades of loyalty between them) believe it is actually a boar that English Heritage (amongst others) are not aware of. In which case it should be made aware and publicised. My attempts to do this in previous years have been ignored, even by the Society.

Its location is in the small 'guard' niche which is halfway up the "new" (actually feeling quite old now) staircase alongside the keep. There is an inset niche/cupboard hole there and to one side is the stone - quite different from the others surrounding it - which seemed to clearly depict a male boar.

I'm posting this in the hope of drawing more attention to it before it is weathered away altogether, so people might have a chance to make their own mind up. Me, I'm quite certain of what it is.

Though I've not seen it, I won't dismiss the possibility. There's a nice little boar on Barnard's castle, after all. Why not Middleham?

BTW, I'm reminded of a few years ago when people claimed they saw the image of the Virgin Mary in the water stains of the viaduct for the Kennedy Expressway at Fullerton Avenue. Photo'd by someone's cell phone, it did kinda look a little like a veiled woman...but I asked: if God did this, why was the figure so clumsily cut off at the knees? Even a third grader would have done a better job.

Judy
 
Loyaulte me lie


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From: colyngbourne <[email protected]>
To:
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 1:44 PM
Subject: Boar in Middleham Castle


 
For anyone who is interested, some years ago now I spotted a stone boar in the stonework inside Middleham Castle, which is as yet still unacknowledged by anyone official to be anything other than a wibbly bit of stone. In the last ten years or so it has weathered significantly but I am uploading a pic (from when I first spotted it about a decade ago) to the site here so anyone can choose to make their own mind up. I know that the Ricardians I have shown this to so far (with several decades of loyalty between them) believe it is actually a boar that English Heritage (amongst others) are not aware of. In which case it should be made aware and publicised. My attempts to do this in previous years have been ignored, even by the Society.

Its location is in the small 'guard' niche which is halfway up the "new" (actually feeling quite old now) staircase alongside the keep. There is an inset niche/cupboard hole there and to one side is the stone - quite different from the others surrounding it - which seemed to clearly depict a male boar.

I'm posting this in the hope of drawing more attention to it before it is weathered away altogether, so people might have a chance to make their own mind up. Me, I'm quite certain of what it is.

If you google another photo of the Middleham Boar & compare it to the stone
Boar photo - it certainly has a similar shape - I can make out 4 legs & a
curly tail, although the head section must be more worn as its lacking the
4 'spikes'. Considering where it is I would say it is almost definitely
one of Richards Boars!

On 27 November 2012 16:54, Judy Thomson <judygerard.thomson@...>wrote:

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>
>
> Though I've not seen it, I won't dismiss the possibility. There's a nice
> little boar on Barnard's castle, after all. Why not Middleham?
>
> BTW, I'm reminded of a few years ago when people claimed they saw the
> image of the Virgin Mary in the water stains of the viaduct for the Kennedy
> Expressway at Fullerton Avenue. Photo'd by someone's cell phone, it did
> kinda look a little like a veiled woman...but I asked: if God did this, why
> was the figure so clumsily cut off at the knees? Even a third grader would
> have done a better job.
>
> Judy
>
> Loyaulte me lie
>
> ________________________________
> From: colyngbourne <[email protected]>
> To:
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2012 1:44 PM
> Subject: Boar in Middleham Castle
>
>
>
>
> For anyone who is interested, some years ago now I spotted a stone boar in
> the stonework inside Middleham Castle, which is as yet still unacknowledged
> by anyone official to be anything other than a wibbly bit of stone. In the
> last ten years or so it has weathered significantly but I am uploading a
> pic (from when I first spotted it about a decade ago) to the site here so
> anyone can choose to make their own mind up. I know that the Ricardians I
> have shown this to so far (with several decades of loyalty between them)
> believe it is actually a boar that English Heritage (amongst others) are
> not aware of. In which case it should be made aware and publicised. My
> attempts to do this in previous years have been ignored, even by the
> Society.
>
> Its location is in the small 'guard' niche which is halfway up the "new"
> (actually feeling quite old now) staircase alongside the keep. There is an
> inset niche/cupboard hole there and to one side is the stone - quite
> different from the others surrounding it - which seemed to clearly depict a
> male boar.
>
> I'm posting this in the hope of drawing more attention to it before it is
> weathered away altogether, so people might have a chance to make their own
> mind up. Me, I'm quite certain of what it is.
>
>
>
>
>



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Thank you for finding this and posting the photo.  I have to admit that I didn't spot it when visiting Middleham last July (can I say it was too weathered as an excuse?).  It would be great if it was officially acknowledged and maybe better protected.  If I ever get a chance to visit Middleham again, I will most certainly look for it,



________________________________
From: colyngbourne <[email protected]>
To:
Sent: Wednesday, 28 November 2012 6:44 AM
Subject: Boar in Middleham Castle


 
For anyone who is interested, some years ago now I spotted a stone boar in the stonework inside Middleham Castle, which is as yet still unacknowledged by anyone official to be anything other than a wibbly bit of stone. In the last ten years or so it has weathered significantly but I am uploading a pic (from when I first spotted it about a decade ago) to the site here so anyone can choose to make their own mind up. I know that the Ricardians I have shown this to so far (with several decades of loyalty between them) believe it is actually a boar that English Heritage (amongst others) are not aware of. In which case it should be made aware and publicised. My attempts to do this in previous years have been ignored, even by the Society.

Its location is in the small 'guard' niche which is halfway up the "new" (actually feeling quite old now) staircase alongside the keep. There is an inset niche/cupboard hole there and to one side is the stone - quite different from the others surrounding it - which seemed to clearly depict a male boar.

I'm posting this in the hope of drawing more attention to it before it is weathered away altogether, so people might have a chance to make their own mind up. Me, I'm quite certain of what it is.

Yes, that nice little boar in Barnard Castle has also weathered beyond repair in the last dozen years. I go to see it frequently (several times a year) and it is also poorly attended to, considering it is one of the most significant features of the castle.

--- In , Judy Thomson <judygerard.thomson@...> wrote:
>
> Though I've not seen it, I won't dismiss the possibility. There's a nice little boar on Barnard's castle, after all. Why not Middleham?
>
> BTW, I'm reminded of a few years ago when people claimed they saw the image of the Virgin Mary in the water stains of the viaduct for the Kennedy Expressway at Fullerton Avenue. Photo'd by someone's cell phone, it did kinda look a little like a veiled woman...but I asked: if God did this, why was the figure so clumsily cut off at the knees? Even a third grader would have done a better job.
>
> Judy
>  
> Loyaulte me lie
>
>

colyngbourne wrote:
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> For anyone who is interested, some years ago now I spotted a stone boar in the stonework inside Middleham Castle, which is as yet still unacknowledged by anyone official to be anything other than a wibbly bit of stone. In the last ten years or so it has weathered significantly but I am uploading a pic (from when I first spotted it about a decade ago) to the site here so anyone can choose to make their own mind up. <snip>

Carol responds:

Where is the photo? There's no link in your post. Did you put it in the Photos section?

Carol

Yes, in the photos section.

--- In , "justcarol67" <justcarol67@...> wrote:
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> colyngbourne wrote:
> >
> > For anyone who is interested, some years ago now I spotted a stone boar in the stonework inside Middleham Castle, which is as yet still unacknowledged by anyone official to be anything other than a wibbly bit of stone. In the last ten years or so it has weathered significantly but I am uploading a pic (from when I first spotted it about a decade ago) to the site here so anyone can choose to make their own mind up. <snip>
>
> Carol responds:
>
> Where is the photo? There's no link in your post. Did you put it in the Photos section?
>
> Carol
>