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16 years later in 1871, and now with a private second job as a highly successful fantasy writer (through the publication and success of ‘Alice In Wonderland’), Dodgson is making one of his frequent trips to Yorkshire. He's on his way,by train, from Oxford University to Whitby, North Yorkshire for his brother's wedding (to Alice) in Sleights. Dodgson (aka Lewis Carroll) worries about the progress of his (so far untitled) new book and reflects on his life in Oxford and his family home 'The Old Rectory of Croft' in North Yorkshire. This was his family home for 25 years until his Father died in 1868. Dodson stops briefly in his old home town of Croft, to look around, before continuing over to Whitby.
lyrics
1. The Ancient Rectory Of Croft
(Lyrics & Music: Tim Hunter, with some words taken from an early poem by Lewis Carroll)
Dodgson: Dear Diary, July 1871 – On my way from Christchurch, Oxford to Croft and then onto Whitby for my Brother’s wedding. My new book frustrates me, I still haven’t got a title for it.
Dodgson: (Chorus) Fair Stands the
Ancient Rectory, The Rectory of Croft,
The Sun shines bright upon it,
The Breezes whisper soft on,
The Rectory of Croft
I went down to Christchurch, Oxford, to gaze upon the dreaming spires,
the pinnacles, the archways, the courtyards, but I loved to return
to Yorkshire
(Chorus)
Three months every year we lived in Ripon, where my father was the
Canon. Every summer we went to the coast and Whitby was the place I liked the most
Christchurch, it never like home Though I loved the libraries and the halls
The portraits of the great,the stillness and the grandeur, I still longed to see the Old Rectory
(Chorus)
'Through his musical albums, Knaresborough composer Tim Hunter helps bring to life the stories and legends of Yorkshire's
rich heritage.' Yorkshire Post 1st May 2020.
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