A 12thC reliquary of St Oswald of Northumbria, killed by the pagan Penda of Mercia #OTD, 5 August 642: http://metmuseum.org/exhibitions/view?oid=478608 …pic.twitter.com/F1kCdbi0gG
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Bardney village sign; makes reference to Bede's tale of St Oswald at Bardney via a picture of an open door :) http://www.geograph.org.uk/photo/1243832 pic.twitter.com/navzFaokgm
we say "were you born in Bardney?"
I wonder whether the alternative 'were you born in a barn' derives from this...?!
Although the point of big barn doors is that they should stand open to allow a through draught for threshing.
In Weymouth if you leave the door open it tends to be "Were you born in Bridport?". Don't know why!? Any other towns with similar sayings?
Intriguing! I wonder if there's a rationale in any local history books...?!
Complete stab in the dark but wonder if it comes from net making in Bridport? Did the shed doors have to be open to make long nets?
Dad used to ask "were you born in a barn" if I left a door open. Yorkshire variant, or just a coincidence?
I was just pondering that...! Will have a check later :)
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