11-18-2020, 06:18 PM
John,
Neither of us is a fan of Mancetter being the site of the battle but it is always helpful to know what you're objecting to, so I have been trying to get a handle on where those supporting Mancetter seek to place it. I assume that the site that Margaret Hughes describes in her book is the same as that proposed by Graham Webster. Looking at the Lidar images in the book and at the satellite view in Google Maps, I conclude that her 'defile' is the narrow strip of land with hedgerows on either side leading down to a kink in the Coventry canal. She has two photographs in her book, one taken in the 'defile' looking towards the Anker plain but, frankly, I cannot make much sense of the other one.
I believe that you have visited the area. Do you agree with my assessment of where she places the battle and would you happen to have any photographs giving a better impression of the topography?
Neither of us is a fan of Mancetter being the site of the battle but it is always helpful to know what you're objecting to, so I have been trying to get a handle on where those supporting Mancetter seek to place it. I assume that the site that Margaret Hughes describes in her book is the same as that proposed by Graham Webster. Looking at the Lidar images in the book and at the satellite view in Google Maps, I conclude that her 'defile' is the narrow strip of land with hedgerows on either side leading down to a kink in the Coventry canal. She has two photographs in her book, one taken in the 'defile' looking towards the Anker plain but, frankly, I cannot make much sense of the other one.
I believe that you have visited the area. Do you agree with my assessment of where she places the battle and would you happen to have any photographs giving a better impression of the topography?
Michael King Macdona
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)
And do as adversaries do in law, -
Strive mightily, but eat and drink as friends.
(The Taming of the Shrew: Act 1, Scene 2)