{"id":792,"date":"2023-12-11T14:10:18","date_gmt":"2023-12-11T14:10:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pamelathomrowe.co.uk\/?page_id=792"},"modified":"2026-03-27T15:55:47","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T15:55:47","slug":"literature","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/pamelathomrowe.co.uk\/?page_id=792","title":{"rendered":"Literature"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"792\" class=\"elementor elementor-792\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2813584e e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"2813584e\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b9ced5 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4b9ced5\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4422d3f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"4422d3f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"768\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/pamelathomrowe.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sheela-Holgate3JPG-768x1024.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-1505\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/pamelathomrowe.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sheela-Holgate3JPG-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/pamelathomrowe.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sheela-Holgate3JPG-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/pamelathomrowe.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sheela-Holgate3JPG-1152x1536.jpg 1152w, https:\/\/pamelathomrowe.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sheela-Holgate3JPG-1536x2048.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/pamelathomrowe.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/Sheela-Holgate3JPG-scaled.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7f805ac9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7f805ac9\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26d3634a elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"26d3634a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Shropshire's Lewd Ladies, Secret Shropshire<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7bc43541 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7bc43541\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">January 2025<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4b09bc26 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4b09bc26\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\"><span class=\"html-span xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x1hl2dhg x16tdsg8 x1vvkbs\"><a class=\"x1i10hfl xjbqb8w x1ejq31n x18oe1m7 x1sy0etr xstzfhl x972fbf x10w94by x1qhh985 x14e42zd x9f619 x1ypdohk xt0psk2 x3ct3a4 xdj266r x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak xexx8yu xyri2b x18d9i69 x1c1uobl x16tdsg8 x1hl2dhg xggy1nq x1a2a7pz xkrqix3 x1sur9pj x1fey0fg x1s688f\" tabindex=\"0\" role=\"link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/p0kh30bm?fbclid=IwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAYnJpZBExY0U5ajJyT3F0TTA5RndpQ3NydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR4_XvVqhZs8OBMvinkW0ZTbEHgJdLKJz5VWbKnYeTKmZNj7nEvsJGbLUxZd7A_aem_vPU_y9QMWugjAw2Padqi4A\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/sounds\/play\/p0kh30bm<\/a><\/span><\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><\/div><div class=\"x14z9mp xat24cr x1lziwak x1vvkbs xtlvy1s x126k92a\"><div dir=\"auto\">Sheela na gigs&#8230;We have a little cluster of these strange stone carvings in south Shropshire. Their origins are unknown but there are many theories. In the deep mid winter I met with BBC Radios&#8217;s Genevieve Tudor to discuss their place in past and present times&#8230;<\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0988338 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"0988338\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c436e41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c436e41\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">News<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-11f4e0e7 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"11f4e0e7\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b5b2d10 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5b5b2d10\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e5b98fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7e5b98fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Work in progress...<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41da0586 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"41da0586\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I am currently involved in ongoing research about Brown Clee Hill, one of the three Clee hills (Titterstone and Catherton Clee) in South Shropshire. This forgotten hill, subject to much damage due to forestry works, historical quarrying and over grazing deserves more care and recognition. The landscape holds so much history, many stories and the lives of the people who once lived here tell of\u00a0 many diverse and sometime strange goings on&#8230;.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-163def75 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"163def75\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2ddde29d elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"2ddde29d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pamelathomrowe.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/fromcleeliberty-1024x357-1.jpg\" title=\"fromcleeliberty-1024&#215;357\" alt=\"fromcleeliberty-1024x357\" loading=\"lazy\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div 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class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">March 2021<\/h4>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-52dad40d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"52dad40d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>I produce a series of folklore notes for workshops, illustrated by Hannah Willow,<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1e4bf71b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1e4bf71b\" data-element_type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5dca3fc7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"5dca3fc7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"315\" 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