The Covenanters were part of the political and religious reformation in Europe and the UK opposed to Catholicism and James VI and Charles I doctrines of the divine right of Kings which the Stuart monarchy believed placed them at the pinnacle of the church.
In the mid 17th century thousands of Scots signed the National Covenant( Covenanters) after Charles I attempts to impose a common book of prayer on people which led to Covenanters executed for treason, imprisonment in Greyfriars Kirk which is now seen as one of the worlds first concentration camps , riots and Jenny Geddes throwing a stool at the minister in the Kirk( church).
These events were the catalyst to the Bishopâs War, War Of The Three Kingdoms which the first and second English Civil Wars were part of, Cromwell, Irish Confederate Wars, Anglo- Scottish war ( third civil war), abolition of the monarchy, beheading of Charles I, restoration of the Stuart monarchy and eventually ending in the glorious revolution which saw Protestants William of Orange and Mary Stuart overthrow Catholic James Stuart II
The lane is named after the Covenanters caught here who had the signed Queensferry covenant which is kept over the road in the museum.
This post reminds me of a scene from the movie Infamous (the Truman Capote biopic with Toby Jones).
In it, he is at a social event and he is trying out different ways to tell a scene in a book, seeing which gets the reaction he wants before committing to it. Test screening if you will.
Not a criticism, mind you. Just what it reminded me of.
I actually reviewed something very similar this morning
Iâve forgotten the details but it was a standard street sign on a new build estate, and the name was inspired by the history of the area. The person had made an effort as they provided good background information. But it was just a street sign. So I voted to reject on that basis.
There is often a lot of interesting information about a place that doesnât have a nice information board or a building that allows that information to come out.
I guess the interesting question - is there any reason that a map that focuses on objects should want more general information attached to it?
If yes what is a reasonable anchor on the map for that information?
I donât think a standard street sign is ( being boring and not going down the slippery slideđ)
I would not. This information is fascinating. But once you start diving into local history, you realize that most streets are named after someone or something significant.
I come down balanced top-dead-center on this kind of nomination.
Virtually every town in the US has named a street after, say, JFK or Martin Luther King. Most of them lack any special connection to the named individual. The special relationship needs to be made clear. Then Iâll accept it.
A detailed plaque is a particularly good, concise focus point for commemoration, but it is not a requirement.
I think our work should lead to more and better recognition of the stuff that makes places significant. Your discourse on The Covenanters aligns with this ideal.
Why not accept this sort of nomination, educate yourself and your fellows, and add to the virtual world?
Yes but @frealafgb and I could meet at the picnic table and admire the bridge and wonder what the Covenanters would have made of it all.
That is some awesome picnic table.
A few miles north east of this sign you can find a great place to visit. You can ice skate or watch the San Jose Giants play in their stadium next door. And just a street over you can visit the Japanese Friendship Garden, step back in time in San Jose Historic Park or visit the Happy Hollow Zoo. Continue east on Curtner then go left on Senter Rd. You cant miss it!
The heart is probably going to be lightship only or maybe ingress as well, but basically I wont be able to edit it if/when it goes live. It has an info board next to it with more detail, maybe Emily would have taken that, but the PoI should have a picture of the item, not the boring sign about it. So I wanted to submit with the best possible picture rather than the âeasy acceptâ picture. I put the sign board as the supporting picture instead. I really like the project- turning reclaimed knives into art
I REALLY hope the mural is accepted. But reviewers dont like things that are inside. So I remain sceptical.
No, as said elsewhere - many streets are named after historically significant people, groups or events. That having been said, Iâve seen a few sneak through.
Sometimes the street name signs include a brief history on or near the sign itself which might be eligible.
