Willyslancs Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 greenway , national trust property partner A.C fan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted September 11, 2010 Author Share Posted September 11, 2010 Ok. Who was staying there in WW2 and why was the mural never finished? And then, explain why was the mural not over painted when the house was given back to Agatha Christie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 Greenway became the Officers Mess for the 10th US Patrol Boat Flotilla based in the Dart Estuary. Amongst them was a Lt Marshall Lee, who was to become their unofficial war artist, creating a frieze around the walls of the library. During the build-up to D-Day, American music could often be heard wafting over the estate. According to local rumour, an abrupt silence foretold another raid by the Luftwaffe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted September 11, 2010 Author Share Posted September 11, 2010 You are good. And why was Murial not painted out? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Willyslancs Posted September 11, 2010 Share Posted September 11, 2010 cos they ran out of paint?:nut: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted September 11, 2010 Author Share Posted September 11, 2010 The mural (which starts off in Florida, runs through North Africa, Sicily, Italy and the UK) was not finished as they all went to Normandy and did not return to Greenway. When Agatha returned to her house they were in the process of returning it to "as found " condition. Agatha asked that the painting be left as it was as her own war memorial to the men who were stationed there. The house was left empty for many years and the whole property deterioated. The NT have just spent many £Millions on restoring it. Very hard to get to by road, much easier and pleasant by boat from Dartmouth. The jetty was enlarged and improved by the US Navy. The last time i went by boat down there was about 35 years ago. I still remember seeing many MTB's in the water and one beeched being broken up. There is still one there. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted September 11, 2010 Author Share Posted September 11, 2010 Here is a picture of the Fairmile: it now does boat trips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Great War truck Posted September 11, 2010 Author Share Posted September 11, 2010 More info on Fairmile here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fairmile_Marine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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