Spirit Of Jenny Pipes- Torrents of Abuse Traditional Cache
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Spirit Of Jenny Pipes- Torrents of Abuse
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This is a cache placed to celebrate the Spirit of Jenny Pipes (one of Leominsters most infamous sisters) by the members of Jenny Pipes' Morris Dancers.
It is close to the River LUGG where Jenny Pipes was ducked and on the road to Stoke Prior where Jenny Pipes' Morris practice.
I would suggest you visit this cache when the A49 is not busy! Small children will need a firm hand!
The Spirit Of Jenny Pipes will be a series of caches in the Leominster area dedicated to this free speaking woman from the past- placed by the members of Jenny Pipes Morris.... who dance in her honour!
Jenny Pipes was the last woman in England to be ducked as a legal punishment. (So far!)
Also known as Jane Corran by virtue (if that’s the right word) of her marriage to John Corran, she was a member of the poor community of Leominster in the early 19th Century. She was just able to eke out a living independent of the workhouse but that was no thanks to him.
Not one to keep her opinions to herself she made some pretty defamatory accusations about him; accusations which were nevertheless probably true. Her brother-in-law, in whose house they were living, took exception to this and reported her to the local magistrates.
History does not record what side of the bed the magistrate who heard her case got out of that morning, but suffice it to say that he had little time or sympathy for the common wench now brought
before him accused of being a scold. He decided that an example should be set. This was a case for that instrument of humiliation and torture which had not been used for years - the ducking stool.
She was sentenced to be paraded through the streets secured in the seat of the machine high above the jeering, mocking crowd that had gathered. The route of her disgrace lead, embarrassingly for her, past her own home and down to the banks of the Kenwater river.
To cries of “Duck the scold” from the excited crowd she was submerged in the icy water twice.
The idea of the ducking was to curb the tongue of the offender; the ducking to continue until the culprit either gave up, was exhausted or lost consciousness. Jenny Pipes was ducked twice and was still hurling torrents of abuse at the magistrates when the punishment was stopped by which time the crowd, having had their entertainment for the day, began to disperse.
As a tribute to Jenny Pipes’ spirit, the side decided to use her name and wrote a dance in her memory which symbolizes the movement of the movement
of the ducking stool and the rippling of the water.
We leave out the torrents of verbal abuse, but should the side ever be asked to dance before the local magistrates . . . ?
You can visit the original ducking stool in Leominster priory Church.
Should you want to know more about Jenny PIpes Morris please visit our website www.jennypipes.org.uk or our Jenny Pipes Morris Facebook Page.
The cache itself is a nano so you will need a pencil for the log and possibly a removal tool for the logbook. VERY close to the busy A49 Trunk Road, but is also satisfyingly near to a golf course and cafe. You can park not too far away in a layby (be careful crossing the road) or walk from Leominster or Stoke Prior.
I hope you enjoy this one- I hope to grow the series with more morris dancing themed caches soon! Celebrating our heritage.
It would be great if a Morris Dancing cacher was FTF!
Congatulations Eucid on your FTF!
Valiant 2nd to Andicap- always a pleasure to hear from you!
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