These are Signs: Diss

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These are Signs: Diss

Editor's Note: These signs are in the amazingly named town of Diss. Diss, Paigetheoracle's hometown, is ancient and in Norfolk, like Beccles. The people there want you to know about all its famous sons and daughters, so there are lots of signs which Paige photographed and expects me to transcribe. As my favourite media icon would say, 'Mist'. However, you may find the alt-texts enlightening. Or not.

Skelton Road: John Skelton 1460-1529. Tutor to Henry VIII and a Rector of Diss in 1502. Skelton was tutor to a Tudor. See, I can make puns, too.Bellacre Close: In 1595 Thomas Fulcher purchased a section of land in Diss for alms, known as Bellacre. In what way this constitutes 'alms', I have no idea, but 'alms' means 'charity'.Willbye Avenue: John Willbye 1574-1638 the son of a Diss tanner He was a famous Elizabethan composer and a master of madrigals. These people were too cheap to buy any punctuation marks.

John Willbye wrote madrigals like 'Adieu, Sweet Amaryllis'.

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