V.W. Christopher Blaxland-Walker. United Grand Lodge of New South Wales. Australia. by Travis Simpkins

V.W. Christopher Blaxland-Walker. United Grand Lodge of New South Wales. Australia. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of
Very Worshipful Brother

Christopher Blaxland-Walker

United Grand Lodge of New South Wales
and the Australian Capital Territory

by Travis Simpkins

United Grand Lodge of New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory

For more info, please visit:

masons.org.au

V.W. Christopher Blaxland-Walker. United Grand Lodge of New South Wales. Australia. by Travis Simpkins

Medieval Sword, late 14th Century. Westford Knight. Westford, MA. Knights Templar in America

Medieval Sword, late 14th Century. Westford Knight. Westford, MA. Knights Templar in America

I spent some time in the Medieval gallery this afternoon. The Sword on the left is a typical example of a European sword from the late 14th Century.
Whenever I look at it, I'm reminded of the Westford Knight carving here in Massachusetts. Legend has it that in 1398 a group of Scottish explorers, possibly led by Prince Henry Sinclair, made it to North America. They ventured down to what is now Westford, MA where a member of their party died. He was memorialized there with the broken sword effigy (seen at right) carved onto a rock ledge.

Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. Actor of Film and Radio. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins

Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. Actor of Film and Radio. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. by Travis Simpkins

Portrait Sketch of

Basil Rathbone

Philip St. John Basil Rathbone MC

( 1892 - 1967 )

as Sherlock Holmes

Shakespearean Stage Actor

and Actor in more than 70 Films

He played Sherlock Holmes in

14 Hollywood Films and in

a Radio Series between 1939 - 1947

by Travis Simpkins

The Hound of the Baskervilles (1939)

starring Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes

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sherlockian-sherlock.com/travis-simpkins-interview

Basil Rathbone as Sherlock Holmes. Actor. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Terror by Night. by Travis Simpkins