Wrens will use a house that has an entry hole dimension of 1 1/8 inches, any larger and house sparrows and other less desirable birds will use them.
It doesn't hurt to check with your lumber provider to be sure.
They are a little thin for heat protection.Ĭopper arsenate has been fazed out and only used in marine applications so treated wood is okay to use. Fence boards can be used if house is kept in shade. If you plan on purchasing or building one, make sure that the wood used in constucting the house is a naturally decay resistant wood such as cedar, redwood, or exterior plywood or recycled plastics.Īvoid purchasing any nesting box that is painted dark colors as they can hold heat. Most birds are attracted to a natural looking nest box. As such, we earn commisions from sales at no additional cost to you. The 'E H Young Prize for Greek Thought' was an annual essay prize awarded in her memory at Bristol Grammar School.Wild-bird-watching is an associate of. The feminist publishing house Virago reprinted several of her books in the 1980s, and the Clifton and Hotwells Improvement Society has marked her Clifton home with a plaque.
JENNY WREN SERIES
In 1980, a four-part series based on her novels – mainly Miss Mole – was shown on BBC television as "Hannah". She lived in Wiltshire with Henderson until her death from lung cancer in 1949.Īlthough popular in her time, Young's work has nearly vanished today. During the Second World War, she worked actively in air raid precautions. In the 1940s, Young also wrote books for children, Caravan Island (1940) and River Holiday (1942).Īfter Henderson's retirement and the death of his wife, Young moved with him to Bradford on Avon in Wiltshire. Her 1930 novel Miss Mole won the James Tait Black Award for fiction. The first of these was The Misses Mallett, published originally under the title The Bridge Dividing in 1922. Seven major novels followed, all based on Clifton, thinly disguised as 'Upper Radstowe'.
This change seems to have been the catalyst that she needed. Young occupied a separate flat in their house and was addressed as 'Mrs Daniell' this concealed the unconventional arrangement. The following year she moved to Sydenham Hill, London to join her lover, now the headmaster of the public school Alleyn's, and his wife in a ménage à trois. Her husband was killed at the Battle of Ypres in 1917. When the First World War broke out in 1914, Young went to work, first as a stables groom and then in a munitions factory. She also began a lifelong affair with Ralph Henderson, a schoolteacher and a friend of her husband. She became a supporter of the suffragette movement, and started publishing novels. Here, Young developed an interest in classical and modern philosophy. In 1902, at the age of 22, she married Arthur Daniell, a solicitor from Bristol, and moved with him to the upscale neighbourhood of Clifton. She was born the daughter of a shipbroker and attended Gateshead Secondary School (a higher grade school later renamed Gateshead Grammar School) and Penrhos College, Colwyn Bay, Wales. Young was a best-selling novelist of her time. Although almost completely forgotten by recent generations, E.
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