M A N N B E N C H
The 'Mann' bench was commissioned by Mrs. Mann as a surprise present to celebrate their 40th wedding anniversary.
Proud of their Yorkshire heritage and both passionate about cricket, Mrs. Mann's principal stipulation was that the bench should have a Yorkshire rose carved on it and could we do something 'crickety'.
After much clandestine discussion, the cricket theme developed to include both spouses playing the game together… tricky to catch a likeness on a face the size of a pinkie nail… and when I suggested the inclusion of some sort of written caption, Mrs. Mann unhesitatingly cried 'FORTY NOT OUT!', and so it is carved… in her own own handwriting.
Proud of their Yorkshire heritage and both passionate about cricket, Mrs. Mann's principal stipulation was that the bench should have a Yorkshire rose carved on it and could we do something 'crickety'.
After much clandestine discussion, the cricket theme developed to include both spouses playing the game together… tricky to catch a likeness on a face the size of a pinkie nail… and when I suggested the inclusion of some sort of written caption, Mrs. Mann unhesitatingly cried 'FORTY NOT OUT!', and so it is carved… in her own own handwriting.
