One year ago yesterday saw the passing of #PrunellaScales at the age of 93. A quite fabulous Miss Mapp in the LWT 1984/85 adaptation of #MappandLucia We had the great pleasure of meeting Pru and husband Tim at Lamb House in May 2024.

Lamb House, Rye, showing the lost Garden Room. Where Fred wrote some of his novels, Miss Mapp spied on residents from its window and where Lucia played her Steinway. Picture: Taken from a card in our vintage Rye postcard collection #MappandLucia

Happy birthday to Mark Gatiss (actor, writer and producer) who played Major Benjy in BBC 2014 dramatisation of #MappandLucia who is 60 today. Here, as the Major tucking into one of Mrs Dominic’s curries. #QuaiHi

Spring seems a far memory now. Thoughts of Perdita’s border….. #MappandLucia

A visit to our stand by our president. #AllianceofLiterarySocieties Fair #MappandLucia #EFBenson

Gathering things together including our new pop-up to take along to the Alliance of Literary Societies fair, in Birmingham this Saturday (3rd). Birmingham, being the birthplace in 1829 of Fred’s father Edward White Benson, one time Archbishop of Canterbury. #MappandLucia

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At our annual Gathering on 5th September Friends gather in their Hitum for dinner and the much fought over Tilling quiz…… #MappandLucia

At our Gathering on 5th September Friends gather outside The Mermaid for the welcome from the Town Crier of Rye (and Tilling) @Paul_E_Goring before going into lunch……

Our annual Gathering on 5th September…. Friends gather to pay tribute to the Mighty Fred Benson at his grave. #MappandLucia

Our new bookmarks have arrived! Ready for our stand on October 3rd.

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Join us at the Alliance of Literary Societies Fair on Saturday 3rd October at Birmingham & Midland Institute (B3 2BS). We are one of over 30 literary groups exhibiting. Opens 10am. Attendance is free. Come to our stand and learn all about us. #MappandLucia us.list-manage.com/W06RFnZyg…

Details of our annual Gathering in Rye News…. ryenews.org.uk/culture/eccen…

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This evening being The Last Night of the Proms we salute E F Benson’s brother A C Benson (Arthur) who penned the words of Land of Hope and Glory to music by Elgar. This piece comes from the Coronation Ode, written for the Coronation of Edward VII in 1902. Arthur died in 1925.

Ooh! A first edition of Secret Lives spotted for sale 🤔 #EFBenson

Sunrise across the rooftops of Rye (Tilling) this the morning of our annual Tilling Gathering in Rye. Where we will revel in the world of Riseholme and Tilling and remember the creator of it all Fred Benson #MappandLucia

The Benson section in Writers at Lamb House at The Rye Bookshop (Waterstones) today. #MappandLucia

Well would you believe…… enroute to Rye earlier when changing at Euston a young man was playing the upright on the concourse…. The Moonlight Sonata no less - we caught the 2nd movement which Lucia thought uninspired, though in reality it was too diffy for her 😂