4. W.I.H.E. Festival: Re-Member - Photos




The Ook Burning Bonfire
in the garden of the Stable Cottage on Novington Manor, Plumpton England
29. August 2020

The dilapidated pig-sty in October 2017
Stable Cottage, Novington Manor - Plumpton England

The pig-sty in April 2019, during Construction
Stable Cottage, Novington Manor - Plumpton England

The pig-sty in April 2019
Stable Cottage, Novington Manor - Plumpton England

The garden in October 2018
Stable Cottage, Novington Manor - Plumpton England

The garden in October 2020
Stable Cottage, Novington Manor - Plumpton England

Nick Muriel singing at the bonfire after the burning of the Ook Talisman 
in the garden at Stable Cottage, Novington Manor - Plumpton England

The garden viewed from the end of the property - April 2019
Stable Cottage, Novington Manor - Plumpton England

The garden viewed from the end of the property -  September 2019
Stable Cottage, Novington Manor - Plumpton England
















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