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Bohemian [[Newford art scene|art scene area of Newford]]
  
Bohemian [[Newford art scene|art scene area of Newford]]
   
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== Books and Stories Seen In ==
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== About ==
  
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* [[Dreams Underfoot]] —
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** "Stone Drum" #2
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** "Time Skip" #3
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** "Freewheeling" #4
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** "The Moon Is Drowning While I Sleep" #13
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** "Our Lady of the Harbour"
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** "Paperjack"
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** "Tallulah"
   
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==About==
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The area had narrow streets and old stone buildings, it had an old world feel about it.
   
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===Location===
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==History / Background==
  
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[[Newford (city)]]
   
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==='''Lower Crowsea'''===
   
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'''Crowsea Market'''
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== Character Connections ==
  
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:A section of the [[Market in Lower Crowsea]], where it backs onto the [[Kickaha River]], that’sgot a kind of Old World magic about it. The roads are too narrow for normal vehicular traffic, so most people go through on bicycles or by foot. The buildings lean close to each other over the cobble stoned streets that twist and wind in a confusion that not even the city’s mapmakers have been able to unravel to anyone’s satisfaction. ~ "Tallualah"
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===Details===
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* Jilly's loft: the second floor of a four-story brown brick building on '''Yoors Street''' where [[Foxville|Foxville’s]] low rentals mingle with Crowsea’s shops and older houses. ~ Timeskip"
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* Bicycle theft ring moved their operations into Crowsea—bikes are probably in a [[Foxville]] chop shop. ~ "Freewheeling"
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* Christy writes in Market in Lower Crowsea
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== Places, Features, Landmarks, Public places ==
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==== Businesses ====
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* [[Kathryn's Cafe]] — old world style cafe
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* [[Feeney’s Kitchen]] — Nightclub
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* Crowsea’s Market
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* Moore’s Antiques — "Timeskip", "Paperjack"
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=== Residents ===
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* [[Samantha Rey]] — old brick and frame on Stanton Street ~ "Timeskip"
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* [[Professor Bramley Dapple]]
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* [[Kelledy House]] — Lower Crowsea near Chinatown
 
* [[Jilly Coppercorn]]
  
* [[Jilly Coppercorn]]
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* [[Geordie Riddell]]
  
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=== Streets and Bridges ===
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* [[Wendy St. James]]
  
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* Henratty Lane — leads into the narrow streets and crowded backalleys of Crowsea (part of [[Stanton Street Ghost]]'s route)
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* [[Meran Kelledy]]
  
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* Battersfield Road — [[Kathryn's Cafe]]
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* [[Cerin Kelledy]]
  
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* McKennit — [[Kelledy House]]
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* McKennitt Street Bridge
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* Stanton Street —'s apartment
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* Lee
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* Yoors
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==History / Background==
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== Characters Connections ==
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|[[Professor Bramley Dapple]]
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|professor, wizard
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|lives in a rambling Tudor-styled house in the old quarter of Lower Crowsea
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|-
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|[[Christy Riddell]]
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|writor, author
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|often at [[Professor Bramley Dapple|Bramley's]]; part of [[Newford art scene|art scene]]; writes in the Market; 
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|[[Jilly Coppercorn]]
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|artist
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|works, lives there; paints Crowsea street scenes
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|[[Geordie Riddell]]
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|musician: fiddler
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|lives, hangs there
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|[[Wendy St. James]]
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|works there
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works at [[Kathryn's Cafe]]
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|[[Meran Kelledy]]
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|flutist, [[Dryads|Dryad]]
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|[[Cerin Kelledy]]
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|harpist, bard
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|[[Stanton Street Ghost]]
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|passes through
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|follows a set route taking him through Crowsea
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|[[Zoe Brill]]
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|Radio DJ, late night
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|lives, hangs at cafes there
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|Gordon Wolfe
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|approached Zoe
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|at cafe in Crowsea
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|Moore’s Antiques
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|Antiques dealer
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|in Lower Crowsea; Geordie & Jilly found picture of Sam from 1912
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==Books Appears In==
  
==Books Appears In==
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* [[The Very Best of Charles de Lint]] #23
  
* [[The Very Best of Charles de Lint]] #23
   
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== Events in the Series (possible spoiler area) ==
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==Notes / Comments==
  
   
   
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==Notes / Comments==
 
==See Also==
  
==See Also==
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* [[Foxville]]
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* [[Chronological List of Newford books]]
  
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* [[Kathryn's Cafe]]
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* [[Newford art scene]]
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* [[Newford night scene]]
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* [[Newford Series]]
   
 
==External Links==
  
==External Links==
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*[http://www.thewordwood.info/pmwiki_/pmwiki.php?n=Char.ChristyRiddell The Wordwood | Char / ChristyRiddell browse]
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*[http://www.scribd.com/doc/13248492/Charles-de-Lint-Dreams-Underfoot#page=71 Charles de Lint - Dreams Underfoot]
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*[http://www.librarything.com/character/Christy+Riddell Christy Riddell | People/Characters | LibraryThing]
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[[Category:Newford Art Scene]]
  
[[Category:Newford Art Scene]]
 
[[Category:Places]]
  
[[Category:Places]]

Latest revision as of 11:48, 5 September 2014

Crowsea — area of Newford (city)

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What[]

Bohemian art scene area of Newford

Books and Stories Seen In[]

  • Dreams Underfoot —
    • "Stone Drum" #2
    • "Time Skip" #3
    • "Freewheeling" #4
    • "The Moon Is Drowning While I Sleep" #13
    • "Our Lady of the Harbour"
    • "Paperjack"
    • "Tallulah"

About[]

The area had narrow streets and old stone buildings, it had an old world feel about it.

Location[]

Newford (city)

Lower Crowsea[]

Crowsea Market

A section of the Market in Lower Crowsea, where it backs onto the Kickaha River, that’sgot a kind of Old World magic about it. The roads are too narrow for normal vehicular traffic, so most people go through on bicycles or by foot. The buildings lean close to each other over the cobble stoned streets that twist and wind in a confusion that not even the city’s mapmakers have been able to unravel to anyone’s satisfaction. ~ "Tallualah"

Details[]

  • Jilly's loft: the second floor of a four-story brown brick building on Yoors Street where Foxville’s low rentals mingle with Crowsea’s shops and older houses. ~ Timeskip"
  • Bicycle theft ring moved their operations into Crowsea—bikes are probably in a Foxville chop shop. ~ "Freewheeling"
  • Christy writes in Market in Lower Crowsea

Places, Features, Landmarks, Public places[]

Businesses[]

Residents[]

Streets and Bridges[]

  • Henratty Lane — leads into the narrow streets and crowded backalleys of Crowsea (part of Stanton Street Ghost's route)
  • Battersfield Road — Kathryn's Cafe
  • McKennit — Kelledy House
  • McKennitt Street Bridge
  • Stanton Street —'s apartment
  • Lee
  • Yoors

History / Background[]

Characters Connections[]

Name What Connection
Professor Bramley Dapple professor, wizard lives in a rambling Tudor-styled house in the old quarter of Lower Crowsea
Christy Riddell writor, author often at Bramley's; part of art scene; writes in the Market; 
Jilly Coppercorn artist works, lives there; paints Crowsea street scenes
Geordie Riddell musician: fiddler lives, hangs there
Wendy St. James works there

works at Kathryn's Cafe

Meran Kelledy flutist, Dryad
Cerin Kelledy harpist, bard
Stanton Street Ghost passes through follows a set route taking him through Crowsea
Zoe Brill Radio DJ, late night lives, hangs at cafes there
Gordon Wolfe approached Zoe at cafe in Crowsea
Moore’s Antiques Antiques dealer in Lower Crowsea; Geordie & Jilly found picture of Sam from 1912


Books Appears In[]

Events in the Series (possible spoiler area)[]

Notes / Comments[]

See Also[]

External Links[]

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