The Glues, the Gravys, the Northeasts, the Ankers

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  • the Glues, the Gravys, the Northeasts, the Ankers and the Earwickers of Sidlesham: A Pictorial and Descriptive Guide to Bognor, Chichester, Selsey, Goodwood, Hayling Island, Midhurst, Arundel, Amberley, Petworth, Etc. (London, Ward Lock & Co. Ltd., 1922-1923), page 54: “Sidlesham Church is an Early English structure worthy of notice, and an examination of the surrounding tombstones should not be omitted if any interest is felt in deciphering curious names, striking examples being Earwicker, Glue, Gravy, Boniface, Anker, and Northeast.” → in June-August 1923, Joyce holidayed in Bognor, a few miles from the village of Sidlesham in the Hundred of Manhood, West Sussex
  • Boniface: a generic name for an innkeeper (after the character Boniface in George Farquhar's comedy The Beaux' Stratagem (1707)
  • anker: an old measure for wines and spirits
  • ankh: (Ancient Egyptian) life, depicted as a T-shaped cross surmounted by a loop