Bubblewrap

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  1. Hell hath no fury like a woman scorned
  2. Abbot is brewed in Bury St Edmunds in Suffolk hardly local. How about Castle Rock?
  3. Was it a mare or a stallion? Was it consensual sex
  4. The only "fiction" I read is the various party manifestos during election time.
  5. It's a shame the old Great Central Railway route can't be used London-Leicester-Nottingham-Sheffield-Manchester. Using the Ex G.N.R. line a route to Derby.
  6. He lasted about the same time as Brian Clough did at Leeds United in the 70s
  7. There was a "Napier Inn" 53 Union Road in 1941 the landlord was Frank Swift.
  8. David Birch does a "guided" wallk(once or twice a year) on parts of the route of the NSR showing what is left & pointing out other interesting points in the area.
  9. Been there today. Epicure(First earlies) x30 Maris Piper(Main Crop) x50 Piccaso(Main Crop)x100 Onion sets(Turbo) just over £18 the lot
  10. It was mentioned on "Final Score" BBC 1 yesterday afternoon.
  11. First used as a "nick name" for someone who was QUACKERS.
  12. I am always willing to give information if people ask for it. I have a few directories dating from 1860.
  13. Picked up a 1932 & a 1941 Kelly's Directory of Nottinghamshire @ £30 each. As the normal going rate is over £80 each I think I had to shout about it. And they are in very good condition.
  14. Yes the garden centre at Anstey has many varieties of potatoes.
  15. I would always drag my mother to the top of the ramp leading to Victoria Station to watch the trains.
  16. Building on the corner of Clinton Street West & Lower Parliament is a Watson Fathergill building Until the railway was built Clinton street East was known as Haughton Street & Clinton Street West was just Clinton Street.
  17. My allotment still very soggy and we had more rain today. Off to the garden centre in Anstey to get seed potatoes on Monday.
  18. The first was known as the Ritz. The second Victoria later The Regal Station Road Netherfield
  19. A long term investment houses in Long Eaton.
  20. The Thames Clyde Express ran From London St Pancras to Glasgow St Enoch. Route being St Pancras - Sheffield (direct route through Trent & Toton Yard) Leeds - Carlisle (Settle & Carlisle route) - Glasgow St Enoch(Ex G& S.W.R. route)
  21. Certainly did. The train would have been an express from London St Pancras. Photo Early to mid 60s Loco a Class 45/46 Signal Box London Road Junction.