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Ayup all, Paid a visit to the city of my birth today, met a mate from Leicestershire to show him round, great day had by both of us, a visit to Brewhouse yard followed by a drink in the Trip followed by a visit to the castle. the city has changed a lot since I lived there but the old tourist routes are still there, sorry to see Garners Hill being buried under more concrete, tried to explain to my mate the three hills, Garners,Middle and Drury but with them all gone and the view disrupted by new buildings it was impossible to get the view across Broad marsh and Narrow marsh as I remember them,

Catch phrases like, "Has he been?" and "I must get a little hand for this watch" I think that was Hilda Baker anyway Rog

Typical! the only time something exciting happens in Lincolnshire and I slept through the lot Cheers Rog

Ayup All, Many thanks to all of you for the info, I know it might sound a daft question but I've not parked in the city for about ten years, once again thanks all Rog

Will be visiting the city of my birth next Monday and will be meeting a mate at the Midland station, where will be the best place to park my car for the day? We will be doing the tourist route around the city so need to be close to the castle/station areas. also how do you pay for car parking in the city now,is it cash, card or some form of token? many thanks Rog

Ayup all, We get Adders and grass snakes down the quarry in the summer months, nothing exotic like you all get though btu it's still nice to see them ....... from a distance! Rog

Wagon train with Rowdy Yates "Clint Eastwood" and Wishbone the wagon train cook, don't know his real name,,,,yet. Kids programs was Magpie with Susan Stranks, in competition with Blue Peter, Zoo time with Desmond Morris, always remember him having a scorpion in a Tupperware box, steered clear of Tupperware boxes ever since. Rog

Forgot to mention radio Luxembourg, Sunday night with Jimmy Saville Rog

Two way family favorites,Dick Barton special agent, the Archers,still listen to the Archers when time allows Rog

1957 Triang pedal car, But seriously, first car? Reliant Robin followed by two more, until I passed my test for a "proper Car" then got a newish Rover 216 SLI followed by Vauxhalls as well as the company Toyota Hi Lux pickup, one thing about the Reliant though, they made you realise how vulnerable you are on todays roads, you don't have to rely on air bags, traction control, ABS etc to make you safe on the road, you had to rely on your skills as a driver Rog

Ayup Limey, Back in the early eighties I was invited to go down the caves on Peel street by the Nottingham civic society to have a look round and to see if it would be viable to clear them out and open them to the public. It started off by going through a locked steel door and down about twenty concrete steps into an old air raid shelter, from there through a small hole cut in the sand stone and along a passage way that was part of the original sand mine, this went towards the rock cemetery where our guide told us there was a cave in during mining operations back in the 1700s, some miners wer

Ayup 2 mortar 1, Our paths must have crossed on many occasions, What about the Imperial? in the beer garden listening to the local pop groups, I remember Pink Harmony as the lead singer is my cousin Rog

Ayup Beefsteak, Not a million miles from the truth I fear Rog

Ayup 2Mortar1,, Yes I remember the ice cream van, Embassy cigs were 3d each, the teachers would punish you if they caught you smoking but none of them would approach big Malc to tell him to stop selling them to the boys, I also remember Mr Douglas, Mr Hind was our house master followed by Mr Smart, do they ring any bells? Cheers for now Rog

Harty Goodfellows, Imperial Whistle stop Man of Trent Grey Mare, All in the late 60s early 70s Rog

Hi Beefsteak, Luxfor or Luxfer was the cylinder makers, Concrete plant still there but under a different name next to Tarmac readymix plant Rog

Hi Mick. Thanks for the reply, If I remember right I think Timothy was a polio victim or something because he used to have to wear steel leg calipers as a kid but I remember them being removed when he was about ten years old. would be nice to hear from him though Cheers Rog

Ayup Beefsteak, Just had an Osprey fly over garden going south west, either Ancaster or even Rutland, at the moment the swallows are lining up on my electric wires, about fifty of them cheers Rog

Condolences Den, my thoughts are with you Rog

Ayup BIB, I heard that story and I can tell you out here in hayseed county all the eastern Europeans are fishing for food, they don't seem to understand that over here fishing is done for sport and the fish are returned to the water, they've also been taking swans for the table, so a lot of unhappy people around the Brayford pool in the center of Lincoln. I'm sure one day WE will integrate with the immigrant population though. Rog

Ayup Beefsteak, A trip to Freiston shore today saw, 2500-3000 Knot, 1000-1500 oyster catchers, spoonbill flying over, plenty terns and canada geese. Cheers Rog

Ayup all, Out here in Hayseed county (Lincolnshire) they say "It's dark over Grandads tates" though what grandad is doing with his tates out is beyond me, I wonder if Bills mother knows Grandad? Rog

Ayup Beefsteak, Funny you should talk about being paid rent for running a cable across your property, The electric company out here pay me about £13 a year for the electric pole in my garden, it's the only way we gwt our energy out here, no gas in the village either. Cheers Rog

Ayup Mick, He's the one. Was the county boundary different in those days? because Thurlby is about 6 miles from Lincoln city center and about 7 miles from Newark, 5 miles from today's county line on the A46 Cheers Rog

Ayup Mick, Must be some connection with Nottinghamshire and Gonville Bromhead, he went to school in Newark but I can't remember the name of it. Rog