Dark Angel

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  1.  @ThePianoman: your first photograph shows a B8 (LNER classification) 4-6-0 wheel arrangement built 1913-1915. I think only a couple made it to nationalisation & they didn’t last long.

     

        In the other photograph the Robinson locomotive is a C4 (LNER classification) 4-4-2 wheel arrangement built 1903-1906. A few made it to nationalisation, again they didn’t last long and we’re gone by early fifties.

     

       Some completely useless information: Robinson was first choice locomotive superintendent by the newly formed LNER. He turned it down due to his age and Nigel Gresley got the job.

     In the late 1930’s the Great Central was going to be electrified to London.

    However, a certain gentleman decided to invade Poland. The plan was put on the back burner, after the war the railways were on their knees and the government decided to keep open pits they were going to close before the war, sanctioning the building of more steam locomotives. Giving Riddles the job of building new maintenance friendly steam locomotives that were basically obsolete before they were up and running.

  2.   @Cliff Ton: you never cease to amaze at how quickly you come up with information.  George Vason was a sort of A list celebrity at the time, and it would make sense for both beer houses/pubs to have honoured him at the time, as both seem to have appeared shortly after his death. Although the premises could have been used prior to this under a different name.

          He seems to have been well liked, (despite being covered in tattoos)which would have made him stand out in that period.

  3.    Whilst I have no evidence to substantiate this: I have always thought that both King George on Horseback & King of the French were a nod to George Vason. A man who was in charge of Nottingham Gaol, (situated at Weekday Cross at the time,) when he died. He had previously been living on a South Sea island and had married the Kings daughter. Hence the connection. Though I admit it is tenuous.

       

  4.     Re last post, the song is called Not in Nottingham and is a cover of a Disney song from Robin Hood.

        Must try & improve on multitasking as I am falling short at the moment.

     

       Here is another song. Whilst the song isn’t about Nottingham, I’m pretty sure it was filmed at Papplewick Pumping Station.

     

              https://youtu.be/mnLAIiHPv7c

     

      fingers crossed this works.