Beekay 5,150 Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 38 minutes ago, plantfit said: You get those dark spots on the bricks by adding "Breeze" to the mix during the manufacturing process,"Breeze" is a type of crushed coke that burns and glazes over in the kilns leaving that distinctive pattern Rog The London Brick Company. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 No,they down Peterborough way,different clay fields Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,150 Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 Seen those bricks in lots of areas in P/boro and Leytonstone area down in the Smoke. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 Sorry I thought you meant the ones with Breeze in them BK,yes you are right they look like a London brick company/Phorpres/ small producer, could even be hand made as opposed to pressed or extruded Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,160 Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 Played football, cricket and tennis at Phorpres Rog,,when I moved to Peterborough in mid 70s,,they had a great social club with large areas of ground for sport,, think all built on now,, 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 Probably so Ben, most of the clay pits were used for household waste/ landfill and either built over or landscaped,good community spirit within the brick companies though everyone worked hard for their money,lot of Italians worked in them Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,150 Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 Back to Morrisons again Phil. Or maybe Bens Rhubarb !! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
benjamin1945 16,160 Posted May 25, 2019 Report Share Posted May 25, 2019 Yes i knew a few italians there,,some good footballers among them,, my daft memory there was eating a tin of Rhuarb then playing mixed doubles. Tennis,,,only managed first set,, :@ 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,730 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Not sure where to put this... ( Suggestions on a post card not required..) My Brother sent me this picture, which I assume is either at the former rail crossing by the Gala Bingo at the end of Southglade Rd. .. or at one of the other points where Hucknall Rd passes 'cuts' through the former Leen Valley line. https://photos.google.com/album/AF1QipODaKQ6_xkAEILLSnrWrxdgX4DUYHZ6l5rirhSk Now I'm no expert, but even I know that the line closed in the 50s or 60s. But more importantly, this information, down to the exact day, if not the hour, will be known to any number of rail enthusiasts. Very poor reasearch ( if any) by whoever wasted money on these signs. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 There was also Tattershall Castle Ian, I think it spent a lot of it's time on the Thames Rog 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
MargieH 7,600 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Col, I can't open the link on your last post..... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,150 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 5 minutes ago, MargieH said: Col, I can't open the link on your last post..... Neither can I. Sorry. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Nowt here either. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,150 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 1 hour ago, plantfit said: There was also Tattershall Castle Ian, I think it spent a lot of it's time on the Thames Rog Pretty sure that one does pleasure trips out of Chatham dockyard, Rog. Might have been another "castle". Thats where the bricks on car picture came from. It was a 1940s weekend salute. Absolutely brilliant. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FLY2 10,108 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Off to McArthur Glen at M1 junction 28 soon, to get some new jeans if possible, as I've obviously had too much cake or pork pie recently. Then maybe pop up to junction 29 to have some cake at Glapwell Garden Centre Tea Rooms ! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 57 minutes ago, Beekay said: pleasure trips out of Chatham dockyard Just looked it up BK,The Tattershall Castle is now a floating pub on the River Thames Victoria Embankment Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,467 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 2 hours ago, MargieH said: Col, I can't open the link on your last post..... Add me to the list. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,730 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 3 hours ago, Beekay said: Neither can I. Sorry. 3 hours ago, MargieH said: Col, I can't open the link on your last post..... Ok folks. I'll try again. https://photos.google.com/photo/AF1QipOi_4-7G_XtaxbhMU692GVz4whfrfOaSFERQhoq How's that? I've spoken to my brother and the sign is at the site of the old crossing between the end of Southglade Rd. and Hucknall Rd. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Not working for me Col,just keep getting the 404 error not found thingy Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,730 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Does the link go blue if you hover over it? https://photos.app.goo.gl/KdkMToFry1jZuipN9 Any better? Anyway, the point is that someone has erected a sign at the former railway crossing near Gala Bingo/Southglade Road. One blue sign points to Southglade Sports Centre, the other to Hucknall. That's fair enough. Then below are two brown signs. One says 'The Railway line was dismantled sometime between 1940 and 1960.' , which is rubbish. At least a part of the line was still connecting Rigleys Engineering works to the BR network via Moorbridge until 1966. The other says 'The line ran for 6 miles from Daybrook to Newstead. Which is also rubbish. The thing is Nottingham is home to one of the biggest sellers of books on railway history (Book Law Publications.. in Carlton I think.), who could quite possibly provide the correct info 'off the top of their heads' Additionally, numerous enthusiasts, quite possibly including our own Fly could well recite the details to the exact day, if not the hour. 2 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 Got it now Col,thanks Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
DJ360 6,730 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 And another thing!! I know that the track wasn't fully removed until sometime around 1968/9, because I tripped over a rail or an old rail 'shoe' one night when rushing over the crossing to get down to the 360 Club for a DJ in session. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Beekay 5,150 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 3 hours ago, plantfit said: Just looked it up BK,The Tattershall Castle is now a floating pub on the River Thames Victoria Embankment Rog Gotta admire your perseverance Rog. B. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cliff Ton 10,467 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 2 hours ago, DJ360 said: someone has erected a sign at the former railway crossing near Gala Bingo/Southglade Road. One blue sign points to Southglade Sports Centre, the other to Hucknall. That's fair enough. Then below are two brown signs. One says 'The Railway line was dismantled sometime between 1940 and 1960.' , which is rubbish. At least a part of the line was still connecting Rigleys Engineering works to the BR network via Moorbridge until 1966. The other says 'The line ran for 6 miles from Daybrook to Newstead. Which is also rubbish. We're always warned about not believing everything you read in the internet, I didn't expect it to include road signs. I'll never approach a junction with confidence again. I assume you need council permission to put up such signs. I wonder how it was approved, and if anyone at the council checked it factually. On that basis, you could apply to put a sign deliberately pointing people in the wrong direction. 1 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
plantfit 7,597 Posted May 26, 2019 Report Share Posted May 26, 2019 56 minutes ago, Beekay said: Gotta admire your perseverance Took notice of the information when I saw it BK because I worked at Tattershall quarry,so just persued the link Rog Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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