Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Alec
Great photo's. Very evocative. Were you in Greece when England won the world cup? I was still at Primary school but remember the year '66 as if it was yesterday.
Look at the beach at Blackpool...rammed full. All that's missing is a knotted hankie on your head and your mate donning a 'Kiss me Quick' hat.
Did you know a Bill Marsh who worked deep sea for the Palm Line? He was a well known 'face' in Dover? He later ended up on the ferries as most do after the collapse of the Merchant Navy..Like yourself he used to keep me enthralled with his tales and photos of the old days at sea. He even had shots he had taken of a ship sinking as his vesel answered the distress signal and rescued all the crew. Very moving to see about 6 shots taken at various stages as the ship went under.
Thanks for posting those mate.
Marek
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Guest 657- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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That's great Alec.
I've spent time in Yorkshire, have to say it was lovely when it wasn't raining (but then I didn't go in the summer
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Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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Ah yes Keith,Worth Valley steam line from Keithley stopping at Oakworth and Haworth takes me back to the the railway children my daughters loved that film.We also went to Hawes and to the Wensleydale Cheese Farm.My number 1 place is near Carlisle walking from there to Gilsland and Chollerford there are some lovely places like Banks nothing there to see but so peaceful and pleasant looking, also just outside Carlisle following the river Eden it is very pretty.But I do like Carlisle.
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Guest 660- Registered: 14 Mar 2008
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When we stayed at Garsdale on the Carlisle /settle line there were about 20 houses in the Village 1 pub a mile away and no shops,so I had to go to settle to do the shopping took me 4 hours with the train connections!
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Keith Sansum1
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such joy, and theres lots more
ALL POSTS ARE MY OWN PERSONAL VIEWS
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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years ago had a holiday on the north york moors, stunning scenery and great people there.
i remember a single gauge railway ran a short distance from levisha to lockton through amazing natural beauty.
Sue Nicholas- Location: river
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I also love Yorkshire spent many happy holidays there.The moors Pickering then on to Skipton .My last holiday was twenty eight years ago the year my husband fell ill on holiday .I sold a gold bracelet to pay for it .We did not have much money then Im glad as it was my last real holiday .I have only had the odd weekend here and there since .
Lovely memories .
We had hoped to retire there .
Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Sue
Pickering a lovely place. My old boss lived there but has since moved to Thornton -le- Dale.
Marek
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Brian Dixon
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yorkshire,you can keep it full of grumpy people,tight as a virgin cats wotsit.its a cold misrable place,and catterick is the worst.
Keith Sansum1- Location: london
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BRIAN
I DO NOT AGREE with any part of your post
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howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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all of north yorkshire is stunning, pickering and thornton le dale are mentioned, i remember kirkby moorside as being pleasant too.
Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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We used to travel around Yorkshire, lovely places to see - Staithes, Robin Hood's Bay, Whitby of course.
My aunt lived in Stamford Bridge, lovely village with about 4 pubs and the river Derwent (I believe); great fishing too.
Roger
howard mcsweeney1- Location: Dover
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wasn;t stamford bridge the place where king harold stuffed the danes before marching his exhausted troops down to hastings?
i forgot to mention hutton le hole in my last post, one of the countries most delightful villages.
Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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Brian - there are a lot of folks on here who like Yorkshire!! (and even those of us whose ancestors came from there!), it is a lovely county with a variety of attractions.
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Guest 653- Registered: 13 Mar 2008
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Yes it was Howard.
There's a plaque about it outside the Water-Mill pub-restaurant there.
Roger
Brian Dixon- Location: Dover
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kieth/kath,i have famly in yorkshire but dosent make it my faverite place.any where north of london is a cold misrable place to me,i rather like any where south of dover.some where warm and friendly.[cant stand the wet and cold of the north.]
Guest 700- Registered: 11 Jun 2010
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I believe Yorkshire is the LARGEST county - with a large variety of places in it - yes it can be cold, but the inhabitants are warm and friendly,
despite their sayings (like 'If tha' does owt for nowt, do it fer thy'sen)
The Yorkshire Dales are lovely, but yes, in good weather !
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Dover's lovely in good weather Kath.
Roger
Alec Sheldon
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Marek #21, I never came across Bill Marsh but I know loads of Marshes in Dover. Bob, Fred, Alan. I knew a Bill Price who was with Palm Line, a real character RIP, he finished up working the laundrette in Worthington St. after he finished with the sea.
Hope that you are enjoying the heatwave.
Guest 645- Registered: 12 Mar 2008
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Well here's a story from todays newspapers that highlights a couple annual holiday in Folkestone for an incredible 62 years
Half the fun of a holiday is exploring an unfamiliar part of the world... unless you're the Hopkins.
They have spent their annual summer break staying in the SAME HOTEL ROOM at a seaside resort for 60 years.
John Hopkins took his wife Sonia to Folkestone in Kent in 1951 after falling in love with the place on a 1949 cricket trip
Does anyone remember the boating lake photo taken circa 1971
Marek
I think therefore I am (not a Tory supporter)
