Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History. Show all posts
Friday, 21 May 2021

Waterproof clothing - Mk 1

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I suspect it was August 1967 when my dad drove me and Mike, and I think Geoff, who must have taken the photo, to Hollows Farm campsite near ...
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Thursday, 30 July 2020

4 February 1996 - A Birthday Walk, and an Anniversary

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  I was reminded today (I would have spotted it in the diary later) that Sue and I first met (encountered?) at a luggage carousel exact...
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Tuesday, 28 April 2020

Shogun Trail Breaker 3 - 30 years old today

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  Thirty years ago today I left work early on a Saturday morning and spent a good hour with a chap called Graham in Harry Hall's sh...
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Friday, 13 March 2020

Before they went grey!

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  Just a bit of light relief from 48 years ago. All still going strong except for BVN 406B.   I shared a flat in Chatham Grove wi...
Tuesday, 13 October 2015

Youth Hosteling Memories

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Sue and I had the pleasure of attending Stockport Walking and Outdoor Group’s 60th birthday party on Saturday. It was a joyous occasion, e...
Tuesday, 5 May 2015

A Bank Holiday Weekend ‘In Timperley’

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Our Bank Holiday weekend started with a jog in the park for Sue, whilst I marshalled on the first corner. It’s ‘not a race’, but here are M...
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Monday, 11 August 2014

A Family on Holiday

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Date: 14 August 1982 Place: Abereiddy Holidaymakers (L to R): Robert, Dot, Kate, Martin, John My diary records: Drove down to Middl...
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Tuesday, 11 November 2008

Lindow Moss and The Bog Man

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I passed by this scene of desolation today.  It is near Lindow Common in Wilmslow, where an assortment of birds were active on Black Lake, i...
Wednesday, 22 October 2008

Monsal Head - Ruskin's view

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View of the Wye Valley from Monsal Viaduct Mark ( Beating the Bounds ) comments: "Ruskin allegedly said that the view of the Lune vall...
Thursday, 25 September 2008

Thursday 25 September 2008 - The Romans in Manchester

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I had occasion to pop in to town today.  Ellis Brigham's shop in Castlefield seemed to have loads of staff and no customers, so I swe...
Tuesday, 11 December 2007

Saturday 8 December 2007 - The Battle of Culloden - April 16, 1746

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Is this suitable subject matter for an Outdoors Blog? I don’t know. But it did happen in the outdoors, so here goes. Whilst in Madeira in ...