Men in Sheds

This is for you, Phil of Wheatcroft Trading. (I think your membership subs are due)

 

Old Parcel Office Blues

Great night at the Old Parcel office in Scarborough with The Jake Leg Jug Band. Great harmonicas!

 

Crab Sandwich

Highly recommended: Angela's Tearooms in Filey

 

Salty Seadogs

Smashing chat with a couple of salty seadogs by the harbour in Brid. The most convincing sea dog, Captain Bird's Eye's stunt double, turned out to be a retired Geography teacher, whilst the second had sailed from Newcastle in his boat "The Granby", named after his favourite pub. Thanks for the guided tour of Bridlington Sailing Coble Preservation Society. (NB Coble = wooden sailing boat) 

 

Last Stagecoach from Lichfield to London, 1838

With thanks to Les Young, Lichfield historian of Whitehall for telling me of the coaching inn's history whilst I was standing gawping at the archway!

 

Milley's Hospital for Fifteen Women, 1504

Milley's Hospital in Lichfield, founded in 1504. There must be a story behind this!

 

Any Old Iron

Cast iron bench end at Chasewater Railway. Built to serve Littleton colliery (long gone), the  now "heritage railway" goes across Chasewater, a canal reservoir from the 1770s......plus some Lichfield grids, both made in London, probaly 1900s.....and a terracotta gas ventilation brick from  1950s, trademarked "The Dean"....