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Post by Budleigh on Sept 7, 2009 21:55:03 GMT
Yep.. It does!!
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Post by Dave on Sept 7, 2009 22:12:20 GMT
I also have three minature lesneys, two miniature Britain's, one Corgi and two Crescent ones, plus the official programme from the day, all a bit sad some may feel,but I just love Coronation Coaches  |
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Post by Budleigh on Sept 7, 2009 22:18:11 GMT
Unbelievable... from Coronation Street to Coronation Coaches in less than a week! Whatever next?
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Post by merse on Sept 8, 2009 3:10:11 GMT
Unbelievable... from Coronation Street to Coronation Coaches in less than a week! Whatever next?  Coronation Tinned Milk?  Sorry for this to be my sole contribution this morning....................Heathrow T5 by 6.15am calls! |
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Post by chrish on Sept 8, 2009 8:09:06 GMT
I'm a born and bred west London boy myself who spent most of his life growing up in nearby Greenford. My nan used to live right by Ealing common so we used to venture down to hers and then onto Gunnersbury quite often. I wonder if the museum is still there? Haven't been down there for ages. I'm in Uxbridge for a few days this week and can see myself heading towards Gunnersbury Park when I've got some time on Friday... As for Ealing Common, my parents were married at the nearby church and lived in a flat at Wolverton Mansions - overlooking the common - before moving to Babbacombe in the late 1940s. Should you ever chance on Kingsbridge Avenue, W3, it's so-called because a member of my mother's family (originally from the South Hams) built the houses along there. For a similar reason, the house next to the Old Actonians - owned by a cousin of my mother's - was called "Dodbrooke" (as in the village next to KIngsbridge). And - back in the 1960s - she certainly had celebrity neighbours because Sid James and Arthur Haynes (remember him?) each lived just along the way. I walk past Wolverton Mansions everyday. I live in Freeland Rd on the other side of Creffield Road, down towards Inglis Rd! |
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Post by romfordkev on Sept 8, 2009 17:59:25 GMT
Unbelievable... from Coronation Street to Coronation Coaches in less than a week! Whatever next? Coronation Tinned Milk? ......Poured all over your Coronation Chicken baguette!! |
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Post by chrish on Sept 8, 2009 21:29:35 GMT
Here's a few for Barton and Crooky. The top house on Wolverton Gardens  Wolverton Mansions   Then we have the busy Uxbridge Road with Ealing Common tube station on your right.  Then inside the tube station, where I wait for "The Rocket" to take me to work at King's Cross. And yes, she didn't have a bad set of pins.  |
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Post by Dave on Sept 8, 2009 21:34:11 GMT
You got hills up in London ;D and what happened to your zoom, a close up of those legs would have been nice, anyway great photos as always Chris.
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Post by chrish on Sept 8, 2009 22:31:00 GMT
There's many hills in London, especially in north london, which was very handy for Joseph Bazalgette when designing London's sewerage system!
The pictures were taken with discretion using my mobile phone camera!! The one sitting down on the far platform had better ones IMHO.
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Post by merse on Sept 9, 2009 3:31:17 GMT
There's many hills in London, especially in north london, Basically, London is pan flat from West to East along the path of the Thames and either side of it, and set beneath the hills of North and South London. In the South, Beulah and Sydenham Hills give particularly panoramic vistas of the city, whilst there are also fabulous views from places like Epsom Downs and Croydon Airport.In the North, my favourite views are from the parade in front of Alexandra Palace where one can gaze right accross to it's "twin" the Crystal Palace Parade, the top of Muswell Hill and Hampstead Heath.Near to my house is Highgate Hill which leads from traffic choked Archway up to the Regency village of Highgate and this of course is where the legendary (but very real) Dick Whittington paused for a rest on his retreat from seeking his fortune in London only to "turn again" when he heard the bells of St Mary le Bow in the far away city. There is a black stone cat commemorating the spot adjacent to the "Whitiington Stone" pub outside the Whittington Hospital where our three kids were all born. So seeing as they seem to fulfill the criteria of being born within the sound of Bow Bells, then I guess they are Cockneys! Seeing as "Sir Dick" came from Gloucester, he must have strayed fairly off route to have been going up Highgate Hill; by my reckoning he should have been heading out along the Bayswater and Uxbridge Roads, but then "Ham & High" always held more cache than scruffy ole Shepherds Bush or "Chez Boo" as the local nobs like to call it these days  "Turn again Whittington, Once Lord Mayor of London!
Turn again Whittington, Twice Lord Mayor of London!!
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Post by crooky on Sept 9, 2009 10:01:56 GMT
In Greenford I was sandwiched between Harrow hill, home to the famous school, and Horsenden Hill, which is a lovely little spot complete with a great 9 hole golf course. To the south east of London there is also Shooters Hill which also supplies fantastic views across London. Then there's Jimmy Hill and Harry Hill............... ;D
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Post by merse on Sept 9, 2009 15:18:25 GMT
To the south east of London there is also Shooters Hill which also supplies fantastic views across London. Then there's Jimmy Hill and Harry Hill............... ;D You forgot to mention York Way ....................."why York Way?" I hear you ask. Well it's so full of "Toms" on the game it's known as " lady thingy Hill" around these parts!  |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 11, 2009 22:37:20 GMT
Firstly, thanks to Chris for the taking the trouble to take - and post - the excellent photos of the Ealing Common area. Very good of you, my man. In fact there's a further family connection with Fordhook Avenue around the back of those buildings on Uxbridge Road. Indeed, after spending most of the week at a conference at Brunel University, I was originally planning to spend today around the Ealing area. Instead the penny dropped that Middlesex were playing Kent at Uxbridge, an opportunity that was too good to miss. And - do you know what, Merse? - without seeing your post I made a point of seeking out a view of London's landscape from the cricket ground on Park Road, Uxbridge (turn off into Gatting Way but make sure you don't enter Brearley Close). Prominent off towards the left you've Harrow-on-the Hill and Horsenden Hill (as per Crooky's post). Then you've a long view towards the very tallest of London's buildings: the Post Office tower (what's it called these days?) standing on its own to the left; a collection of the City's finest centre stage (with the Gherkin especially clear); Canary Wharf in the far distance. Then, gazing over to the right, the Croydon and Crystal Palace transmitters dominate the skyline. Overall, it was a good week for me regarding London sporting venues. On Wednesday there was a "restaurant option" on the conference programme giving us a choice of some of Middlesex and the Thames Valley's best establishments. Well - after careful consideration - I have to confess I chose option 12 (of 12): the sports bar at the rather grandly-named Middlesex Stadium in Ruislip, home of Hillingdon Borough. This is a curious place and far removed from the traditional social club you normally find at small non-league grounds (which meant there were no framed reminders of their FA Cup win at Plainmoor in the 1970s). It's a bit in the middle of nowhere - in relative terms - and, if you know that part of the world (as I do from a family funeral), it's slap next door to Ruislip crematorium. The ground itself is pretty standard for that level but there's an excellent full-sized artificial pitch next door. More about "The Clubhouse" at www.middlesexstadium.com/clubhouse.html. And, finally, last night's posh formal "do" was deep in the bowels of the Den of Darkness itself: Twikkers. Cricket at Uxbridge (from Geograph):  Harrow-on-the-Hill from another direction (www.panoramio.com):  More to follow tomorrow on my visit to Maidenhead United and my reaction to some stuff that's been posted this week. |
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Post by merse on Sept 12, 2009 11:35:11 GMT
I have to confess I chose option 12 (of 12): the sports bar at the rather grandly-named Middlesex Stadium in Ruislip, home of Hillingdon Borough. This is a curious place and far removed from the traditional social club you normally find at small non-league grounds (which meant there were no framed reminders of their FA Cup win at Plainmoor in the 1970s). It's a bit in the middle of nowhere - in relative terms - and, if you know that part of the world (as I do from a family funeral), it's slap next door to Ruislip crematorium. Ruislip Crematorium is a lovely place and was the setting of the memorable funeral many of us CGs attended for our very dear friend, the much missed John Adams a while back now. I was only reminiscing about his funeral last night and if you are reading this in the cyber cafe "up there" John I still miss you like hell..........................as does your partner, your friends and all those "old girlfriends" that came to pay tribute and celebrate your life that lovely day. The father of one of Anthony's Arsenal group is Director of Football at Hillingdon Borough, although apart from sourcing the money for the wage bill (no mean feat in this day and age)I don't quite know what else he does there. |
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Post by crooky on Sept 24, 2009 21:27:55 GMT
I too know these two venues rather well, the crem in-particular. In fact I've had the misfortune of attending so many cremations in there last few years that the staff must think I'm a professional mourner! I also had the misfortune of playing down the road at Hillingdon Borough for my Sunday league side in a Division 4 league cup final roughly 15 years ago. This resulted in a 6-0 reverse on what was possibly the largest and hardest pitch I've ever played on. This however was an improvement on our semi final result. We actually lost the match 11-1 only for the opposition to be kicked out due to fielding an ineligible player. Still, at least I got a rather naff trophy and some extremely big blisters to show for my efforts  |
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