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The Lancaster Bomber

5th December 2022 GrumpyAngler 2490 Comments

Most will know about the Lancaster Bomber, that it was designed by Ray Chadwick to carry a huge bomb load a very long way and was probably the best bomber in WWII, certainly the most [more…]

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Tremors and logs

14th November 2022 GrumpyAngler 2481 Comments

Fracking is once again in the news, once again you will hear of the dire consequences, the disasters and the earthquakes caused by drilling and fracturing the shale underground. It was suggested that the proposed [more…]

20th Century

The Spitfire, of course, Part 4

5th August 2020 GrumpyAngler 2783 Comments

Musings on the development of the Miles M20 prototype Firstly, a reminder of where we started back in part one, I suggested in the first article in this series that the Spitfire was not an [more…]

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Lino Cut Printing, First Attempt

21st July 2020 GrumpyAngler 3235 Comments

I’ve collected wood block and linocut prints for years, it is a cheap hobby, competently done prints can be bought for a few pounds whilst coloured prints by famous artists can run to hundreds of [more…]

20th Century

The Spitfire, of course, Part 3

1st July 2020 GrumpyAngler 2978 Comments

A look at the Miles M20, the “Emergency Fighter” Design and build us a cheap fighter, knock it up out of wood, shove in this night fighter engine, loads of fuel, plenty of ammo and [more…]

20th Century

The Spitfire, of course, Part 2

17th June 2020 GrumpyAngler 3926 Comments

A couple of years ago I wrote an article here concerning the design of the Spitfire and questioned its status as the best fighter of WWII. I mentioned in that article a follow up piece [more…]

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How to make bread pudding

7th June 2020 GrumpyAngler 2796 Comments

Something you hear often, usually the day before any holiday when shops might close for an hour or two, “we might need another.” The bread languishes in the bread bin or fridge patiently waiting for [more…]

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The Spitfire, of course

29th May 2018 GrumpyAngler 3804 Comments

Ask anyone from the general public to name a great aeroplane or a great British fighter of WWII, and chances are they will say, without hesitation, “The Spitfire of course.” If you ask why you [more…]

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A Wiltshire Junior School, 1953 to 1957

6th April 2017 GrumpyAngler 0 Comments

Change has always come slowly to rural Wiltshire, in 1957 the 1944 Education Act hadn’t affected my schooling to any great extent. The school I moved to after the infant school was one that took [more…]

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