In 1953 Harry Martingale an apprentice plumber was working in the cellar of the Treasurers House in York. The building had been acquired by the National Trust in 1930 and it required extensive restorative work. [more…]
Monday Good Monday morning to you all and I am happy to at last be able to report that it’s dry and sunny this morning. It is not terribly warm but there was no frost [more…]
Redcar is a northeast of England seaside town located for administrative purposes at times in North Yorkshire and at times in Cleveland. It is renowned for its long sandy beach and seafront esplanade, making it [more…]
Stories from my time spent working for an alarm company. Part One is here Part Two is here Part Three is here Part Four is here Part Five is here Part Six is here Part [more…]
Greetings pop pickers and welcome to another edition of Fabulously Flamboyant Friday, our occasional probe into the Campari and soda drenched, rainbow and glitter world of artistes who are quite simply fabulous darling. This week [more…]
Question Time 16th November 2023 The Panel: Jacob Rees-Mogg (Conservative) Bridget Phillipson (Labour) Paul Johnson (Institute of Fiscal Studies) Juliet Samuel (The Times) Danny Sriskandarajah (Oxfam) Venue: Bridgwater Sir Jacob William Rees-Mogg is the Conservative [more…]
Brian and Belinda arrived the Continental restaurant promptly at 9:30 and found David Braithwaite and the maître d’ waiting for them in reception. Braithwaite invited them all to his office for coffee and biscuits before [more…]
“Seriously Gidders, you should have seen the bloody state of it,” brayed Lord David Cameron, swinging his JM Weston brogues up onto the desk. “An absolute bloody farce. I was half expecting that Jeremy Beagle [more…]
The beginning This story starts roughly six years ago when we moved to Cumbria having purchased a small farm cottage with adjoining derelict barn which we planned to convert to domestic accommodation. Firstly a warning, [more…]
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