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Whitby – Fishing – Part One of what was

14th November 2023 Going Postal 0

Whitby situated on the East Coast of Yorkshire is known throughout the world, the natural harbour has always been a port of refuge during bad weather. Fishing was the original mainstay with boats known as [more…]

17th Century

The Edgehill Camp Spectres

12th November 2023 Blown Periphery 0

Edgehill was the first pitched battle of the English Civil War. It was fought near Edge Hill and Kineton in southern Warwickshire on Sunday, 23 October 1642. The soldiers of both sides were raw and [more…]

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Remembrance Sunday

12th November 2023 Going Postal 0

Goodbye Dolly Gray Words: Will D Cobb, Music: Paul Barnes I have come to say goodbye, Dolly Gray, It’s no use to ask me why, Dolly Gray, There’s a murmur in the air, you can [more…]

20th Century

England Ends

11th November 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

The land ends Lands End is a headland and holiday complex in western Cornwall. It is the most westerly point of mainland Cornwall and England, and is situated within the Penwith peninsula about eight miles [more…]

20th Century

In Memory of Pilot Officer Victor Lowson

11th November 2023 Going Postal 0

This was my uncle who was shot down in his Spitfire off the coast of Zeebrugge. Having been hit by flak his plane inverted into the sea. His body was never recovered.   © 10210ken [more…]

20th Century

The Muslim Brotherhood, Part Three

8th November 2023 Going Postal 0

The Brotherhood Ratcheted up as a Tool for the AAA What’s currently being played out between US proxy Israel and the embers of Palestine (and the Middle East) is a continuation of the agenda previously [more…]

20th Century

’59 Trail, Part Eight

7th November 2023 Going Postal 0

Part 8 of my uncle, John Alldridge’s 1959 report from Canada’s Far North for the Birmingham Mail – Jerry F Kulir Lodge, Nonvianuk Lake I am roughing it with the rich. There are about 30 [more…]

20th Century

Military Ghosts – Lincolnshire’s and other Airbases

5th November 2023 Blown Periphery 0

The ending of Len Deighton’s meticulously researched novel “Bomber” is in my opinion some of the most poignant written words to appear in a book. He describes visiting the fictional bomber airfield of Warley Fen, [more…]

20th Century

West Country Family Holiday Continued

4th November 2023 Always Worth Saying 0

Looe Looe is a charming coastal town and civil parish located in southeast Cornwall. The town is divided into East Looe and West Looe by the River Looe and has a population of 5,314 as [more…]

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