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Mystery Album, Part Seven

30th October 2021 Always Worth Saying 2625 Comments

In part four of Mystery Album, I speculated that the above photograph (taken by our mystery family aboard the wherry Palace) was of a Norfolk Broads maltings. Judging by the order of the photos, it [more…]

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My Legends of Pop Music – Part Sixteen – 10CC

29th October 2021 Phil the Ex Test Manager 2986 Comments

My Legends of Pop Music – Part Sixteen – 10cc If I get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands.  I shall try and link live versions if they exist from [more…]

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Postcard From Summer 1954, Part One – Bournemouth

25th October 2021 Going Postal 3251 Comments

In 1954, the Manchester Evening News launched a “Special Investigation” and tasked my uncle, John Alldridge, with answering the question – Holidaymakers, do you get value for your MONEY? What follows is his report on [more…]

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Mystery Album, Part Six

23rd October 2021 Always Worth Saying 3029 Comments

Last week we took an interest in the Merriment, a Norfolk Broads tourist wherry. The year was 1919, the month August. Its passengers were the young grandparents of a Mr Rob Bruce into whose possession [more…]

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My Legends of Pop Music – Part Fifteen – Slade

22nd October 2021 Phil the Ex Test Manager 2943 Comments

My Legends of Pop Music – Part Fifteen – Slade If I get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands.  I shall try and link live versions if they exist from [more…]

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Book Review: “We Defended Normandy” by Lt Gen Hans Speidel, 1951

21st October 2021 Going Postal 4141 Comments

Could War In Europe Have Ended in 1944? Was Montgomery right ? Americans said “No”, now Speidel says “Yes”   “We Defended Normandy” by Lt-Gen Hans Speidel (Herbert Jenkins, 12. 6d.), 1951 Book review by [more…]

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Mystery Album, Part Five

16th October 2021 Always Worth Saying 2596 Comments

Last time, our well-travelled Mystery Album photographers took us to South Walsham on a Norfolk Broads wherry holiday. We were left tied up at the present day mooring of Lord Fairford. Since then, the ladies [more…]

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My Legends of Pop Music – Part Fourteen – T Rex

15th October 2021 Phil the Ex Test Manager 3879 Comments

My Legends of Pop Music – Part Fourteen – T.Rex If I get this right, there will be many cover versions by future bands.  I shall try and link live versions if they exist from [more…]

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The Road Back to Normandy, Part Three

14th October 2021 Going Postal 3466 Comments

In May 1954 my uncle John Alldridge returned to Normandy. This is his third and final report for the Manchester Evening News. The lines at the end are inspired, I think, by the St. Crispin’s Day speech [more…]

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