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Post by Main Admin on Sept 12, 2006 23:21:44 GMT
Well we've got the rogues gallery, our gardens so now just a wee preview of where we live.. ELGIN Scotland    |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2006 7:15:50 GMT
looks a nice place to visit  last time time mr gw was in elgin he was a bairn |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2006 7:27:08 GMT
Barrow-in-Furness The best think round here is IMO Furness Abbey  We have become the one of the finest submarine builders in the world, some say world leaders after having been doing it for over 100 yrs.  The dev dock hall - DDH, where the subs are now built, looking from Walney Island with Jubilee bridge in the foreground  But we do have some nice beaches up here, esp at Bardsea, around 10 min drive down the coast road www.southlakeland.gov.uk/images/Bardsea%20Country%20Park.jpgThis one is looking down from Birkrigg common, and the stone circle, which is quite unique as it consists of three concentric circles, which, so I have been told, is very rare. www.visitcumbria.com/churches/bardsea-druidscircle2.jpgIt is one hell of a view from there, across the bay to fleetwood, morcambe, also being able to look over to the lakes also. Thats my world, Hope you have enjoyed it all ;D |
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Post by Chuckles on Sept 13, 2006 7:59:36 GMT
This is literally where I live, left hand side only and the drive way is not ours it's to the house next door. Will sort some local pics out when I have a bit of time  |
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Post by Plocket on Sept 13, 2006 8:03:12 GMT
Oh what beautiful places. That abbey is wonderful too. Here's a link to some of the interesting sights of Stafford - the county town of Staffordshire. www.staffordtown.co.uk/galler2.htmlSlightly further afield there's the Shugborough Estate and Cannock Chase. www.cannock-chase.co.uk/I'll leave it there so other locals can add their bit! |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2006 9:31:26 GMT
Hay plocket, stafford must be a very intresting place to live, the furness area never really grew until the 1800's so even tho it has the abbey, it dosent have a great deal of history to it. But springtime at the abbey is one of my favourite places on earth  We sit on the edge of the lake district, and that is Wordsworth country after all. ;D |
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Post by veggardener on Sept 13, 2006 9:44:30 GMT
I live within a few miles of Plocket, on the borders of Cannock Chase:   |
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Post by Plocket on Sept 13, 2006 10:22:14 GMT
Yep Stafford has a very long history which I really should delve into a little more. I'm originally from Kent which as you probably know is the Garden of England, but I'm really warming to Staffordshire and there's little I miss from where I grew up.
David those photos are beautiful - thank you for posting them (I had a feeling you'd have some nice ones to share!).
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Post by lottielady on Sept 13, 2006 13:50:40 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 13, 2006 15:41:08 GMT
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Post by Plocket on Sept 13, 2006 16:20:03 GMT
Wow Bath looks beautiful Captain Cabbage. The pub also reminds me of my grandparents old house which used to be a pub (in Norfolk I think it was!).
Edit: their house was in North Suffolk - sorry!
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Post by Chuckles on Sept 13, 2006 20:34:11 GMT
This is literally where I live, left hand side only and the drive way is not ours it's to the house next door. Will sort some local pics out when I have a bit of time I live 4 miles out of Melton Mowbray which is world-famous for its Stilton cheese and for pork pies. It is also the traditional home of English fox-hunting.     www.melton.co.uk/ |
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Post by veggardener on Sept 13, 2006 20:54:53 GMT
Awww!! BB! You didn't say and near to Barnsdale, home of the late Geoff Hamilton!  |
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Post by Chuckles on Sept 13, 2006 21:40:41 GMT
Awww!! BB! You didn't say and near to Barnsdale, home of the late Geoff Hamilton! Sorry David, I loved GH too he was a wonderful gardener, the best in my opinion. A great loss to the gardening world. I did think about him but thought I would keep it to the things MM is most famous for. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 14, 2006 8:24:03 GMT
I live 4 miles out of Melton Mowbray which is world-famous for its Stilton cheese and for pork pies. mmmmmmmmmmmm................ Pies!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D ;D ;D |
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Post by Plocket on Sept 14, 2006 9:55:40 GMT
Oooooo Pork Pies and Stilton Cheese - yummy!!!
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Post by Chuckles on Sept 14, 2006 15:52:57 GMT
Plocket, Pork Pie with toast and Tom sauce washed down with a big mug of T.........Mixed salad in a bowl with crispy bacon pieces and crumbled Stilton, dollop of Mango Chutney, wonderful taste sensation. Sorry i drubble then thinking about it.
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Post by Plocket on Sept 14, 2006 16:15:55 GMT
Mmmmmm my tastebuds are tingling now! Actually I do a lovely salad with bacon, roasted squash, tomatoes and spinach (and other stuff I can't remember!) - I usually use parmesan but come to think of it some stilton would set it off nicely.
Why on earth would you put pork pie on toast when you already have the pastry? And tomato sauce on it? Nope you've not sold that idea to me yet!!! ;D
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Post by Chuckles on Sept 15, 2006 13:19:02 GMT
Why on earth would you put pork pie on toast when you already have the pastry? And tomato sauce on it? Nope you've not sold that idea to me yet!!! ;D Hot buttered toast, pie in your hand and dip it into the tomato sauce. It's the only thing I have tom sauce with Mmmm. It's a tradition in our house on xmas morning to have this but with the addition of a slice of home cooked ham/gammon that has been roasted in the oven and a bit of stilton. |
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Post by jlottie on Sept 15, 2006 19:27:12 GMT
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2006 19:57:48 GMT
fantastic thread, and a lovely house toonia. really stunning.
i keep meaning to go out and get some local pics done, or at least the views that i've got if i stand on tip toe.
i very rarely go into central glasgow at all, far too busy whenever i'm in there. the OH commutes into town every day, i just couldn't do that now. i like me peace in the suburbs.
will try and take pics tomorrow.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2006 19:58:35 GMT
What great photos
I live in York i will try to get some pics taken and will post if i can remember what to do.
Id love to have a plot of land in the middle of nowhere all you have for company are the animals and birds. no woods as you dint know who would be lurking about, well we can all dream , but who knows one day maybe.
karenwl
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2006 20:11:11 GMT
I've visited some of my local websites and they're pretty useless to be honest (thought I could nab a few decent local pictures off them). I'll try and take some pics around the town over the weekend and post them as soon as poss.
It'll give me an excuse to get the camera out again, if nothing else !
FA xx
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Post by Cheerypeabrain on Sept 16, 2006 19:14:51 GMT
oooh FA...'Seasons of Mist...' we did that poem (Keats isn't it?) for English Lit O' level...do you remember 4P? (that and 'Ode to a Grecian Urn'...aaaauurgh)
I live in Leicester not far from the city centre in a 3 bedroomed semi and I don't have lovely views (apart from MY GARDEN of course)...so I won't bore you with photos of us 'ouse...I am v fond of the city and where we live is handy for work for both OH and myself, on a bus route and near enough (i.e. not TOO near) to the rest of the family...the countryside not too far from us is wonderful (Melton Mowbray is just down the road...) and we have some amazing historical sites and lovely parks in the area....
I dream of living somewhere more rural, but unless we win the lottery it's unlikely that we'll move. BUT it's ours and we're reasonably content. ;D
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Post by chickadeedeedee on Sept 17, 2006 2:16:07 GMT
A fascinating and delightful thread! My front yard is one of our Great Lakes, Lake Erie, photographed here last winter.  ChickaDx3 |
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Post by Plocket on Sept 17, 2006 20:17:23 GMT
Lovely pictures JLottie! Oh I do love modern windmills - I don't care what people say about them looking ugly - I think they are elegant and let's face it they are using nature to produce electricity - gotta be better than looking at a power station!
Hia ChickaDDD - yours is a lovely picture too. I guess it gets pretty cold with you but it sure looks great!
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Post by Dr Bill on Sept 17, 2006 20:20:54 GMT
My front yard is one of our Great Lakes, Lake Erie, photographed here last winter. Oh Wow!!! |
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Post by jlottie on Sept 17, 2006 20:55:09 GMT
Lovely pictures JLottie! Oh I do love modern windmills - I don't care what people say about them looking ugly - I think they are elegant and let's face it they are using nature to produce electricity - gotta be better than looking at a power station! I think that they are amazing and pass them every day on my way to work, but I think that I would prefer C3D's view but not so much of the white stuff. |
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Post by owainglyndwr on Sept 17, 2006 21:42:07 GMT
The pictures on here are truly amazing. I've really enjoyed looking at them.
I live in a small town that is surrounded by beautiful scenery but being 'local' I'm guilty of taking it for granted.
Sadly the real world is catching up with rural Wales. The past 3 weeks has seen 2 people attacked with a broken bottle. A mini riot. And the local rugby/ social club gutted by an arson attack.
As someone once said - "The times they are a changing"
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Post by Spruance on Sept 19, 2006 11:23:34 GMT
What an interesting thread. Well I'm a bit limited at work as regards photo editing options, but here's a photo of St. Botolph's Parish Church, in Boston. Which at 272ft high is reputedly the tallest parish church tower in England. The church tower is colloquially known as Boston Stump.  Will try to sort some more local photos out at home when I get around to it! |
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