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't wasn't the expectation - they were definately toys - The Later models were more "Dinky" size - and quality (So naturally, I have "collectors" model of my Armstrong Siddeley), but they also likes vehicles (buses and Van's) where they could act as advertising markings on theside...

Is the 18th July the one in the Church. Yup; Dinky Toys was my childhood - not that I had much funds to buy at Morrises Toy shop. Pocket money toys (latterly Matchbox) was a smaller lighter model - Simpler colour spraying, and No Rubber tyres - This, much cheaper. Dinky toys had a couple of Standard...

The map I found seems to be a reproduction of the 1913 original thus an "odd" size of... Wait for it ...1:4340 which they inpret it as 15 inches to the mile. it is 14" by 22", so will exclude many peripheral spots. The Coronation Coach was in Various Sizes - each being smaller a...

The map I found seems to be a reproduction of the 1913 original thus an "odd" size of... Wait for it ...1:4340 which they inpret it as 15 inches to the mile. it is 14" by 22", so will exclude many peripheral spots. The Coronation Coach was in Various Sizes - each being smaller as...

I think The Stort starts in Bedfordshire (Luton, Maybe) but at some point south of Harlow Becomes the Lee. I must find your map. However.... As part of my "De-cluttering" Policy, I found an OS Section of East London - Terrific detail, but included my Chilhood Home, and infant school. But i...

Well, I have a Password dating back since .... errr... When did the Old King Die? Just that its use on different posts have necessitated other passwords (e.g. someone used my name to advertise some get-rich-quick advert), but this is the only one I remember.. But It was my User Name, not password, t...

That has taken four attemts to get here - I keep being told that my Name is already taken?

Should I mention This.... Sometime after the Walls job, I did some work for Joe Lyons - originally a Tea-maker/blender, and Latterly Good Value cooked Lunches in their Tea Rooms, Then inventors of Computer usage for stock control EE-Leo-Marconi, and then Icecream, Bread, Cakes "Ready brek"...

Icecream is a worry... As A kid I was always taught that Rossi (of Southend) was always good for me ... and then .... The Italian Rossi passed the various businesses to his descendants who developed their own Recipe... Then a new outfit took it over to set up a Factory (and seems to be distributed b...

Has Your Queen's Birthday Honour yet arrived - Mine seems to have got lost in the post.

George was not offended. The last interloper (a Growed-up cat) had george cowerring - I think his great age has been made him less warlike, But, he did come sniffing all over his domain when I'd got rid of the tiddler. I know NOTHING about swimming, but doesn't Someone (Redbookish or Bearhug,I think...

Had an intruder in the night. A little Kitten, about the size of ones hand. I have at last found its home (but not convinced that such a tiny moggy should be away from his Mum and was given Growed-up Catfood). ...but quite adventurous to climb the fences, and gained entry via Ginger George's previou...

Festival of Britain .... I didn't see you there. I Do remember thre tram to get there. So much bomb damage remained to be repaired, and I saw that House Cellars of destroyed houses extended under the paving and road - I Hope that is was imaginaion that the cellar was not actually under the Rails whi...

Well... Glad that someone picked you up from the road. Hope you are unscathed and OK now. It was 18 months to organise the Coronation after the King Died, Like many Londoners, web Lived in a New estate with so many 6 to 8 yr olds. Houses were built without schools - until Coaches were organised to t...

Hi there - Been a bit "tied up"- Are you OK?

Are there places in Epping Forest not clogged up with hastily buried murder victims? They should invent a detector to sound the alarm when recognising bone or fillings. There is one that detect things underground, but I'm not sure if it detects echoes through ground instead of water, or works on a ...

Hi ya... Just picking up the threads after a pooter failure - My Window Seven computer didn't like me trying to convert posts to Window 10, and life was getting "Difficult". It seems that the pooter was installed by a Disbled persons workshop , and was (one of many) windows editions but wa...

Ah... Coalhouse Fort was (alledgedly) to deliver and despatch Coal??? But it is a long way from London - It would seem that The Carriers (Coasters) would have been better to bring it ashore in the London Docks? I Suppose Tilbury is a plateau in the sense that It's above The Thames Level, but it was ...

I seem to remember "The Corruptors" before, but it went on too long so I never saw the last episodes. Assume tomorrows is a New Episode (I wont hear it - The latest change of my Covid 2nd Inoculation is tomorrow). I am trying to remember a W/e Holiday walk that I had made for "My Gang...

Braintree seemed like a "Faded Glory". The Gangster Who escaped by a High speed Drive from a Restaurant that He owned in Braintree to seek Police Sanctuary (in Chelmsford, I think) was ..... "A good Friend" of Mrs Kray. It was one of the Mr Krays that took umbridge But I did Like...