Random Picture Thread Vers.4

^^ those were the days. No reading glasses required…

 

Thanks for the explanation!

I thought for a moment that was taken back in the day when you were Blond899. Silly of me!

 

I don't follow or like football but some of the prima donnas masquerading as sportsmen should take notice of this

 

I live here. The River Idle runs ~200 meters from my house… absolutely solid with fish!

 

And yet …the closure of the pits is/was seen as some kind of social vandalism.

 

View coming back in to Portsmouth from the ferry last night

 

Extract from the Extract from the Reports and Evidence from Sub-Commissioners published by Children’s Employment Commission on the mines, 1842.

 

The interweb is truly a wonderful thing - here's a couple of links to interactive maps of the historic canal & railway systems. I like maps.

https://www.railmaponline.com/Canals.php

https://www.railmaponline.com/UKIEMap.php