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St Philips Churchyard.....?

I lived in Putney Road from 1941 to 1962. Our house was privately rented and not in very good nick to be honest. The road was OK, but by the end of the fifties it was looking a little worse for wear. I went back to look at the old homestead in the late nineties and what a difference! The road...

Here's to the next five years Eric!

We used to rent from Reddifussion - crikey, that was a long time ago!

What a fascinating story Jennyann. I hope they had a respectful second burial.

What a terrible story Mike. It's sounds as if the men doing the demolition (and the Company employing them) were very negligent.

Beautiful painting again Eric. You're so talented.

That "wonderful cabinet" has got to be better than the one we've got at Westminster, Mike! :adoration:

No idea about the gravestone - but is that "our" Max Bullivant mentioned in the article?

We used to live near Tiverton (Bampton) and walked the canal there quite often - never did do the horse drawn boat though, it's more for tourists. A beautiful section of canal, nearly as nice as the industrial ones in Brum! (Okay, just different) :peaceful:

Oooh, what a great idea David. Yes, it's Lyn who organises the get-togethers, but just start a thread for the canal walk and see how many will join you.

Ah Mike, so sorry to hear this. Condolences to you, she'll be sadly missed.

The Tow Rope was a cafe on Broad Street, as Viv says it backed onto the canal. Long gone I'm afraid ... it was a bit of a place of "ill repute" though, drug dealings and the like I'm told. Wouldn't have fitted in with the planners idea of Broad Street nightlife anyway. On second thoughts .........

It seems a lot of the smaller libraries are now being run by volunteers, with reduced opening hours. I hope there's enough will and interest in the community to save Spring Hill - I'm guessing the building is Grade II? Or is this another question I'm going to regret asking?

It IS an amazing Forum, isn't it V? (I know who you are :encouragement::encouragement::encouragement:)!

I think basically it boils down to "Use 'em or Lose 'em".

Wish I hadn't asked now *sniff*.

Is the James Brindley pub still up and running, Ell?

I'm with you Shortie. You can't beat the feel and smell of a good book, the thrill of turning the page to see what happens next, longing to finish it yet not wanting "the journey" to be over. OK .. in some ways you can do some of this on a Kindle, but I'm resisting! As you can see, I read a lot...

That's criminal! I use the library a lot, fortunately I'm in Worcestershire and our local library is, I think, safe (for the time being). Cuts have to be made I s'pose. but it's never Councillors allowances, is it? Bad enough that they allowed that Tosspots (Tesco) building to be put next door...