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My grandmother had some china cups and saucers where the saucers were quite deep. She said they were for drinking tea from

Well I made a couple of Christmas puddings for the kids following a recipe form Mrs Beetons book of home management. Interestingly, no sugar in the recipe and it uses breadcrumbs not flour. Steamed for 5 hours it is amazingly tasty and hopefully will improved by Chrismas .

I recall there were problems when jacking up the Allegro. I did see a sign in one garage insisting that it had to be jacked dup with the customer own jack. Another story was that if jacked up with the doors open, they would not shut properly again. Most certainly some of the earlier models did...

Possibly pigeons. They were a staple back then

Me Sir!

Happy birthday have a super day

A friend had one where we managed to squeeze 6 of us into it once for a laff. It was a bit of devilment after seeing an advert on TV advising people not to overcrowd their car. Its a wonder we did not get stopped

A long shat but worth a go here: https://www.findagrave.com/

The roof construction of the ‘flight shed’ sounds like it was patent ‘Lamella’ roof, quite often seen in the construction of aircraft hangers. They were a good way of erecting a cost effective structure that covered a wide open space.

Google maps gets the numbering wrong quite often, so its not a reliable source

By coincidence, I was in Think Tank a couple of months black when I spotted an electric hybrid car by Frederick W. Lanchester of Lanchester Motor Company Birmingham. It was a prototype motor vehicle designed in 1927 and had both a petrol engine, at the rear, and an electric motor. You can read...

I recall was a BSA Cyclemaster too and a few other manufactures had similar ideas. I do recall one which sat on a carrier over the wheel and had a pulley rubbing on the tyre

We had a winged wheel as kids and would take it over our local park to ride. quite a nippy little bike

Richard, In common with most of these industry things, there is never a one-size-fits-all answer. However, there are always a few common points: a lack of investment leading to a lack of development, and most certainly a business model based on its previous reputation, customer brand loyalty...

Pete, the K2 Honda was either a 175cc or 200cc

I have had a couple of Triumph Tiger Cubs, as a did a couple of my friends. I thought they were a super and great looking bike that sounded super and were nice to drive. One thing I noticed with them was there was very little in the way of change or improvement between the 1952 and the 1969...

Indeed sadly missed, he was such an nice guy, a pleasure to have known him.

Happy birthday Lyn, have an amazing day xx

Pensioners warned to stay alert as winter fuel payment scams soar

There was a weight restriction on the bridge at Water Orton but have not noticed any at the moment on the Blythe bridge. Ill be going over it next week so will take a look