Picture(s) of the day....

[mickthemaverick]

Well only managed a picture of the Balearia ferry's bar, mainly for the colour scheme!!:

Own work

Been packing all day today to give me a chance of some pics tomorrow!!

[NewcastleFalcon]

Labrador commenting on being posed for a photo
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Regards Neil

[Gibbo2286]

Well only managed a picture of the Balearia ferry's bar, mainly for the colour scheme!!:



Been packing all day today to give me a chance of some pics tomorrow!!

Designed to match the faces of the seasick travellers.

[NewcastleFalcon]

A picture of this appeared on my login to the old laptop today.

11 Million Bricks, mostly from the Netherlands, bit of stone from France but most importantly it's characteristic four decorative pavilions at each end....from a quarry near Heddon on the Wall

http://heddonhistory.weebly.com/blog/heddon-quarries


Ouse Valley viaduct
James Kilfiger(Zeimusu) / CC BY-SA (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0/)

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Well if you click on the link you will find out why tht weekend's lastest storm following Storm Dennis, has not been named Storm Ellen. Half way down the piece.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-51664372

It is in fact Storm Jorge.............

screenshot

Regards Neil

[Stonehopper]

OK - Where is this? And which decade? (Not so hard).

[Steve Walsh]

Possibly Boulogne Sur Mer France 1950's ??

[NewcastleFalcon]

The Citroen Ami and the Renault 4, takes it into the 1960's and the general oldness of the cars keeps it there I would guess, even though both continued into production in the 1970's.

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

OK - Where is this? And which decade? (Not so hard).

I think I for one need a clue Derek, cant be sure but it doesnt look like Boulogne-Sur-Mer to me. It looks Honfleur-ish but I expect it isnt. Decade has to be the 60's though

REgards Neil

[mickthemaverick]

An intriguingly grim place to have to leave the van!!:

Own work

[white exec]

Porcelanosa - a large and extremely expensive manufacturer and seller of ceramic tiles, etc.

[Stonehopper]

Not a great deal different today:

https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@50.06082 ... 8192?hl=en

A little further South from Boulogne - Le Treport. And yes - 1960's. From a postcard.
Easier to spot the cars that were NOT built in France. That much HAS changed!

How's this for Bling!



Knebworth '86? The International CCC rally.

[mickthemaverick]

Porcelanosa - a large and extremely expensive manufacturer and seller of ceramic tiles, etc.

Expensive is the word Chris, they have a huge showroom just off Junction 5 of the M1 which we went to and toured before refitting our bathroom. We spent an hour or so there and left empty handed, everthing was too mod and angular for our liking and there is no way I'd pay £4.99 for a six inch tile!! That would have cost me over £600 just to tile the walls where we did in fact renew the suite, tile the walls and floor with underfloor heating and install a new shower all for just over £1000, good old B&Q!!

[mickthemaverick]

Now here is something you don't see everyday:

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And zoomed in if it's not too clear:

Spoiler: show

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[Gibbo2286]

Porcelanosa - a large and extremely expensive manufacturer and seller of ceramic tiles, etc.

Expensive is the word Chris, they have a huge showroom just off Junction 5 of the M1 which we went to and toured before refitting our bathroom. We spent an hour or so there and left empty handed, everthing was too mod and angular for our liking and there is no way I'd pay £4.99 for a six inch tile!! That would have cost me over £600 just to tile the walls where we did in fact renew the suite, tile the walls and floor with underfloor heating and install a new shower all for just over £1000, good old B&Q!!

We have a local tile supplier close by at Chepstow who have been discounting Spanish and Italian tiles for years.

http://critchcraft.co.uk/