Picture(s) of the day....

[Peter.N.]

"Viewed 7 times" it says, that's 28 candles.

Peter

[NewcastleFalcon]

Who knew?

Harrington's hardware shop Broadstairs Kent England - inspiration for the 'Four Candles' Two Ronnies sketch 01
Acabashi, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Love them or not to your own preference, but one thing I do find interesting about Weatherspoons, is both the naming of some of their establishments, and the acknowledgement and celebration of locations, former use of buildings, and local history. Even down to bespoke carpeting designed to fit in with the history in some establishments.

So just to illustrate a couple round here...The Wallaw at Blyth in an art-deco former Cinema, and The Harry Clasper at Whickham, and The Electrical Wizard in Morpeth, again in a former Cinema.

Of course I suspect, the names and the history pass most of the assembled customers by, and most establishments will be referred to as "Weatherspoons" or, the less effort and room 101-esque in my book, "Spoons".

So in Ronnie Barker's former stomping ground there is this..


The Four Candles, 51 George Street, Oxford, OX1 2BE on 4 Nov 2012
Philafrenzy, CC0, via Wikimedia Commons

Regards Neil

[myglaren]

[NewcastleFalcon]

back for annual MOT holidays

https://www.frenchcarforum.co.uk/forum/ ... 36#p708636

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Looking at and through the window
Texture, colour, geometry, contrast,
an image which doesn't need a right way up

regards Neil

[myglaren]

[NewcastleFalcon]

Nice, and there are others too. Number 1 of things to do in West Sussex...well I reckon if I was anywhere near I would give it a go.

This is a nice one here too... like the figure and the angle

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Deliciously old-fashioned semaphore railway signals in current usage.

Regards Neil

[myglaren]

[NewcastleFalcon]

I was very pleased to see this familiar face this morning, contributing to Bargain Basement Motoring



link
viewtopic.php?p=708878#p708878

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

This caught my eye on flicking through the Geograph Showcase Gallery for today

The "normal" images on Geograph are landscapes buildings rivers etc but this one for Galashiels in the Scottish Borders is of a Nasturtium Leaf with the fantastic beauty and geometry of cabbage white butterfly eggs

Geograph Stamped Image

Regards Neil

[NewcastleFalcon]

Is there anything more interesting than a lorry with a load of bricks on it. If there is post away...
https://manchesterhistory.net/LONGSIGHT ... sons2.html

Regards Neil

[mickthemaverick]

How about a brick with a load of lorries on it? (Not my best work but better than nothing! )

Own compilation

[bobins]

The road to the coast.... or at least it used to be. Covehithe in Suffolk is relatively well known for getting smaller by the day. The road the picture is taken on used to extend a long way out eastwards, but it's been shut to traffic for a good few years now as the coastline slowly eats inland towards the old church.

Covehithe - own work

Crumbly bits, and a nice bit of green energy generation to be seen way off in the distance

Covehithe crumbling - own work