Modern City Of The West

10Jul11

Having come back from the delights of Devon a couple of weeks ago I’ve been digging around the darker recesses of the interweb trying to fill some of the many gaps in my knowledge – and yes I know that’s a hopelessly lost cause but you have to try eh ? The main gap in […]

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Tags: 20th Century Society, Architecture, Devon, English Heritage, John Grindrod, Kevin McCloud, Plymouth

“What I Did On My Holiday” : Day #04

20Jun11

An almost perfect day weather wise – if you like that kind of thing, I don’t normally but can excuse them occasionally. So Mr & Mrs Weir and I decided to take a stroll to Start Point Lighthouse which given that I’m not overly fond of heights or strenuous exercise was perhaps a little foolish. That said the once […]

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Tags: Devon, Dolphins, Lighthouse, Popoises, Start Point, Start Point Lighthouse

“What I Did On My Holiday” : Day #03

19Jun11

Awake with the sun again. Today we decided to brave the highways of South Devon and initial indications seemed promising. However almost as soon as we settled into the luxuriant comforts of two way traffic we were returned to the single lane roller-coaster ride cut deep into the ground. The positives of this kind of travelling, (if […]

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Tags: Devon, Kingsbridge, National Trust, Otto Overbeck, Overbeck's Rejuvenator, Overbecks, Salcombe, South Devon, Torcross

“What I Did On My Holiday” : Day #02

19Jun11

Awake at 5.45am to find the wind howling and the rain hammering down – yesterday morning we left an officially designated drought zone. I never know whether to be impressed or concerned when the weather resorts to sarcasm.

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Tags: Devon, Drought, Rain

“What I Did On My Holiday” : Day #01

18Jun11

When we visited D********d P***s earlier in the year we sat and watched a car stunt show in which people involved in said world of stunts carried out a number of high octane performances before replaying them but this time so all could see how the various tricks of the trade were deployed. During the […]

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Tags: Devon, Driving