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Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: Bush Tucker Man on April 17, 2005, 17:19:44
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Tim, I see by your avatar information that you live in Dorset.
Without being too nosey, are you anywhere near this area? (http://www.freefoto.com/preview.jsp?id=21-18-19&k=Dorset+red+post+road+sign+883970)
I understand from a book that I'm browsing at the moment about curiosities of England that it was painted red as illiterate guards escorting prisoners from Dorchester Prison had pre-arranged lodgings at a farm in the area, & therefore they knew to turn at the red-post.
Why paint the entire sign & not just an arm?, I don't know?, and what if they don't know left from right?? (at least the Council is to be congratulated on keeping the 'tradition' alive)
Multi-Map (http://uk.multimap.com/map/browse.cgi?client=public&X=388500.000000223&Y=97000.8886069048&width=500&height=300&gride=388300.000000223&gridn=97099.8886069048&srec=0&coordsys=gb&db=grid&addr1=&addr2=&addr3=&pc=&advanced=&local=&localinfosel=&kw=&inmap=&table=&ovtype=&zm=1&scale=25000)
History & legends of the post (http://www.follies.btinternet.co.uk/botanytxt.html)
Admittedly it's a long way from Yorkshire, but it's the kind of esoteria that interests me (sad aren't I?? :lol: )
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I'm not too far from that signpost :-)
I'm also not too far from one of the few Green telephone boxes in the country :-)
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Would that be the one at Okeford Fitzpaine?
(it's also in the book I'm reading)
Timpsons 'Curiosities Of England' (or a similar title)
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http://www.okeford-fitzpaine.org/village_tour.php?position=2
Yes... :-)
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here's me come on here to escape BT and what do if ind a green phone box.
i don't know what is the world coming next you'll have engineer's who can fix faults.
:twisted:
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That box has nothing to do with BT me-lad...
That's a proper GPO telephone box !
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I'd be a bit concerned if it was a blue one, especially if it had "police" on it and a flashing light!
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I'd be a bit concerned if it was a blue one, especially if it had "police" on it and a flashing light!
And a man with a long scarf in it :lol: :lol: :lol:
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He doesn't have a scarf anymore!!!!!! :? :? :?
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He doesn't have a scarf anymore!!!!!! :? :? :?
Oh! That's very disappointing :cry: :cry:.
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here's me come on here to escape BT and what do if ind a green phone box.
Yes, very nice isn't it? :D
i don't know what is the world coming next you'll have engineer's who can fix faults
My brother-in-law is a BT engineer & he came round today as he'd just picked up a brand new Transit.
I meant to take some pics, as it's superbly racked out inside, it'd be 'just the job' for anyone working from their Defender/Discovery.
Thanks Tim :lol:
It's nice to know that it's not just Yorkshire that has it's eccentrics
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If people want pictures of BT vehicles i can supply all you have to do is ask?
I didn't realise tim could remember the GPO phones he ages well
Bushy the ex BT landies are a good investment if you can get hold of them
Dazza :twisted: :lol:
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Tim, I found the sign-post & phone-box in one of these 2 books
A Look Beyond The Obvious (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0711703248/qid=1113952140/br=3-3/br_lfncs_b_3/202-7396070-3637400)
Timpsons Other England (http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/071170645X/qid=1113952140/br=3-5/br_lfncs_b_5/202-7396070-3637400)