tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post3727776895774555449..comments2024-02-07T23:23:13.726+00:00Comments on The Fylde and Wyre Antiquarian: Chipping away at HistoryBrian Hugheshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-75749885503901793072009-04-28T12:17:00.000+01:002009-04-28T12:17:00.000+01:00Ah...now you see, I like ugly plants, Reuben, alth...<B>Ah...now you see, I like ugly plants, Reuben, although, having said that, I still won't be voting for Susan Doyle.</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-73485779205058029662009-04-28T11:48:00.000+01:002009-04-28T11:48:00.000+01:00You have good taste in housing, Brian. However, I ...You have good taste in housing, Brian. However, I hate ugly vegetation and would seek to have that tree shielding from little children's eyes.RVBMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10628271148079343753noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-57450391348028053842009-04-28T09:52:00.000+01:002009-04-28T09:52:00.000+01:00Shirley,
Whilst you're there can you ask those pe...<B>Shirley,<br /><br />Whilst you're there can you ask those people who own that cottage if they'd consider dropping the price by about 100 grand so that me and Michelle could afford it?</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-42426237688998640022009-04-28T09:42:00.000+01:002009-04-28T09:42:00.000+01:00Hey we are going to Chipping today for our freshly...Hey we are going to Chipping today for our freshly laid chukkie eggs. I love the graveyard and the village. Hurrah for Chips !!!!! Shirleyshirleynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-80619794325457952252009-04-28T02:21:00.000+01:002009-04-28T02:21:00.000+01:00So much for the downturn in house prices...<B>So much for the downturn in house prices...</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-33170055147194782282009-04-28T00:44:00.000+01:002009-04-28T00:44:00.000+01:00Dave - I found one going for a shade under £175,00...Dave - I found one <A HREF="http://www.zoopla.co.uk/for-sale/details/148228/?utm_source=nest&utm_medium=CPC&utm_content=148228&refer=nest148228" REL="nofollow">going for a shade under £175,000</A> and it comes with a lovely red front door, balcony and "log cabin" (which would double nicely as the hidey-hole for the mother-in-law or to store archaeological gear )Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887495757366973130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-22212091648951050132009-04-27T17:59:00.000+01:002009-04-27T17:59:00.000+01:00Dave,
If I'd have known that about the bats I cou...<B>Dave,<br /><br />If I'd have known that about the bats I could have gone for squatters rights. The lack of parking facilities wouldn't have bothered me, of course. The cul-de-sac we currently live in is about the same width and just as deadly where the cobbles are concerned. At times we have to lever the cat out of the road with a broom handle so's we can get in through our own front door.<br /><br />Jayne,<br /><br />Those bats get all the government breaks. Now if only they'd get off their backsides and earn a proper batty-style living I wouldn't mind so much.<br /><br />John,<br /><br />Next time we go to Chipping we'll take a closer look at the barrows for you. There is a second half to this posting somewhere...I'll dig it out and put it up at some future date.</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-68703357027833796812009-04-27T17:26:00.000+01:002009-04-27T17:26:00.000+01:00Excellent post, me laddo!
Although I would love t...Excellent post, me laddo!<br /><br />Although I would love to hear more about those barrows... seems this site tends to downplay your ancient history in favor of the more outrageous behavior of your more recent priests and parishoners. Recent meaning within two to three hundred years.<br /><br />More stone age stuffs!<br /><br />But great post nonetheless. More ghosts, as well.<br /><br />Heck, a stone age ghost would just make me giddy!<br /><br />Cheers, JOHN :0)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15142977785391302797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-86494553243882495762009-04-27T16:08:00.000+01:002009-04-27T16:08:00.000+01:00Jayne,
I was relieved - I could never have afford...Jayne,<br /><br />I was relieved - I could never have afforded it. And th elack of parking would drive me mad. BUT the cottage in Brian's pic is on market for just under £250K with no mention of bats (or parking).DaveHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04938094184029664965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-85989677414719571472009-04-27T15:03:00.000+01:002009-04-27T15:03:00.000+01:00Crikey, I assume the protected colony of bats had ...Crikey, I assume the protected colony of bats had better luck with their offer, Dave?!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887495757366973130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-64334560319304643762009-04-27T10:14:00.000+01:002009-04-27T10:14:00.000+01:00The cobbled cul-de-sac in Brian's first pic is cal...The cobbled cul-de-sac in Brian's first pic is called 'Back Windy Street'. In 1989 I put in an offer on the end cottage of the terrace facing the camera - just round the corner to the left. The cottages were once a nail factory and also in '89 home to a protected colony of bats. <br /><br />There's no vehicle access to Back Windy Street and the only parking is at the public car park about 300yards away. The '89 asking price for the 2 bed cottage with rustic stable door but shared garden was £86,000!<br /><br />They turned down my hopelessly optimistic offer!!<br /><br />(Chipping comes from an OE word meaning 'market' as in Cheapside which also gave us 'shop' and 'cheap').DaveHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04938094184029664965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-29341266880514955292009-04-27T08:33:00.000+01:002009-04-27T08:33:00.000+01:00To be honest Witchy I reckon my cat'd get wedged i...<B>To be honest Witchy I reckon my cat'd get wedged in it. Still, not much chance of through-traffic.</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-79043768258468629842009-04-27T08:21:00.000+01:002009-04-27T08:21:00.000+01:00That laneway looks a wee bit too small for this Me...That laneway looks a wee bit too small for this Melbourne backside. One bad turnaround and I could knock down several walls.JahTehhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02007730071564639411noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-78565835326926730262009-04-27T07:43:00.000+01:002009-04-27T07:43:00.000+01:00Jayne,
One of the oddities I've noticed about the...<B>Jayne,<br /><br />One of the oddities I've noticed about the British psyche is that we always choose a burial plot that's got a nice view. I reckon they ought to fit graves with little windows in them...just in case they might be right.</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-51050582694090642582009-04-27T02:03:00.000+01:002009-04-27T02:03:00.000+01:00Oh!
So you've given up the thigh-high leather stil...Oh!<br />So you've given up the thigh-high leather stiletto boots for Lent again, Brian?<br /><br />That cemetery is beautiful, bizarrely it has a view to die for!Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887495757366973130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-63310290669696978022009-04-26T07:25:00.000+01:002009-04-26T07:25:00.000+01:00Jayne,
The cobbles wouldn't be a problem for me. ...<B>Jayne,<br /><br />The cobbles wouldn't be a problem for me. Our house is surrounded by cobbles as it is, and I hardly ever wear high heels.<br /><br />As for ancient trees, when we lived in Kidderminster, just down the road from us next to the mediaeval keep, there was what was reckoned to be the largest magnolia tree in the world. It was a great monstrous bugger, all propped up with old beams. The local firemen, for some reason, had adopted it.</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-36862348683874319762009-04-26T04:22:00.000+01:002009-04-26T04:22:00.000+01:00Ooooooooo I do like that house!
Though the cobbles...Ooooooooo I <I>do</I> like that house!<br />Though the cobbles would be a tad dangerous in wet weather so you won't be able to trip about in your high heels!<br /><br />There was a great TV series "The Trees that shaped Britain" and the first ep they went and inspected all different yew trees, ancient old gnarled buggers with enough character to breathe life into the royal family.Jaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13887495757366973130noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-90983412727938883282009-04-25T18:03:00.000+01:002009-04-25T18:03:00.000+01:00Andrew,
It's not in the middle of nowhere. It's i...<B>Andrew,<br /><br />It's not in the middle of nowhere. It's in Lancashire, which as any good Lancastrian will tell you, is the centre of the universe.<br /><br />I can't recall any other Chippings anywhere nearby. There's Chipping Sodbury, and Chipping Norton...both in other counties that don't count...but none in the Wyre to speak of.</B>Brian Hugheshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00350965110160879688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34515154.post-37165371489812362482009-04-25T14:25:00.000+01:002009-04-25T14:25:00.000+01:00WTF is Chipping? Back to the maps. Ok, the other s...WTF is Chipping? Back to the maps. Ok, the other side of the M6 in the middle of nowhere. So as it was last time with town name confusion, there is another Chipping close to Fleetwood?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com