Random thoughts and photos of my journey through life…
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Hack Green, SECRET nuclear bunker:
In 1941 Hack Green, a site previously used as a bombing decoy site for the main railway centre at Crewe was chosen to become RAF Hack Green, to protect the land between Birmingham and Liverpool from hostile attack. Thus began the service of Hack Green and the airmen and women of [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Mar 4th 2013
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The prompt for this weeks theme was:
With ‘Vintage’ we are aiming to capture the feeling of dated, old, or classic. An alternative to that would be to edit a photo to give it a vintage feel.
The ‘Vintage’ gallery can be found here.
10 Comments CherryPie on Mar 1st 2013
Filed under Anecdotes, Gardens, Out & About
Long time friends and readers will know how much I enjoy walled gardens and will understand why I couldn’t resist exploring the walled garden at Shugborough before I left the estate.
21 Comments CherryPie on Feb 28th 2013
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Unfortunately on the day I visited Shugborough the tower was closed so I was unable to see the interior. This is what the guide book has to say about the tower:
The Tower of the Winds was completed in 1765 and is based on the Temple of the Winds in Athens. the Greek original derived [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Feb 27th 2013
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I am now taking you on a little detour just outside Shugborough across the Essex Bridge:
The Essex Bridge links Shugborough to the village of Great Hayward at the point where the rivers Trent and Sow join.
It is believed to be the longest packhorse bridge ever constructed and was built in the late 16th century. [...]
12 Comments CherryPie on Feb 25th 2013
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Imagination is everything. It is the preview of life’s coming attractions.
Albert Einstein (1879 – 1955)
20 Comments CherryPie on Feb 24th 2013
