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The Bay of Fresh Water…

Posted on 12 January 2010 by Patrick

Welcome to the fourth part of my adventure on the island of Barbados… First published by Home Counties Newspapers in February 1974… This time we are in The Bay of Fresh Water… The early afternoon found us down at the … Continue reading →

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Fields of graceful sugar cane…

Posted on 10 January 2010 by Patrick

Welcome to the third part of my adventure in Barbados… First published by Home Counties Newspapers in February 1974… This time we visit the fields of graceful sugar cane… Regretfully we had only the duration of one day in Barbados, … Continue reading →

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Bathsheba… Far from the Madding Crowd

Posted on 8 January 2010 by Patrick

Welcome to the second part of my adventure in Barbados… first published by Home Counties Newspapers in February 1974, this article hopefully gives you a warmer feeling in the depths of a cold British winter…  “I hope the natives are … Continue reading →

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Island of Paradise in the sun!

Posted on 6 January 2010 by Patrick

Island of Paradise in the sun!… written by myself, was first published by Home Counties Newspapers in the February of 1974. Here, I have serialised the article for the internet. With the cold weather upon us… I hope its read warms the … Continue reading →

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The Electric Brae, Ayrshire, Scotland…

Posted on 5 January 2010 by Patrick

I remember being taken over The Electric Brae in Ayrshire, Scotland in 1970. It’s a gravity hill where automobiles appear to be drawn uphill whilst travelling down in some strange phenomenon! Known locally as Croy Brae, the road appears to run … Continue reading →

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Liberty Enlightening the World

Posted on 8 December 2009 by Patrick

 We all know this famous statue, and we all know where it stands, but less is known of its origin. Frederic Auguste Bartholdi scultured this gigantic statue and it was dedicated on October the 28th 1886.  Officially named ‘Liberty Enlightening the World’ … Continue reading →

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The Brighton Promettes…

Posted on 2 December 2009 by Patrick

These are Brighton’s Promettes of 1952. The Visitor Information Centre of its time. For those men amongst you that like girls with brains there was no better place than Brighton in Sussex in the 50s! Formed from ex-models, these girls … Continue reading →

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The Saltair Pavilion

Posted on 28 November 2009 by Patrick

Some of you have watched with interest the DVD of ‘Carnival of Souls’ 1962 after my recent blog, and emailed to say that you enjoyed it, but wondered if I knew anything about the creepy derelict Pavilion used in the movie. The Pavilion was built in … Continue reading →

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Michael’s Fungi…

Posted on 26 November 2009 by Patrick

Michael Halfpenny’s interesting picture of fungi, struck a thought with me… The use of fungi by humans dates back to prehistory. Otzi’ the Iceman, a well preserved mummy of a 5,300 year old Neolithic man found frozen in the Austrian Alps, … Continue reading →

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Carnival of Souls…

Posted on 24 November 2009 by Patrick

Made in 1962 ‘Carnival of Souls’ was shot as a ‘B’ picture in three weeks, and since has become a huge cult film! After a fatal car accident a young woman played by Candace Hilligoss finds herself trapped between this world and … Continue reading →

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