Category Archives: Patrick’s Words

The Gulls of Wardown…

Posted on 21/02/2013 by

This late Victorian bridge due for possible demolition in the picturesque Wardown Park in Luton Bedfordshire UK now hosts hundreds of Seagulls that have made it their home for the time being…

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Enid Stamp Taylor – Actress…

Posted on 11/02/2013 by

Enid Stamp Taylor was born on Sunday the 12th of June 1904 in the agreeable, late Victorian, seaside town of Whitley Bay in the North East corner of England. She was the only daughter of Army Major George Stamp Taylor … Continue reading →

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Snow Fun!

Posted on 19/01/2013 by

Much of the UK is in the grip of a deep cold spell at the moment, but despite the upsetting weather I snapped these two young guys making the best of it on the slopes of Dunstable Downs in Bedfordshire…

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Bletchley Park – Home of The Codebreakers…

Posted on 11/01/2013 by

Bletchley Park near Milton Keynes England was a secret for over 30 years. Once it was Britains best kept secret. The Enigma cipher machine was developed and used here during the second world war to break the German codes. It … Continue reading →

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Interesting People From The Past…

Posted on 05/01/2013 by

Actress Yvonne Arnaud made her debut in 1911 at the Adelphi Theatre, London, in The Quaker Girl. Stage success followed in London and New York with The Girl in the Taxi 1912, Kissing Time 1919, Henry V 1934, Love for … Continue reading →

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Interesting Movies From The Past…

Posted on 15/12/2012 by

Buggleskelly Today… Buggleskelly Today… The year of 1937 began the birth of Buggleskelly, the mythical Irish railway station set on a stretch of disused line near Basingstoke in Hampshire England. The setting was for the film Oh, Mr. Porter starring … Continue reading →

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Interesting Movies From The Past…

Posted on 09/12/2012 by

Whisky Galore! 1949 It was in the summer of 1948 when the Ealing crew arrived on the beautiful Island of Barra in the Western Isles of Scotland. Michael Balcon, head of Ealing Studios had not been happy about the production, saying … Continue reading →

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A Great Christmas Fayre…

Posted on 04/12/2012 by

Well, it was a really cold day when the family visited the Leighton Buzzard Christmas Fayre in Bedfordshire, but we all had great fun… The market town had closed its doors to traffic and a fun fair had been set … Continue reading →

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Interesting Movies From The Past…

Posted on 25/11/2012 by

The Hoax began in 1917, or was it really a hoax? The cousins Elsie Wright (16) and Francis Griffiths (10) maintained throughout their lives, right up until old age, that they had clearly photographed fairies at a Beck in Yorkshire, England. … Continue reading →

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The Shriving Of Miss Esme Stamp…

Posted on 17/11/2012 by

Episode Five…Questions A cold silence had mastered itself in two beings when Esme pushed open the double mahogany doors and led herself, exhausted from sleep, into a highly organized breakfast room. A razoring of sunlight had risen with her and … Continue reading →

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