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I forgot if you get into the shopping bug. Take the Star ferry to Kowloon, then shop on Canton Rd. or the Ocean Plaza?

Take enough clothes for a couple of days, then buy as you go. So travel out with hand luggage, buy a suitcase to come home. There is a square in Hong Kong near the station where all the Philippino maids meet on saturday/sunday (I can't remember which) afternoon to chat and eat. It sounds like a million Parrots all squawking. They use their wages to buy bales of clothes, and send them home to sell in Manila. Wait for a fine day to go up the mountain, the cloud around the mountain looks good from below, but you can't see much from upstairs. Now I've read some of the other comments, I've got the bug to go again. Thanks everyone.

Call in Sylvesters in Leopold Square, ask for Vernon, or you might catch him at Sylvesters at Stocksbridge.

I always start asking them personal questions. Thank you for taking the trouble to call me, can I have Your name Your address Your age They've usually put the phone down by now, if not then we go onto I have a decorating service would you like someone to call round and give you a quote. Or I am an insurance broker blah blah I've never managed to get that far.

Was Thornset (Sp.) Lodge above Agden Reservoir on the Strines road a similar thing to Fairthorn

I'd say pretty much the same but as it's their error anyway I would bill them for the accountants time irrespective of whether they are correct or not. So write to them asking for their agreement to pay the accountants bill before you will consider looking at their evidence. Or just stick the letter back in the post, not known at this address.

Hillsboro your 1905 OS map shows Steel Bank Church or Chapel at the top of the Bole Hills. Is this the same use of the word steel as in Bessemer converter, or did it have an earlier use. Steel Bank Villas are The houses above the shops at commonside. Is there a connection, if so what is it. On your first picture of Rivelin Rd. Is the second buliding from the left, Rivelin Glen Chapel. Both buildings looked pretty new, when the photo was taken.

Looks like it to me Hillsboro, well spotted Crookes. It rather looks like you are going to have to get on your bike Hillsboro (tandem if Mrs Hillsboro is going to hold your camera case), and show us the current photos from these positions. Good Luck

Yes but won't it still need taxing

Do life long labour voters suddenly change parties to conservative when they are disillusioned and vice verca. Or do they vote Lid Dem Or do they not vote at all.

Brikabrak has moved on to car boot sales, modern furniture isn't good enough for a second life, or is sold on free ads. or the internet

That's a good picture, Bole Hill School is at the back just to the left of centre.

Am I correct in thinking it was a gas invalidity pension, He used to have big kaolin poltices (sp.) on his chest to help him breath. In the sixties there was an article in one of the national papers, one of my great uncles' widow, had seen her husband marching with his regiment, on old 1st war film footage, taken somewhere in France. This was either William or Horatio.

The houses in the background on the right are still there on Low Road at Stannington.

Going on from my last post, back on Google Earth, The continuation of the old Rivelin St is Rivelin Rd. On the land between Rivelin Rd and Walkley bank Rd was some sort of kids playground back in the 20s or 30s, so I was told. Families would go there for the day at weekends. Part of their annual holiday, a big treat at the time. Similarly there was one on the right hand side as you travelled out past Rivelin dams. Opposite the lane on the left for Wyming Brook. As I think back, the gas lamp on your picture in the previous post, isn't what I remember, I think there was an old fashioned one with a square top, that was more like a road sign, close to the point where the road narrows on the left hand side. I could of course just be imagining it. I think there was also a similar gas lamp on South Road, where the road used to narrow for the Ebenezer Chapel. I think it was a square box with white glass and a red X in it.

The picture is the Bottom of Rivelin Street. The field on the right is Milners Farm. The field on the left became allotments, by the 1950s, so it may have been part of the war effort. I've just checked on google earth. What a difference. There are houses on the allotments and Milners field. Robertson Rd which was a little dead end road off Linaker Rd is now extended all the way accross the bottom of Rivelin St. The narrow part of the lane on the picture, if that was the original Racker Way, is now the Gennel betwee 66 and 68 Robertson Rd. If you go on Google earth Rivelin St. Click on the photo 59 rivelin St. The old Victorian House with the green Front door and glass pannels was Milners Farm. Spin round and look down the road, that's the modern view of the picture you posted Hugh. The gas lamp on your picture was still there in the fifties/sixties I think.

Spot on My grandad was Edward. He died in march 1956 aged 67. I didn't realise he was so prosperous 11/- a week wow.

Try the one on the corner or Abbeydale Rd. and Wolseley Rd.

I wonder why. Nobody would want to steal it

Gordon rang me this morning, asking me to be the minister for funny walks. Of course I said no. He said I would get a Peerage and sit in the house of lords. To which I said. "I am obviously the best person for the job. If my country needs me I will make the ultimate sacrifice."

Yes a 3 mile round trip rather than the 20 mile round trip they currently undertake

Rigby's if they are still there

One lorry 24 tonnes of stock, 480 cars 50 Kgs of shopping each, no contest

Probably one of Gordons better moves politically. Take the heir apparent and bribe him to take a top job. What do you think he said. You can be shadow Home Secretary for 4 or 5 years and then become leader of the opposition for the 2015 election.