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York and it’s Brewery

05/07/2013 Leave a comment

04 July 2013

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My Gaff.   Spoons – The Punch Bowl.  Just across the road.
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It really is a lovely city.   The rather wonderful York Brewery.
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Times and stuff. Click on the picture to make it larger.   The tap room bar.
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Ready for the malted barley.   The Cooper.
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The finished product – York Gold.   York, the City.

And maybe Spoons too.

Yorkshire Air Museum – Elvington

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04 July 2014

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Museum entrance. Spitfire 1 – R6690
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Hurricane 1 – P3873. Lindy – XL231.
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Nimrod MR2 – XV250. Three quarter view.
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Lightning F.6 – XS903. Harrier GR3, Tornado GR4 & Lightning F.6.
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Dakota IV KN253. Buccaneer S.2 XN974.
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Mirage IIIE 538. Buccaneer S.2B XX901.
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Halifax III(III) – LV907. Halifax and Gannet AEW 3 – XL502.
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Mosquito NEII – HJ711. Javelin F(AW).9 – XH767.
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Chieftain. Martel and Sea Eagle – lineage?
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More Lindy – XL231. Cold War Warriors together.

When summer started

Handley Page Victor K2 XL231 ‘Lusty Lindy’ Yorkshire Air Museum

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Classic V bomber

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Lindy.   History.
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She was part of Black Buck.   At the sharp end.
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Under the Yorkshire clouds.   Protected from the weather.
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With her generator.   And intakes protected.
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With Nimrod MR2 XV250 in front.   Head on.

Sitting in the Yorkshire countryside

Where’s Lindy?

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Yorkshire Air Museum–Getting There

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From a soggy Wales

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Heavy drizzle and Waze in night mode.   Full English in a dry England.  Woodall services
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Free WiFi and Starbucks.   Old style cross the motorway to get your food.
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Early enough to still be quiet on the roads.   Full English for £1.99 with a 4sq special.  Toast and coffee extra.
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Arrival – early by 90 minutes.   Angry but not raining clouds.
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Lindy’s fine lines.   Ready to go in.

To a rather warm Elvington

Music This Month – June 2013

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Lay it on the line – Triumph
Fanatic – Heart
Green Manalishi – Fleetwood Mac
Rock Me – Great White
Hot Legs – Rodney
Bridge to Better Days – Joe Bonamassa
Plug In Baby – Muse
Bullfrog Blues – Rory Gallagher

June 2013–The month of

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Plastic glasses
Tables & Pages
4.5 TOG
Sunny London
#GWBCF13
WWDC
Bigger than stated
Taps and washer
Blood
#TSun
I’m EOS
Photo blogging
Crazy and posters
Dentist
London and its damp
Blood and plasters

 

Coming in July 2013

York

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Mainly Blogging

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Newport June 2013 – 03

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On a roll

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Subway art and the castle.   To the right.
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To the left.   And the man.
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Not quite the castle.   The river Usk.
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Newport has bridges.   The castle.
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Newport has a logo.   Logo and bridges.
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The Usk with the tide in.   Logo and City Centre.
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Castle and bridge.   Another Usk bridge.

Newport June 2013 – 02

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More photos

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John Frost Square.   And the second ball.
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More lols.   More Commercial Street art.
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Newport has historic pubs.   And it’s a Samuel Smith House.
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The Old Station.   Re-creation of the old town cross.
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D Day Memorial.   The Carpenters Arms. Is it the oldest pub?