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Under The Thames
To the Firepower Museum
And then some Lambic in Clarkenwell
Firepower Museum Woolwich
Now that that the Docklands Light Railway goes under the Thames to Woolwich, the bus journey from the O2 is gone and all the better for it. Top Tip, get an Oyster Card, it makes life much easier.
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| If you want Firepower. | Not sure but a bit scary. | |
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| And up close. | The museum entrance. | |
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| Gate guardian. | Honest John. | |
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| The main hall. | Thunderbird and mobile Rapier. | |
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| Truck mounted Bofors. | Sexton. | |
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| Abbott 105mm. | Light guns. | |
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| 6 and 17 pounder anti tank guns. | And the big guns. | |
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| Big from the rear. | Where it all started. | |
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| Anti aircraft. | Up and down. | |
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| The second hall – FV432. | What they do for anti aircraft. | |
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| What we do for anti aircraft. | And what we used to do for anti aircraft. | |
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| And the Gunners love this. It tracks birds. | Centurion. | |
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| Cold and Big. | Never made it into service. | |
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| AS90 | 105mm light gun. |
And thanks to the two RA Gunners who showed me through the second hall.
The To Potter Video
Warning, lots of ale
And rain too!
From Rain to Potter
This is the third year in a row, I have done Belgium in November. This year it’s via a two day stop in London and the Eurostar. It started on Bonfire Night morning in the pouring South Wales rain. The John Wallace Linton in Newport. A FGW 125 to Paddington. A pint of 5 AM Saint in the Beer House at Paddington. On the the Hammersmith and City line to Kings Cross and a quick visit to Fullers – The Parcel Yard.
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| The Merry John Wallace Linton in Newport | Some left over Festival ales. | |
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| Should be MTP but is rather wet DPM | Newport International | |
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| Where they have trains | FGW 125 TV coach to London | |
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| Rather expensive FGW cheese and onion sarnie | London – Paddington | |
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| The Beer House | Where they serve Scottish craft ale. | |
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| The bar – free Wifi | Kings Cross | |
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| Quality Pubbage | With lots of Fullers brews |
Just Chepstow
27 September 2013
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| The Chepstow Flyer at Cardiff Central. | Chepstow International. | |
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| The history. | And the reality today. Now distribution. | |
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| The Bell Hanger – rear entrance. | The Bell Hanger – front entrance. | |
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| Not sure what sort of naval gun this is? | The Coach & Horses – a real Real Ale pub. | |
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| A reason to go back? | The bar of the Coach & Horses. | |
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| Not quite my train. | The Second Severn crossing in the distance. | |
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| Chepstow Station from the footbridge. | And the footbridge. |
Chepstow and Castle
All of this
And a beer and bangers festival next week
Chepstow Castle
Before the sun came out
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| The car park, no use if you are on the train. | The approach. | |
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| The closer approach. | The entrance. | |
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| The Gatehouse. | More, The Gatehouse. | |
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Too tight to pay to go in
Gloucester
Cancelled train
And a Gorilla
Bristol Beano–25 September 2013
And it was sunny too.
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| Bedwas – when it’s early and dark. | Caerphilly Bus Station – looking surprising good. | |
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| Cardiff Central and in the distance Brains Brewery. | Cardiff Central, great for Engine spotting. | |
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| I’m now in England. | Which has history too. | |
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| Wetherspoon. Cheaper food and drinks. | The Knights Templar. | |
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| Isambard Kingdom Brunel. | To the Fire Fighter who have fallen in the line of duty. | |
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| Wetherspoon – The Commercial Rooms. | And inside The Commercial Rooms. | |
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| Brewdog Bristol. | And inside. |
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