Some questions for the Brit's

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S. Heslop:

--- Quote from: Fergus OMore on November 27, 2013, 12:56:27 PM ---Exactly! There are two rivers- actually there are more but heigh ho, called Derwent in England.

There are actually two river Tynes- one in Scotland and one in England-perhaps 50 miles apart.

The odd thing is that my family also came from the Cumbrian Cocker which flows into the Derwent and into the Durham Derwent- and flows into the Tyne- the south one- not the South Tyne which is part of the Tyne in England.

Now , kind sir, you must memorise this carefully as Newcastle is actually the old castle and the Roman Wall- there are two- again some 50 miles apart , was built-- by the French. Of course the bridge which spanned the Tyne had--piles.

You got all this? So what has this to do with model engineering, you may ask? Well, George Stephenson was born on the banks of the Tyne- the English one. So was Armstrong and quite a lot of engineers. Ryton where I was born was the place that Parsons played with his model turbines.
A bit before my time- I think!

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I was once told that Derwent was Celtic for valley and googling around seems to confirm this (and suggest it means more specifically a valley heavy with oak trees).

I also just traced the Derwent river of Gateshead on a map to check if there's any connection to the Derwent reservoir and it surprised me that it does indeed drain said reservoir. I was told as a kid that it had no connection to the reservoir, and with the name Derwent being pretty common anyways I didn't question it.

Also I was born in Newcastle and moved to Cumbria when I was about 1, then moved back this way when 4. So hopefully I can still claim i'm a true Geordie (and then pretend i'm not a tourist whenever I visit the lakes).

John Stevenson:
Couple of months ago i had to belt down to Northampton to collect a log burner from some little village in the back of beyond, no that wasn't it's name.

At the same time I arranged to meet Andrew Mawson who happened to be in the area on that day at a local pub in a convenient village.

It must be a nightmare for the local postie in these areas as when i was going cross country I passed thru 5 villages all called Adverse Camber according to the sign as you entered the village.

doubleboost:

--- Quote from: John Stevenson on November 27, 2013, 05:44:27 PM ---Couple of months ago i had to belt down to Northampton to collect a log burner from some little village in the back of beyond, no that wasn't it's name.

At the same time I arranged to meet Andrew Mawson who happened to be in the area on that day at a local pub in a convenient village.

It must be a nightmare for the local postie in these areas as when i was going cross country I passed thru 5 villages all called Adverse Camber according to the sign as you entered the village.

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There are a few up here as well :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:

garym:
The Derbyshire River Derwent flows through some of the most beautiful and interesting parts of the English countryside. Starting above the Derwent valley reservoirs where the Dambusters practised for dropping the bouncing bomb in WWII and later flowing past Chatsworth House, one of the best stately homes, and then past Richard Arkwright's Mill at Cromford before ending up joining the River Trent in John Stevenson territory near Nottingham. I've spent many a happy hour walking along its banks.

Gary

doubleboost:

--- Quote from: Swarfing on November 27, 2013, 04:29:34 PM ---Surely Bubble and Squeak was yesterdays supper?

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It is normally the veg from a Sunday lunch fried up :jaw: :jaw: :jaw: :jaw:
John

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