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Captain Edmund Blackadder, “Thomas’s of York” Public House, Museum Street, York, 15/08/15.

26 Wednesday Aug 2015

Posted by Mr. B Flaneur in Out and About., Yorkshire.

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BBC, BBC Comedy, Blackadder, Blackadder Comes Forth, brickwork, Captain Edmund Blackadder, comedy, Public houses, pubs, Rowan Atkinson, Thomas's of York, window, World War One, York

http://thomasofyorkpub.wix.com/thomas-of-york-

http://thomasofyorkpub.wix.com/thomas-of-york-

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Lamppost, The Steep Hill, Lincoln, 26/06/15.

01 Wednesday Jul 2015

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black and white timbers, brickwork, bunting, lamppost, leaning, Lincoln, stonework, The Steep Hill, The Steep Hill Lincoln

Lincoln.

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The Tower of St. James’ Priory, Bristol, 27/04/15.

12 Tuesday May 2015

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architecture, brickwork, Bristol, Church architecture, Church of England., Churches, St James' Priory Bristol, stonework

Bristol.

Posted by Mr. B Flaneur | Filed under Out and About., Ship Shape and Bristol Fashion.

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Thomas Hardy Related Blue Plaque, Barclays Bank, 10 South Street, Dorchester, 29/04/15.

04 Monday May 2015

Posted by Mr. B Flaneur in Out and About.

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architecture, blue plaques, brickwork, Dorchester, Dorset, English Literature, South Street Dorchester, The Mayor of Casterbridge, Thomas Hardy

“This house is reputed to have been lived in by…”.

To paraphrase my good friend and occasional travelling companion Mr. W, “Perhaps, one day, someone will write about us looking at this blue plaque and then they might put up a blue plaque to commemorate the fact we looked at it“. I didn’t mention it at the time, but I did think to myself, “Getting the fact we looked at this blue plaque in print and published, on the internet at least, might be easier than you think!” My travelling companions and I are not well versed in the works of Thomas Hardy, although we had all heard of his novel “The Mayor of Casterbridge” and you can’t visit Dorchester for long before you find out Hardy’s fictional Casterbridge was based on Dorchester, so the presence of a Thomas Hardy related plaque did not come as a surprise. The unusual wording of the plaque was quite a talking point though, because it seems to commemorate the occupation of the building by a fictional character, although I think the spirit of the message is meant to convey that Thomas Hardy’s description of the house in the novel was inspired by this rather grand building. Perhaps I should read more Hardy before I return to Dorchester in the Summer and then I might see the place very differently.

I used that cash machine.

I used that cash machine.

So, in the hope of getting our pseudonyms on a blue plaque in Dorchester one day, I would like to put into writing that Mr. W [my advisor in all things relating to Dorset folklore, public houses and micro breweries], Mrs. W [my advisor in all things historical, knitted or baked] and myself, Mr.B, [flâneur, blogger, man of letters and amateur photographer] stood outside number 10 South Street, Dorchester, on the afternoon of the 29th April 2015.

Now, how long do we have to wait for a blue plaque?

pS. Speaking of knitting, have you seen the Dalek Mrs. W knitted for me? It’s quite something!  https://anticsroadshowblogspot.wordpress.com/2014/04/05/souvenirs-knitted-dalek-wimborne-minster-september-2011/

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Anteater, Bristol Eye Hospital, Lower Maudlin Street, Bristol, 27/04/15.

29 Wednesday Apr 2015

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Anteater, bricks, brickwork, Bristol, Bristol Eye Hospital, Lower Maudlin Street Bristol, public art, shadows

Bristol.

Posted by Mr. B Flaneur | Filed under Out and About., Ship Shape and Bristol Fashion.

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X is for X-Ray, Sheffield, 07/03/15.

21 Tuesday Apr 2015

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black and white, brain, brickwork, halo, light, Pattern, portrait, profile, rose window, Sheffield, skeleton, Street Art, x ray

Sheffield.

Posted by Mr. B Flaneur | Filed under Out and About., Yorkshire.

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“STAY BRIGHT!” Sheffield, 19/03/15.

20 Friday Mar 2015

Posted by Mr. B Flaneur in Out and About., Yorkshire.

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brickwork, chimneys, Mural, Sheffield, Sheffield landmarks, STAY BRIGHT!, Street Art, sun, sun rise, Sun set

Sheffield.

Photo Archive: Ornamental details, Bury St. Edmunds Railway Station, 2013.

15 Sunday Feb 2015

Posted by Mr. B Flaneur in Photo Archive.

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architecture, bricks, brickwork, Bury St Edmunds, Bury St Edmunds Railway Station, ornamental detail, Public Transport, Sancton Wood, stonework, tower, Train stations, Victorian., Victoriana

Designed by Sancton Wood and formally opened in November 1847.

Designed by Sancton Wood and formally opened in November 1847.

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