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A thread for vehicles you see that interest you that are not necessarily either cool, classic or super, and roadside ephemera you think we might like to see.
Having concluded a deal for a Lexus 600 in the car park of Mill Hill Underground Station, I set off in search of a petrol station and saw this:
As I turned the car round I stumbled upon a scene from the nineteen twenties:
that wasn't:
Near Pewsey during the week I saw this road sign, still in use, that appears to have made by a local confectioners but is mostly cast iron:
One from my home town of Newbury, a notice on the side of the Town Hall:
Having concluded a deal for a Lexus 600 in the car park of Mill Hill Underground Station, I set off in search of a petrol station and saw this:
As I turned the car round I stumbled upon a scene from the nineteen twenties:
that wasn't:
Near Pewsey during the week I saw this road sign, still in use, that appears to have made by a local confectioners but is mostly cast iron:
One from my home town of Newbury, a notice on the side of the Town Hall:
Edit: lol either I've misread this thread or the OP changed it since I initially read it earlier? Either way, enjoy a cool AA phone box and mx5 
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Love the old AA phone boxes. Spotted two so far. This one is near Ambleside. One of 19 left and a listed building.
. Love the old AA phone boxes. Spotted two so far. This one is near Ambleside. One of 19 left and a listed building.
Edited by Gilhooligan on Monday 19th September 20:55
Blakewater said:
This police box in Scarborough is one of only three in the country in their original locations.
What about this one outside Earls Court station, you can go inside on Google Streetview!https://www.google.co.uk/maps/@51.4921467,-0.19288...
Blakewater said:
This police box in Scarborough is one of only three in the country in their original locations.
Whenever I see a Police Box I can picture 28 April 1923 with Constable George Scorey on his horse, Billie, trotting along the Harrow Road when he is alerted to the Police Box by its blue light. He had been on duty along the route of the King and Queen as they made their way in Royal Procession to the new Wembley Stadium for the stadium's inaugural FA Cup Final. Constable Scorey was invited on the Police Box telephone to cut along to the stadium to assist his fellow mounted officers with the crowd which is hopelessly oversized due to an ill-conceived ticket sales policy. Estimates vary but, in round figures, 300,000 fans turned up to a stadium built for 127,000 (later 82,000).Despite Billie being a grey, the shambles is referred to as the White Horse Final or the White Horse Incident.
DickyC said:
Whenever I see a Police Box I can picture 28 April 1923 with Constable George Scorey on his horse, Billie, trotting along the Harrow Road when he is alerted to the Police Box by its blue light. He had been on duty along the route of the King and Queen as they made their way in Royal Procession to the new Wembley Stadium for the stadium's inaugural FA Cup Final. Constable Scorey was invited on the Police Box telephone to cut along to the stadium to assist his fellow mounted officers with the crowd which is hopelessly oversized due to an ill-conceived ticket sales policy. Estimates vary but, in round figures, 300,000 fans turned up to a stadium built for 127,000 (later 82,000).
Despite Billie being a grey, the shambles is referred to as the White Horse Final or the White Horse Incident.
What every time?Despite Billie being a grey, the shambles is referred to as the White Horse Final or the White Horse Incident.
If you saw this as you hurtled past a northbound layby on the A34 south of Newbury you would be forgiven for not being drawn in to investigate.
It's where Geoffrey de Havilland first took to the air in the Earl of Carnarvon's back yard at Highclere Castle.
GEOFFREY de HAVILLAND
ASSISTED BY
FRANK HEARLE
CARRIED OUT HIS FIRST FLIGHT
IN HIS HOME MADE AEROPLANE
HERE AT
SEVEN BARROWS
ON 10 SEPTEMBER 1910
It's where Geoffrey de Havilland first took to the air in the Earl of Carnarvon's back yard at Highclere Castle.
GEOFFREY de HAVILLAND
ASSISTED BY
FRANK HEARLE
CARRIED OUT HIS FIRST FLIGHT
IN HIS HOME MADE AEROPLANE
HERE AT
SEVEN BARROWS
ON 10 SEPTEMBER 1910
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