Eddie Bairstow
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Ex-RN and Army Schoolie. 45 Cdo Gp Schoolie/Watchkeeper Falklands 82. 800m/1500m athletics coach. Photography. Old churches.
Joined January 2020
Relief above entrance of old Royal Doulton works, showing china being made. Note the cat under the chair.
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The Narrows is one way. You do get large vans & cars up there. They all drive v slowly. Pavements are also v narrow. People just step out of the way when vehicles are coming. I've never heard a vehicle beeping a horn along there. I often pop in for a chat to the music shop.
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The Narrows, Totnes. A great place for a stroll... once you've got up the steep High Street. @JaneFranklin99 @SianVidak @Tigga594
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Worth a read, a smile, and a salute to Vietnam Vets. 🫡 @JJOehrlein @gunny_retired @facdd @Tigga594 @militaryhistori
This Huey pilot, I’m sure still in his teens, dropped through a hole in the jungle out from Long Hai early 1971 time frame to pick up a few of us Special Forces guys. He was grinning like it was the most fun he had ever had! On the way back up the chopper blades clipped
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Totnes charity shop. Not for me but looks like an interesting book. @militaryhistori @DrHelenFry @hoyer_kat @AliceB01973554 @Tigga594 @warsmatter
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Totnes High Street. Cranch's Sweet Shop established in Salcombe 1869. Devon's oldest sweet shop. The Gobstoppers do have different colour bands inside. They also do 3inch/75mm ginormous Gobstoppers but had none in stock. @Tigga594 @JaneFranklin99 @militaryhistori @SianVidak
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I started reading the Bolitho books in the late 70s. I have read all my copies twice since then. I'm now reading them all again and am on Book 5. I can't vouch for the historical accuracy of the books but I do recognise types of characters in the RN I served in 1976-86.
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As it's Trafalgar Day, I recommend the Bolitho books to you. @RoyalNavy historical novels following Bolitho family of RN Officers from Midshipman Richard Bolitho in 1772. Book 30 set in 1819. Great yarns. Great characters. @kejamieson_ @NatMuseumRN @militaryhistori @Tigga594
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Superb.
'Piccadilly Circus Underground Station' (from 'This Is London', 1959) by Miroslav Šašek
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This is a superb tale by @jimmyfallon. Well worth spending 5 minutes listening to. It even includes @Buckfast_Abbey Tonic Wine. @militaryhistori @DrHelenFry @Tigga594 @kejamieson_ @chinnychick @45CdoGp
This is absolutely wonderful! @BKA_5_SCOTS spotted @jimmyfallon (who’s in Scotland on a solo trip) & invited him to dinner. His hotel manager lent him his kilt & full regalia & one of the battalion made him his own kilt that night, as well as gift him a regimental cap 🏴
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2/2 81 Norway 3 nights 6 man snow hole. Snug! Dug into snow on steep slope. Sleeping shelves at sides. Passage in middle. Roof domed shape, polished with mess tins to help prevent dripping. Each night it got lower. 30min watches outside at night check no snow holes collapsed.
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1/2 My @RoyalNavy homes Pt 1 76 Hawke Division @DartmouthBRNC. Up a hill away from prowling Staff. 78 Rusty Bee, HMS Bulwark. 3 man cabin. My head next to bulkhead. Other side big diesel generator 81 Norway @45CdoRM @RoyalMarines . Lyngen Hut. 1st time used a duvet @Tigga594
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I love the final sentence "And such sadnesses...." @chinnychick @Tigga594 @ArmandDAngour @militaryhistori
“Most of us have small, sad places in our hearts. My father felt deeply but kept his feelings to himself. Or rather, being a writer, he let them escape in his writing. And so such sadnesses as there were put on cap and bells and emerged as Eeyore.”~C.R.Milne #WorldMentalHealthDay
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St John the Baptist church Marldon, Devon. King William IV crest dated 1835. He was King 1830-37. His Wikipedia entry shows an interesting @RoyalNavy career, inc arrested in a drunken brawl in Gib. @kejamieson_ @NatMuseumRN @militaryhistori @Tigga594
https://t.co/KoEz93dY3S
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Lovely photograph. Lovely memorial. Beautiful font used. @militaryhistori
Birmingham School of Art war memorial plaque. Birmingham School of Art, Birmingham City University, Margaret Street, Birmingham. First and Second World Wars. #LestWeForget
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@HistoricEngland I've just noticed there's a 5th Middleweek name on the World War 2 memorial.
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