This thread is like a school trip Herm, Did you know Queen Boud gave the Romans a spanking in Colchester and Leading Fish was at his Aunties in 1966. I wish I had payed attention in History
Colchester is twinned with Wetzlar, Avignon and Imola. While it's not twinned with any-where in South America, you can anagram those three places to get Amazon Wino Till Grave
Very interesting facts devo Carrying on with your South American connection, do the local women go in for "brazillians" ? Just interested..............
One of the nicer branch lines in the UK. A choice of three destinations from the main station, there is the small town centre station, which used to be called St Boltoph's. Then you have the option of branching again, at Thorpe-le-Soken, to either Walton-on-the-Naze or Godders favourite holiday destination, Clacton-on-Sea. I only rate the line from Lewes to Seaford as being prettier. But I would, wouldn't I.
I'm pretty good at knowing geographically where places are - but it took donkey's years for me to get my head round the fact that Carlisle is in England and not Wales or Scotland.
Lots of sheep shagging goes on in Carlisle just ask Brecon Saint. I once tried to buy a pair of wellies there when on away tour with Pompey in the eighties due to the poor weather, but they had sold out, makes a welcome change to the Scummers pony fiddling I suppose! We lost 2-0 that day and Carlisle went up a division..............Sadly, I always remember the chant, 'were going up you're not, you're not'<doh >
No-one, and I mean no-one, offends Ronny and gets away with it devo! The skill master, unlike all these overrated modern day comparisons to the legend Ronaldinho .. (Messi, Neymar Hazard e.t.c )
One of Carlisle's most interesting buildings is Carlisle Castle and has been the scene of many important events in history. The Royalist army was under siege from the Roundheads during the English Civil War. Given the strategic location at the western end of the English border with Scotland, it is not surprising that Carlisle Castle has withstood siege and counter-siege for centuries. The castle was begun in wood by William II in 1092, and rebuilt in stone by Henry I in 1122. Over the next decade the city walls and castle keep were completed. Within the keep are cells used for holding prisoners. In one of these cells visitors can see carvings etched in the stone by prisoners of Richard, Duke of Gloucester (later Richard III). The most famous prisoner to be confined at Carlisle Castle was Mary, Queen of Scots, who was held here after she abdicated the throne of Scotland in 1568. In 1745 Jacobite troops under Bonnie Prince Charlie captured the castle. The Jacobites could not keep up the momentum of their invasion and the castle quickly became a defensive bastion against the army of George II. In the end the Jacobites were forced to capitulate, and the castle became their prison. In the dungeon visitors can see the "licking stones" where the Jacobite prisoners were forced to lick moisture off the dungeon walls to keep themselves alive, at least temporarily. The keep today houses a display on The '45 Rising, and a model that shows the state of the city at that time. A small cell at the top of the keep is named after Sir Walter Scott's MacIvor, hero of Waverley.
Carlisle is ideally located between Scotland and the Lake District Cumbria, and both within easy reach. Situated on the path of Hadrian's Wall, Carlisle is a vibrant, cultured city. Well, it said that when I googled it in, so it must be true........
That's very good, Saints Alive, thank you. Carlisle seems rather a quiet town these days, having changed hands so many times in years gone by. Eddie Stobart seems to be their most recent success. Here is a link to the fan club website. http://www.clubstobart.co.uk/ One gets the feeling they are an interesting bunch. Eddie Stobart chocolate indeed. please log in to view this image
Cheers Meow, The story of the Jacobite prisoners licking stones for water to stay alive has stuck with me ever since I saw the excellent series, "History of Britain" by Simon Scharma a few years ago...It's well worth a watch if history floats your boat, like me....The piece on the "licking stones" starts at 46:50 on this video... [video=youtube;eDx66L6Ya78]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eDx66L6Ya78&feature=fvst[/video] Hoping for a South Coast derby tomorrow at Cardiff, I think Hants and Sussex will contest the final, but it will be too close to call. I just hope the rain stays away this time. Wish I could go, but Saints always come first.
