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Title: Back in the Day
Post by: Alex on April 08, 2022, 05:23:39 PM
When Britain built real ships !
This was on another forum and I thought it was a photo worth sharing  :upvote:

(https://i.postimg.cc/cJqxQCzd/ship.jpg) (https://postimages.org/)
Title: Re: Back in the Day
Post by: Michael Rolls on April 08, 2022, 05:51:59 PM
it's amazing to realise just how big ;big' ships really are
Mike
Title: Re: Back in the Day
Post by: zoony on April 08, 2022, 05:55:35 PM
Launch day I assume..It does certainly give it scale.  :grin:
Title: Re: Back in the Day
Post by: Michael Rolls on April 08, 2022, 06:53:47 PM
Couple of Ford 105E Anglias on the right hand side - my first car was an Annie!
Mike
Title: Re: Back in the Day
Post by: zoony on April 08, 2022, 08:38:40 PM
Not the best of 'em. A certain propensity to fall over on the wrong kind of corner.. :grin:
Title: Re: Back in the Day
Post by: Michael Rolls on April 08, 2022, 09:22:35 PM
Never had that happen. Did 40,000 miles in about 14 months in it. Did get a bit squirrelly in the wet
Mike
Title: Re: Back in the Day
Post by: Scrumpy on April 09, 2022, 08:49:48 AM



The picture is very impressive..
There was a series on tv many years ago about the Boswell family and , If I remember rightly,the opening shots were of a street with a large boat in the background..
Title: Re: Back in the Day
Post by: klondike on April 09, 2022, 09:42:15 AM
I recall that or something similar on TV. It seemed unreal.
Title: Re: Back in the Day
Post by: Diasi on April 09, 2022, 10:55:52 AM
Not much commuting to work needed. :grin:
Title: Re: Back in the Day
Post by: Alex on April 09, 2022, 12:46:44 PM
This ship was built by Swan Hunter on Tyneside in 1970 - thank you Google  :smiley:
Title: Re: Back in the Day
Post by: Raven on April 09, 2022, 04:37:13 PM
Quote from: Scrumpy on April 09, 2022, 08:49:48 AMThe picture is very impressive..
There was a series on tv many years ago about the Boswell family and , If I remember rightly,the opening shots were of a street with a large boat in the background..

I loved that series (bread) their meal times were so like ours in the house us 4 grew up in. The big kitchen was the hub of our house, and meal times were very lively, like the Boswells were.  :yahoo:
I was watching a repeat of it on Drama not long ago.

Title: Re: Back in the Day
Post by: Michael Rolls on April 09, 2022, 06:33:09 PM
loved the series - especially the long suffering young lady at the labour exchange
Mike
Title: Re: Back in the Day
Post by: GrannyMac on April 09, 2022, 08:03:54 PM
I remember her! I enjoyed Bread.
Title: Re: Back in the Day
Post by: Michael Rolls on April 09, 2022, 09:54:46 PM
unforgettable - the sigh and 'Yes, Mr. Boswell?'
Mike