Today I saw...

Glam

Glam

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@shoes We were side by side on the roundabout up at junc 14. I headed towards Eccleshall, and he went up the motorway towards the Potteries. Perhaps this should be on the Today I heard bit n all, cos that car sounded nice as he pulled away.
 
Gramaisc

Gramaisc

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...that Wickes have installed an excellent marketing feature. Their guttering spews water out onto the railings below, where, in windless conditions like today's, it splatters off the railings and arcs spectacularly all over the stored trolleys

Anybody walking past with any gutter problems at home can't fail to be reminded of them and take the opportunity to nip in and buy the parts to remedy the situation.

Subliminal marketing at its very best.

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Gramaisc

Gramaisc

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...that you really need to be sure that any post intended to hold a sign is of an adequate size to deal with any subsequent wind-loadings.

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staffordjas

staffordjas

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A few cars inside the fenced off old Frankie & Bennys car park, along with a few people looking around the open building.
 
age'd parent

age'd parent

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staffordjas said:
A few cars inside the fenced off old Frankie & Bennys car park, along with a few people looking around the open building.
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I heard lord Nelson want's it, and the bank back, so he can get to his money easily.

The New Hough was built in 1907 and was the residence of the Manager of the adjacent Siemens factory and offices. When English Electric established its Headquarters in Stafford, Lord Nelson lived in the New Hough and important customers, guests and visitors stayed there. During GEC and later Alstom's ownership, the New Hough continued to keep its own staff with a housekeeper, part-time chef, cleaner and gardener. The housekeeper had a separate apartment of several rooms and a sewing room in the roof top story of the house. The garden was very large with formal borders, hedges, and lawns; there was also a croquet lawn and a tennis court with their own pavilions and a large vegetable garden. Along with many other changes to the Lichfield Road Site, the New Hough closed and the contents were sold by Auction on Saturday 20 July 2002. During the redevelopment of the Site the New Hough was stripped of the wood panelling in the hall, stairs and landing and the staircase removed. All the ground floors rooms were knocked into one large area. The New Hough opened November 2007 as a Frankie and Benny’s New York American Diner/Restaurant.
 
John Marwood

John Marwood

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age'd parent said:
I heard lord Nelson want's it, and the bank back, so he can get to his money easily.

The New Hough was built in 1907 and was the residence of the Manager of the adjacent Siemens factory and offices. When English Electric established its Headquarters in Stafford, Lord Nelson lived in the New Hough and important customers, guests and visitors stayed there. During GEC and later Alstom's ownership, the New Hough continued to keep its own staff with a housekeeper, part-time chef, cleaner and gardener. The housekeeper had a separate apartment of several rooms and a sewing room in the roof top story of the house. The garden was very large with formal borders, hedges, and lawns; there was also a croquet lawn and a tennis court with their own pavilions and a large vegetable garden. Along with many other changes to the Lichfield Road Site, the New Hough closed and the contents were sold by Auction on Saturday 20 July 2002. During the redevelopment of the Site the New Hough was stripped of the wood panelling in the hall, stairs and landing and the staircase removed. All the ground floors rooms were knocked into one large area. The New Hough opened November 2007 as a Frankie and Benny’s New York American Diner/Restaurant.
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Ahhh yes

Progress Freemason stylee

Got to love the Stafford elite
 
staffordjas

staffordjas

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age'd parent said:
I heard lord Nelson want's it, and the bank back, so he can get to his money easily.

The New Hough was built in 1907 and was the residence of the Manager of the adjacent Siemens factory and offices. When English Electric established its Headquarters in Stafford, Lord Nelson lived in the New Hough and important customers, guests and visitors stayed there. During GEC and later Alstom's ownership, the New Hough continued to keep its own staff with a housekeeper, part-time chef, cleaner and gardener. The housekeeper had a separate apartment of several rooms and a sewing room in the roof top story of the house. The garden was very large with formal borders, hedges, and lawns; there was also a croquet lawn and a tennis court with their own pavilions and a large vegetable garden. Along with many other changes to the Lichfield Road Site, the New Hough closed and the contents were sold by Auction on Saturday 20 July 2002. During the redevelopment of the Site the New Hough was stripped of the wood panelling in the hall, stairs and landing and the staircase removed. All the ground floors rooms were knocked into one large area. The New Hough opened November 2007 as a Frankie and Benny’s New York American Diner/Restaurant.
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I used to work in The Old Hough for a few years while alterations were being done over in Gec measurements. Fond memories of that place, exploring the air raid shelter in the grounds, finding secret passageways behind walls , and scaring the programming staff on a saturday morning by suddenly appearing out of their wall :lol: And then there was feeding the squirrel who came knocking at our window each day for his lunch, and waving to the lads in the main works upstairs windows :roll: At christmas we found a short cut through the stables (or looked like stables) over to Stychfields club and was told off by some bloke ...
Was so sad when we eventually had to go back to the fairway factory , and soon after finding The Old Hough had been razed to the ground.
 
littleme

littleme

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Glam said:
Taking the daughter in law to an appointment and saw @littleme walking to work. Was just at last minute so didn't have time give a belt on the horn.
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Walking to work? I think you'll find that like any propper lady, I only walk from the front door to the car door ddhhhhaaaarrrrrrling! ;)

I saw you & Jesus a couple of days ago, peering into the Indians windows!
 
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