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You're forgiven.
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I was reading this and thinking I should point you in the direction of the excellent post of London Inheritance,then I reached the end! 🙄🙄
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Fascinating, thanks DG. The London Inheritance blog was also worth the read. I’ve been to both ends of the Yantlet line without having a clue that it existed.
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Totally fascinating! Does a medieval proprietorial boundary necessarily coincide with the point where an estuary becomes open sea?
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Some years ago I was regularly able to swim 30 lengths of the 33.3m pool in central Southend in my lunch hour.
As an alternative summer activity, I used to go down to the beach near the Crowstone at high tide and swim out to, and around, the obelisk, and then back to the shore without stopping. I couldn't do that now! The pool was demolished and replaced by a new 25m pool on the outskirts of the Borough which, like all others, has been closed since March. |
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I visited and photographed all the London Stones three years ago:
captainjpslog.blogspot.com/2017/08/visiting-london-stones.html Interesting project! |
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The Staines stone moved to memorial gardens in 2012. Fascinating plaque giving all the history. Sure I have a photo of it but can't find it.
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Looks like you were on Southend Pier the same day as theperimeter.uk walking photographer @QuintinLake, who is a week away from becoming briefly famous.
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err..It's Staines-upon-Thames.
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Refund!
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I was looking out for Quintin but he was a few hours behind, unfortunately (and only reached the Crow Stone yesterday).
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Thank you for NOT calling it Staines-upon-Thames.
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Fascinating blog today DG. I love anything interesting or historic to do with the Thames. Thanks for all the links to previous blogs and places.
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There's also a London Stone near Cannon Street station, which I think this blog has covered before.
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I have never heard it called Staines-upon-Thames. Doesn't matter what you append, it's still called Staines. Might as well just tough it out.
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Spelthorne Borough Council now call it Staines Upon Thames and have signs everywhere saying so. Everyone else calls it Staines.
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