Comments for The Barrow Boy http://thebarrowboy.wordpress.com A Bermondsey boy who wandered a long way from home Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:55:23 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 Comment on The workhouse and more Bermondsey life by thebarrowboy http://thebarrowboy.wordpress.com/2008/08/31/the-workhouse-and-more-bermondsey-life/#comment-525 thebarrowboy Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:55:23 +0000 http://thebarrowboy.wordpress.com/?p=1078#comment-525 Yes, please, Joe Yes, please, Joe

]]> Comment on The workhouse and more Bermondsey life by JoeFoster http://thebarrowboy.wordpress.com/2008/08/31/the-workhouse-and-more-bermondsey-life/#comment-524 JoeFoster Wed, 25 Nov 2009 19:51:46 +0000 http://thebarrowboy.wordpress.com/?p=1078#comment-524 Did someone want pictures of Dixs Place if so I can help Did someone want pictures of Dixs Place if so I can help

]]> Comment on Flowers and Views of the Holy Land by thebarrowboy http://thebarrowboy.wordpress.com/2009/01/06/flowers-of-the-holy-land/#comment-523 thebarrowboy Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:57:21 +0000 http://thebarrowboy.wordpress.com/?p=2219#comment-523 Hi, Graeme. One of the other people who commented below the post said he bought two of the books on Ebay, one for $80 and another for $110. In case you didn't read them, several of the comments provide interesting information about the books. Peter Hi, Graeme.

One of the other people who commented below the post said he bought two of the books on Ebay, one for $80 and another for $110. In case you didn’t read them, several of the comments provide interesting information about the books.

Peter

]]> Comment on Flowers and Views of the Holy Land by Graeme Smith http://thebarrowboy.wordpress.com/2009/01/06/flowers-of-the-holy-land/#comment-522 Graeme Smith Wed, 25 Nov 2009 05:59:16 +0000 http://thebarrowboy.wordpress.com/?p=2219#comment-522 I have a similar book titled "Flowers & Views of the Holy Land Fleurs et Vues De La Terre Sainte with 10 postcards and pressed flowers opposite, the final postcard showing 4 Bedouins on horseback. Received as a bequeath many years ago in NZ and would like to get an idea of value. Any ideas? I have a similar book titled “Flowers & Views of the Holy Land Fleurs et Vues De La Terre Sainte with 10 postcards and pressed flowers opposite, the final postcard showing 4 Bedouins on horseback. Received as a bequeath many years ago in NZ and would like to get an idea of value. Any ideas?

]]> Comment on The trains in Spain race swiftly across the plain by George http://thebarrowboy.wordpress.com/2009/06/23/the-trains-in-spain-race-rapidly-over-the-plains/#comment-521 George Mon, 16 Nov 2009 11:32:26 +0000 http://thebarrowboy.wordpress.com/?p=2769#comment-521 In the mid nineties I lived and worked Paris and I often traveled on the fantastic high speed TGV. Two years ago I visited Japan for a period of two months during that time I managed to traverse the country in just about every direction, all the travel took place on the various models of the fabulous Shinkansen high speed trains. I now live in Madrid and whenever I have to go somewhere I try to go by train, perhaps it is something in my blood. From my personal train travel experiences I think that the AVE is perhaps the best high speed train I have ever been on; furthermore, it has one thing that no other train in the world has: a full refund of your ticket if the AVE is more than five minutes late, something that for obvious business reasons very rarely happens. In the mid nineties I lived and worked Paris and I often traveled on the fantastic high speed TGV. Two years ago I visited Japan for a period of two months during that time I managed to traverse the country in just about every direction, all the travel took place on the various models of the fabulous Shinkansen high speed trains. I now live in Madrid and whenever I have to go somewhere I try to go by train, perhaps it is something in my blood. From my personal train travel experiences I think that the AVE is perhaps the best high speed train I have ever been on; furthermore, it has one thing that no other train in the world has: a full refund of your ticket if the AVE is more than five minutes late, something that for obvious business reasons very rarely happens.

]]> Comment on More photos of Stogs by thebarrowboy http://thebarrowboy.wordpress.com/2008/12/21/more-photos-of-stogs/#comment-520 thebarrowboy Tue, 10 Nov 2009 21:20:51 +0000 http://thebarrowboy.wordpress.com/?p=2107#comment-520 Dear Peter, Thank you for this - it is good to hear that the baxxxrd was humiliated at the end. I did hear one story that he had tried to cane Hawkins, but that may have been an exaggeration! Interestingly, I was working for a housing association in Great Peter Street in Victoria in 1988/89, and I spotted the said toadie J.R. Hawkins a couple of times. He was looking very frail and was (I think) clearly near the end of his life. He was wandering the streets, looking quite confused. I don''t remember having any contact with Hawkins during my time at STOGS - just remember him taking assembly once or twice a week. I was astonished at how the building got to me when I visited in 2006 - in part because of the darkness and shadows. Standing outside the Oaf's study on the balcony, there was a brief moment when the child within me expected the door to open and see that familiar sneering face with those mean thin lips, the comically receding hairline and that unmistakable voice dripping with contempt. It was a strange experience. Damn his soul to hell! Thanks again - it is good to celebrate the demise of such an evil man. Feel free to post this if you wish! DAVID Dear Peter,

Thank you for this – it is good to hear that the baxxxrd was humiliated at the end. I did hear one story that he had tried to cane Hawkins, but that may have been an exaggeration!

Interestingly, I was working for a housing association in Great Peter Street in Victoria in 1988/89, and I spotted the said toadie J.R. Hawkins a couple of times. He was looking very frail and was (I think) clearly near the end of his life. He was wandering the streets, looking quite confused. I don”t remember having any contact with Hawkins during my time at STOGS – just remember him taking assembly once or twice a week.

I was astonished at how the building got to me when I visited in 2006 – in part because of the darkness and shadows. Standing outside the Oaf’s study on the balcony, there was a brief moment when the child within me expected the door to open and see that familiar sneering face with those mean thin lips, the comically receding hairline and that unmistakable voice dripping with contempt. It was a strange experience. Damn his soul to hell!

Thanks again – it is good to celebrate the demise of such an evil man. Feel free to post this if you wish!

DAVID

]]> Comment on More photos of Stogs by thebarrowboy http://thebarrowboy.wordpress.com/2008/12/21/more-photos-of-stogs/#comment-519 thebarrowboy Tue, 10 Nov 2009 19:02:25 +0000 http://thebarrowboy.wordpress.com/?p=2107#comment-519 I'll write to you at once. I’ll write to you at once.

]]> Comment on More photos of Stogs by David http://thebarrowboy.wordpress.com/2008/12/21/more-photos-of-stogs/#comment-517 David Tue, 10 Nov 2009 18:30:07 +0000 http://thebarrowboy.wordpress.com/?p=2107#comment-517 Sorry - I left a comment earlier. I have just realised that I left the underline out of my e-mail address. Thanks for saying you would let me know of the Oaf's demise. Reading the comments has been really helpful. I have no contact with other Olavians nowadays and it is good to hear that others had similar experiences to my own! Sorry – I left a comment earlier. I have just realised that I left the underline out of my e-mail address. Thanks for saying you would let me know of the Oaf’s demise.

Reading the comments has been really helpful. I have no contact with other Olavians nowadays and it is good to hear that others had similar experiences to my own!

]]> Comment on Pie, mash and liquor by Alan Worrow http://thebarrowboy.wordpress.com/2008/04/24/pie-mash-and-liquor/#comment-516 Alan Worrow Tue, 10 Nov 2009 16:10:00 +0000 http://thebarrowboy.wordpress.com/?p=132#comment-516 Have a look at Manze's website...they do mail order pie and mash. http://www.manze.co.uk/index.htm Have a look at Manze’s website…they do mail order pie and mash. http://www.manze.co.uk/index.htm

]]> Comment on Hot off the press by thebarrowboy http://thebarrowboy.wordpress.com/2008/08/08/hot-off-the-press/#comment-515 thebarrowboy Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:33:36 +0000 http://thebarrowboy.wordpress.com/?p=716#comment-515 My email to the address you posted bounced back. If you post a correct one, I'll re-send the message. My email to the address you posted bounced back. If you post a correct one, I’ll re-send the message.

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