tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post8665832260788533044..comments2024-03-26T11:27:35.814-07:00Comments on Tom Stephenson: AdelstropUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-48621019769316770582012-03-06T11:41:02.393-08:002012-03-06T11:41:02.393-08:00Yes, Weaver - like 'The Naming of Parts', ...Yes, Weaver - like 'The Naming of Parts', it is timeless even though that time has gone forever.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-47060753340301226612012-03-06T11:40:11.235-08:002012-03-06T11:40:11.235-08:00I don't thin I have ever seen that film - shou...I don't thin I have ever seen that film - should I? Really?Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-9600201081260239682012-03-06T11:39:15.009-08:002012-03-06T11:39:15.009-08:00I worry about that too...I worry about that too...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-86777375226230693092012-03-06T11:38:31.738-08:002012-03-06T11:38:31.738-08:00Sainsbury is at the end of this station...Sainsbury is at the end of this station...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-80355960314644562542012-03-06T07:44:00.213-08:002012-03-06T07:44:00.213-08:00One of my favourite poems Tom because of its timel...One of my favourite poems Tom because of its timelessness.The Weaver of Grasshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13947971556343746883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-9420929315089031432012-03-06T07:13:18.601-08:002012-03-06T07:13:18.601-08:00That's a lovely poem Tom. My (maternal) grand...That's a lovely poem Tom. My (maternal) grandfather was a train driver...he'd be really sad to see all the disused lines today, I'm sure. One of my go-to movies when I'm feeling nostalgic for England is The Railway Children. A bit sappy, but it evokes (for me anyway) a romantic memory of riding the train from Southampton to London.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00728645243327906117noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-34754507728929477952012-03-06T06:45:22.107-08:002012-03-06T06:45:22.107-08:00Wonderful poem. Every year I take my 3 grandchildr...Wonderful poem. Every year I take my 3 grandchildren on a train trip because it is so special. I always worry they will disappear. (The trains, not the kids)Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-54572966177312908592012-03-06T06:23:35.841-08:002012-03-06T06:23:35.841-08:00Beautiful building.
I suppose you have to count ...Beautiful building. <br /><br />I suppose you have to count your blessings that the structure is still there at all. So much of our national rail heritage has been knocked down to make way for another fooking Asda (or Waitrose for JG)...Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11487456386841182116noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-50888753449600982212012-03-06T02:57:02.188-08:002012-03-06T02:57:02.188-08:00http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesday_Book
The ab...http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domesday_Book<br /><br />The above Wiki says that it was called Titlestrop, Edestrop and Tedestrop in former times, so I am still none the wiser...Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-77398590759469431092012-03-06T02:49:35.136-08:002012-03-06T02:49:35.136-08:00It does, doesn't it? But it's in Oxfordsh...It does, doesn't it? But it's in Oxfordshire, on the Gloucestershire border. A tiny hamlet, really, but many little places were served with railways up until whenever the Ministry of Transport started to fuck up Britain.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-60173448529149729722012-03-06T02:47:37.997-08:002012-03-06T02:47:37.997-08:00Oh, I suppose I should mention that we still have ...Oh, I suppose I should mention that we still have one station left (Bristol to Paddington line) just in case you were worried.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-65302351310491281422012-03-06T02:34:14.699-08:002012-03-06T02:34:14.699-08:00ADELSTROP
sounds vaguely Yorkshire-ishADELSTROP<br />sounds vaguely Yorkshire-ishJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-90742313686856584312012-03-06T02:28:59.678-08:002012-03-06T02:28:59.678-08:00It is difficult to drive a train in or out of it t...It is difficult to drive a train in or out of it these days, due to the line being ripped up by that chap Beeching, as I mentioned at the top of the page.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2505385214324438018.post-51868796660789135232012-03-06T02:17:25.595-08:002012-03-06T02:17:25.595-08:00Reminds me of Brighton's Victorian station. Wh...Reminds me of Brighton's Victorian station. Why is it disused? Don't tell me they built a nice new one in the 60's!Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.com