tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post7383510281759094593..comments2024-03-25T15:10:13.792+00:00Comments on English Buildings: LincolnPhilip Wilkinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-91409025350424335382009-04-09T18:55:00.000+01:002009-04-09T18:55:00.000+01:00Doh! Yes, Hupmobile was the marque I meant. The br...Doh! Yes, Hupmobile was the marque I meant. The brain's obviously in need of nourishment - at the Old Bakery Restaurant, perhaps.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-71253186452324568822009-04-09T17:55:00.000+01:002009-04-09T17:55:00.000+01:00What's a Hupman, Philip? Do you mean Hupmobile as ...What's a Hupman, Philip? Do you mean Hupmobile as in "Rich the makes of motors purring / Past the pine plantations purring / Come up Hupmobile Delage..." (Indoor Games near Newbury by Betjeman). Incidentally, if you want somewhere good to eat in Lincoln, try The Old Bakery Restaurant, Burton Road - highly recommended.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-12156877035245474652009-04-06T13:42:00.000+01:002009-04-06T13:42:00.000+01:00I never thought about where I was brought up havin...I never thought about where I was brought up having a bearing on my interests of things old and unusual, but spending my time in a Roman/Saxon/Norman town steeped in history and religious violence must have had an effect.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-58021525170416375992009-04-06T09:16:00.000+01:002009-04-06T09:16:00.000+01:00Thank you all for a fascinating bunch of comments....Thank you all for a fascinating bunch of comments.<BR/><BR/>Peter. I too have played this game though not when walking under Roman arches. But Clyno? Whatever next? Mixing the obvious and obscure, Dodge, Essex, Ferrari, Gogomobil, Hupman, I suppose. <BR/><BR/>Neil. I've not read Eagle of the Ninth, but it's on my list: thank you.<BR/><BR/>Ed. Old arches, market crosses, town gatehouses - various historical remains also provide shelter for the youth of today, so that historical echoes and modern voices often come eerily together. <BR/><BR/>Thud. Absolutely. Introducing young people to the Romans is also very rewarding, as one hopes that the memory will linger long.Philip Wilkinsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04893714514416441572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-14855454887996224762009-04-06T00:16:00.000+01:002009-04-06T00:16:00.000+01:00For many an introduction to Roman Britain in child...For many an introduction to Roman Britain in childhood is something that haunts the present for ever...for me anyway.Thudhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18320037763190473684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-21818225641164700972009-04-05T23:03:00.000+01:002009-04-05T23:03:00.000+01:00The first house I owned was just south of Newcastl...The first house I owned was just south of Newcastle upon Tyne's West Road and was built directly on the vallum that ran parallel to Hadrian's Wall. I liked to think that I could heat the distant echoes of legionaries as they wearily patrolled the border. Usually, though, it was the mating call of Newcastle's feral youth returning home from a night out o the 'toon'.Ednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-18028122081108633652009-04-05T22:57:00.000+01:002009-04-05T22:57:00.000+01:00I've just read today about plans to film Rosemary ...I've just read today about plans to film Rosemary Sutcliff's novel The Eagle of the Ninth, and wonder if you've read it - if not, you should. Not absolutely her best, which is The Mark of the Horse Lord, but still a great read.Neilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18020242863144175965noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4228081722487474323.post-69095184359207192522009-04-05T22:54:00.000+01:002009-04-05T22:54:00.000+01:00Ron Combo and I once walked through this arch and ...Ron Combo and I once walked through this arch and completely ignored it, so preoccupied were we with a conversation that had started in a nearby hostelry. We were trying to name a make of car for every letter of the alphabet. Alvis, Buick, Clyno (that was me) and so on. It was very dark, drink had been taken. I promise to take more notice next time.Peter Ashleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00027878122724846472noreply@blogger.com