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p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 1 Mar 20

I know nothing abut Harry Potter, however, this shop in the Shambles, an ancient street in York, England, sells Potter memorabilia. I just like the name.

harry potter

york

shop

souvenir

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p1kef1sh Shambles is known as the 'street of butchers'. It's name comes from the medieval 'shamel', or booth, because the butchers' shops had benches outside to display meat. Found that on the internet, it sounds reasonable to me.

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p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 1 Mar 20

I know nothing abut Harry Potter, however, this shop in the Shambles, an ancient street in York, England, sells Potter memorabilia. I just like the name.

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p1kef1sh Now that might be interesting. Alas that's not the case.

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p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 26 Feb 20

Perched in the north aisle of St Nicholas church in Wickham, Berkshire, England there are these curious elephant heads. Made of paper mâché they were installed by a 19th century priest who had seen them in Paris and moved them to...

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p1kef1sh Not al lot, although elephants never forget of course. They killed dragons by stamping on them, so there's an allusion to good and evil in the symbolism.

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p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 26 Feb 20

Perched in the north aisle of St Nicholas church in Wickham, Berkshire, England there are these curious elephant heads. Made of paper mâché they were installed by a 19th century priest who had seen them in Paris and moved them to...

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p1kef1sh I don't like them at all. They add spookiness to an already creepy church.

27 Feb 20

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p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 24 Feb 20

No, not Sans serif or Arial, this font is of the baptismal variety and has the most enormous and ornate cover that must be lifted using a pulley system. Fonts in England were covered to stop people from stealing the consecrated...

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p1kef1sh Ewelme in Oxfordshire, I used to live there a lifetime ago.

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p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 24 Feb 20

No, not Sans serif or Arial, this font is of the baptismal variety and has the most enormous and ornate cover that must be lifted using a pulley system. Fonts in England were covered to stop people from stealing the consecrated...

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p1kef1sh I think not.

25 Feb 20

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p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 24 Feb 20

No, not Sans serif or Arial, this font is of the baptismal variety and has the most enormous and ornate cover that must be lifted using a pulley system. Fonts in England were covered to stop people from stealing the consecrated...

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p1kef1sh Plenty more where those lads came from! LOL.

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p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 24 Feb 20

A couple of years ago I was fortunate enough to be taken on a behind the scenes tour of parts of Windsor Castle. We saw many things that the public do not usually access and had a superb day. One place that we were taken to was...

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p1kef1sh If you wish. This seemed better equipped for parties tbh.

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p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 22 Feb 20

One of my interests is graffiti in ancient buildings. This is a not too old example taken from the ruined abbey at Netley in Hampshire, England. Sue and Jim left their rather beautifully framed names for passers by to view for...

graffiti

marks

love

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p1kef1sh Depends on the building and it's purpose. Most old graffiti in churches is devotional and protective, not vandalism.

24 Feb 20

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p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 22 Feb 20

One of my interests is graffiti in ancient buildings. This is a not too old example taken from the ruined abbey at Netley in Hampshire, England. Sue and Jim left their rather beautifully framed names for passers by to view for...

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p1kef1sh Me too. It's very frustrating.

24 Feb 20

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p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 21 Feb 20

Don't you just love it when a solid British sounding chap send you what must surely be an authentic plea for help?

scam

help

ripoff

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p1kef1sh @BarBaraPrz You'll think of a way!

22 Feb 20

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p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 21 Feb 20

Don't you just love it when a solid British sounding chap send you what must surely be an authentic plea for help?

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p1kef1sh Definitely.

22 Feb 20

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p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 21 Feb 20

Don't you just love it when a solid British sounding chap send you what must surely be an authentic plea for help?

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p1kef1sh But he sounds totally legit! LOL.

22 Feb 20

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p1kef1sh @p1kef1sh (45681) 21 Feb 20

Don't you just love it when a solid British sounding chap send you what must surely be an authentic plea for help?

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p1kef1sh Yes,he's very funny.

22 Feb 20

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