Local Heroes

Posts : 7230 Join date : 2011-05-12

I reckon he threw Captain Oates out of the tent

Subject: Re: Local Heroes Wed Oct 17, 2012 10:08 pm

Why no Drake? Political correctness?

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To be fair there is a lot of Drake related stuff around the City already. That big statue for one. And Armada Way. Then HMS Drake. And Drake's Circus. Old Sir Francis doesn't do too badly.

Subject: Re: Local Heroes Wed Oct 17, 2012 10:19 pm

Freathy wrote:: To be fair there is a lot of Drake related stuff around the City already. That big statue for one. And Armada Way. Then HMS Drake. And Drake's Circus. Old Sir Francis doesn't do too badly.

True enough.The Drakes Drum boozer,as well.

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Freathy wrote:: To be fair there is a lot of Drake related stuff around the City already. That big statue for one. And Armada Way. Then HMS Drake. And Drake's Circus. Old Sir Francis doesn't do too badly.

dont forget the island Wink

Subject: Re: Local Heroes Wed Oct 17, 2012 10:42 pm

Angry of Mayfair wrote:

Freathy wrote:: To be fair there is a lot of Drake related stuff around the City already. That big statue for one. And Armada Way. Then HMS Drake. And Drake's Circus. Old Sir Francis doesn't do too badly.

dont forget the island Wink

I thought that is called devil's island.

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Subject: Re: Local Heroes Wed Oct 17, 2012 10:50 pm

mouldyoldgoat wrote:

Angry of Mayfair wrote:

Freathy wrote:: To be fair there is a lot of Drake related stuff around the City already. That big statue for one. And Armada Way. Then HMS Drake. And Drake's Circus. Old Sir Francis doesn't do too badly.

dont forget the island Wink

I thought that is called devil's island.

Saint Nicholas before they change to Drake

Drake Leat, Drake Reservoir and Drake bowling green

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Drake would be upset now that they pulled his cinema down

Anyone remember the El sombrero in Bedford street? Charles Dance worked in there
not a lot of people know that.

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drake has enough named after him he is even mention in one of the most famous US presidents speeches.

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And Drakes statue in Tavistock, and Mrs. Drake named her son Charlie after him.

Posts : 3191 Join date : 2011-12-02

As it happens Radio 4 are serialising a Nancy Astor biography on its Book of the Week at the moment. Very interesting it is too.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/b01n9wzp/Book_of_the_Week_Nancy_The_Story_of_Lady_Astor_Episode_1/

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Dawn French has just spent the morning stuffing her face on Saturay Kitchen. Don't think she mentioned Plymouth once. Local hero my arse.

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She did mention Plymouth Dougie, & said that half of her family were Janners (which bemused James Martin) & the other half were from Cornwall.

Subject: Re: Local Heroes Sat Oct 27, 2012 11:57 am

Dougie wrote:: Dawn French has just spent the morning stuffing her face on Saturay Kitchen. Don't think she mentioned Plymouth once. Local hero my arse.

and she put clotted cream in her pastie

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Tgwu wrote:

Dougie wrote:: Dawn French has just spent the morning stuffing her face on Saturay Kitchen. Don't think she mentioned Plymouth once. Local hero my arse.

and she put clotted cream in her pastie

Is that a euphemism?

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Andy_Symons wrote:

Tgwu wrote:

Dougie wrote:: Dawn French has just spent the morning stuffing her face on Saturay Kitchen. Don't think she mentioned Plymouth once. Local hero my arse.

and she put clotted cream in her pastie

Is that a euphemism?

You would need a feckin bucket of clotted cream if it is.

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