OneGuyFromBarlick

Cheers Mate, I'll pop round one evening next week. I have been busy helping to reprint a WW1 book for my hometown, Middleton near Manchester. It was first printed in 1919 by the local paper and contains over 500 obituaries of local men lost in the Great War. A truly heart rendering book. If you wish...

Hi Thomo, could you tell me which is the local outlet? I wish to buy a copy.

Have they replied yet Thomo?

Agreed.

Our first Fun Day on the field at Salterforth today since we decided to join the organising team. We have a fantastic but very tiring day. If you were there I was the man liberating you from a few coppers at the gate. I was most impressed by the seven year old who ran a fell race this morning and th...

OK, I'm an Offcumden...I realise that some people may have different ideals/ideas but some of the posts on here regarding such a minor issue have directed me to think that there are some funny folk up here. Bizarre comments to say the least! Thanks Ian, Stanley, Kev and David for keeping a sane view...

Las Vegas, Honolulu, Sydney, Tamworth NSW and Dubai. Quite a busy month's holiday. Anglesey on Friday in the caravan.

I would hazard a guess that the first tank pic will be dated 1918 perhaps. "Tanks" as we know then didn't make an appearance until 1916, and represent the type that one of found it's way to Letcliffe. The second one displayed is a Whippet, a two man (or is it three?)tyhat were more common ...

What engine is that Stanley?

I do, thanks Stanley.

I was born just off picture to the left, near Tandle Hill and lived for twenty five years to the right of the photo, on the hill just behind the flats in Rochdale.

Where was Higher Greenhill Cottage situated Stanley?

The Grave of H Barter who died on the Rohilla and is buried in Worcester.

'Saw you this afternoon Thomo as I passed in the wagon, you looked contented with life. Now was that an 'afters Martini you were caressing?

The panel on the Naval Memorial at Chatham. H Barter's body was recovered and was buried in Worcester, his hometown.

I missed on this the old site and would really like be able to read it please.

The soldier Beheaded/stabbed in Woolwich lived in my hometown. Very sad.

Agreed!

I was informed by Terry Denham of the "In From The Cold" project that it usually takes a couple of years for the CWGC to arrange a headstone in these circumstances. I reckon Wilfred should recieving his later this year.

Andy.

Stanley, help me, I'm just a commom man. What does sycophantic eulogies and oblective assessment actally mean?.

Glenda Jackson or Margaret Thatcher? No contest.

"An eye for an eye will make us all blind". Ghandi. Just seen this on a top 100 Christmas moments on some obscure Sky channel.

To be honest, when I first saw it I thought it was a very low flying plane. We stepped out of the door to see it again, as I said before white and green. Absolutley no noise.

We saw the lights last night. They went in a south to north direction and were mainly white with a little green in there as well. I know it was friday night and I may have had a little tipple but we both saw them. Very spooky

I must admit as being an Offcumden, I really do enjoy looking at these photos. I looked at Kevs link and saw for the first time the old Co-op. A lovely building, what was upstairs?
If it was like my hometown there would have been a ballroom, boardroom and reading rooms.