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robertmitchellSPAMnewsletter,Sa22Jul2006,JUL,3/06,1 of 16 - bit of thunder this morning
Saturday 22nd July,2006 - Leicester library, computer B
Hello kind reader,
Oxford canal was built 1790 to take goods from Birmingham to London, by the great pioneering canal engineer, James Brindley. If you want to go from A to B, don't go along a canal! I walked by the 26 mile to Leicester, marker on the canal. Then, up on the road, it said - 16 miles to Leicester. The Oxford canal wanders to and fro following hill 'n dale. But if you like to walk in the countryside, the canal is the best. The birds sing, the clegg flies sting (quite painful), there is much growth along the canal - at the moment much meadowsweet. There are many farms, fields, quite a lot of woodland - and no cars!
I walked along the road - A4304 to Market Harborough, as I had run out of food. I got there about a quarter to six before the bin men - the bane of all tramps - and found enough cold chips to ward off the pangs of hunger. Tesco Metro opened at 7, so I stocked up on my emergency reserves. The Grammer skool was built in 1612 by Robert Smyth, who was a big name in the city. He built it on posts, so that the market people could shelter underneath in rainy weather.
Yesterday morning I walked through Foxton junction which has the famous inclined plane, where there are now 10 locks. I had a look round, around dawn, and it is being made into a museum, I believe. There was a top dock, and a big iron carrier boat. It carried a narrow boat up or down the inclined plane, from or to, the bottom dock. I think it worked for less than 10 years before they gave up.
Today, I walked into Leicester, the biggest city so far. I kipped last night in a bit of woodland, on ivy ground cover, near the A6, and walked along the A6. The wood-framed Guildhall was built by the Corpus Christi guild in 1393. The cathedral looks like a big parish church that has been upgraded to a cathedral, but looks none the worse for that - late gothic? The castle is only a mound or 'motte' today, but St Mary de castro, the castle church, is still going strong. The Great Hall goes back to about 1150, but has an 'elegant brick facade' from 1695.
Best Wishes to all, from the tourist who goes on foot, Robert
PS Did you know? - Geoffrey Chaucer is said to have married in the 1360s in St Mary de castro, John of Gaunt one of his sponsors.
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Su2Jul2006
Tu4 Devizes, half-hour TV show, with Alec Clifton-Taylor,1984, at the Spirituality Group, with Dave, Derek, Stewart and Gordon
Th6 Nomads meet at Caffe Crema, Camden Lock, West Yard, Tony,Cliff,Stewart and self
Su9Jul2006 London
M10 Paddington-Oxford
When:-M10Jul2006-04.30bst
Where:-Looking SE,flash,IKBrunel,Paddington station,platform 1
Weather:-flash before dawn,8/8 alto-stratus,SW 3m/s,15C
Tu11 Oxford-A44
W12 Oxford canal
Th13 Oxford canal, Somerton, Heywood
F14 Banbury
When:-F14July2006-07.50bst
Where:-Looking W, Banbury cross,Banbury,Oxfordshire
Weather:-bright early sun,0/8,E 3m/s,12C
Middle ages cross,knocked down by Puritans,1602. This cross was put up 1859/1914. Statues of Queen Victoria,Edward VII,(Queen Alexandra),George V and Kaiser Wilhelm II(Princess Royal Victoria = Prince Frederik of Prussia)
When:-F14Jul2006-06.50bst
Where:-Looking W,Banbury,Oxon.
Ride a cock horse to Banbury cross
To see a fine lady,upon a white horse.
With rings on her fingers,and bells on her toes,
She shall have music,wherever she goes
Weather:-bright early sun,0/8,E 3m/s,12C
Sa15 oxford canal, Fenny Compton Wharf
Su16Jul2006 Napton
M17 Oxford canal, Daventry
When:-M17Jul2006-05.30bst
Where:-Looking NE,sunrise on the Oxford canal(GUC),E of Napton
Weather:-early sun,1/8 cirrus,0m/s,20C
Tu18 GUC, Braunston
When:-Tu18Jul2006-1515.15bst
Where:-Looking NW,rail bridge over the Leicester arm of the GUC,near Watford
Weather:-sunny,0/8,N 0m/s,27C
W19 GUC, Leicester Arm, Crick
Th20 A4304k Market Harborough
When:-Th20Jul2006-11.30bst
Where:-Looking E,Union Wharf,basin at the end of the Market Harborough arm, of the Liecester arm, of the GUC
Weather:-overcast bright,8/8 alto-stratus,W 2m/s,24C
F21 Foxton, Leicester Arm, GUC
When:-F21Jul2006-07.30bst
Where:-Looking NNE,1 day's walk from Liecester from the South, Leicester arm,GUC
Weather:-bright overcast,7/8 altostratus,SW 2m/s,18C
Sa22 Leicester
When:-Sa23Jul2006-11.30bst
Wherer:-Loooking NNE,Leicester,the steeple of St Mary de Castro
Weather:-bright overcast,8/8 alto-stratus,nimbo-stratus,cumulonimbus,S 4m/s,24C
Su23Jul2006 Leicester
M24 Leicester, Riverside Park
Tu25 Leicester arm, GUC
When:-Tu25Jul2006-06.30bst
Where:-Looking NW,rosebay willowherb,hogweed,gone to seed,by the Soar navigation,between Leicester and Loughborough
Weather:-bright early sun,0/8,0 m/s,17C
W26 Loughborough
When:-W26Jul2006-08.30bst
Where:-Looking S,Carillon bell tower,band stand,1923,war memorial,Q!ueen's Park,Loughborough
Weather:-bright sun,0/8 cirro-stratus,E 1m/s,22C
Dodgy Doggerel 3/06 writing poems
I want to write a poem, good 'n true
Don't like the struggle finding my way through
But as I'm slow 'n lazy, this way's best
Just write two lines, them stop 'n have a rest
DD4/06 untitled
I gaze quite thoughtless up great ashes height
Awond'ring "Now what couplet shall I write?"
Th27 Kegworth, A453
When:-Th28Jul2006-07.00bst
Where:-Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power station,looking across the Soar navigation
Weather:-early sun,7/8,altostratus,cirrostratus,nimbostratus,SE 0m/s,19C
F28 Nottingham
DD5/06 Thursday thunder in the early hours
At one, I sleepy doze beneath the stars.
Far lightning, struck from cloud to ground, sleep mars.
With fright'ned staring eyes, I leap to feet.
While shaking, put on clothes - they must be neat.
Some yards along canal, I find a bridge.
Asleep, the heavy rain does not me budge.
When:-Sa28Jul2006-07.00bst
Where:-Looking SW,An old mill,1850?, by the Nottingham-Beeston canal, below Nottingham castle
Weather:-bright early sun,0/8 cirrus,SE 1m/s,18C
Sa29 Nottingham
Su30Jul2006 Nott'm
M31 rest day, hedgerow between two fields
Dodgy Doggerel 6/06 Too much food to carry
In wide hedgerow, between two fields I get
A day of rest, strong winds, a badger sett.
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robertmitchellSPAMnewsletter,Sa22Jul2006,JUL,3/06,1 of 16 - bit of thunder this morning
Saturday 22nd July,2006 - Leicester library, computer B
Hello kind reader,
Oxford canal was built 1790 to take goods from Birmingham to London, by the great pioneering canal engineer, James Brindley. If you want to go from A to B, don't go along a canal! I walked by the 26 mile to Leicester, marker on the canal. Then, up on the road, it said - 16 miles to Leicester. The Oxford canal wanders to and fro following hill 'n dale. But if you like to walk in the countryside, the canal is the best. The birds sing, the clegg flies sting (quite painful), there is much growth along the canal - at the moment much meadowsweet. There are many farms, fields, quite a lot of woodland - and no cars!
I walked along the road - A4304 to Market Harborough, as I had run out of food. I got there about a quarter to six before the bin men - the bane of all tramps - and found enough cold chips to ward off the pangs of hunger. Tesco Metro opened at 7, so I stocked up on my emergency reserves. The Grammer skool was built in 1612 by Robert Smyth, who was a big name in the city. He built it on posts, so that the market people could shelter underneath in rainy weather.
Yesterday morning I walked through Foxton junction which has the famous inclined plane, where there are now 10 locks. I had a look round, around dawn, and it is being made into a museum, I believe. There was a top dock, and a big iron carrier boat. It carried a narrow boat up or down the inclined plane, from or to, the bottom dock. I think it worked for less than 10 years before they gave up.
Today, I walked into Leicester, the biggest city so far. I kipped last night in a bit of woodland, on ivy ground cover, near the A6, and walked along the A6. The wood-framed Guildhall was built by the Corpus Christi guild in 1393. The cathedral looks like a big parish church that has been upgraded to a cathedral, but looks none the worse for that - late gothic? The castle is only a mound or 'motte' today, but St Mary de castro, the castle church, is still going strong. The Great Hall goes back to about 1150, but has an 'elegant brick facade' from 1695.
Best Wishes to all, from the tourist who goes on foot, Robert
PS Did you know? - Geoffrey Chaucer is said to have married in the 1360s in St Mary de castro, John of Gaunt one of his sponsors.
diary http://sdapp.blogspot:com/
photos http://robertmitchell.textamerica.com/
email from Yahoo mailto:imaginerobmitch@yahoo.com
email not from Yahoo mailto:imaginerobmitch@yahoo.com
=======================================================
Su2Jul2006
Tu4 Devizes, half-hour TV show, with Alec Clifton-Taylor,1984, at the Spirituality Group, with Dave, Derek, Stewart and Gordon
Th6 Nomads meet at Caffe Crema, Camden Lock, West Yard, Tony,Cliff,Stewart and self
Su9Jul2006 London
M10 Paddington-Oxford
When:-M10Jul2006-04.30bst
Where:-Looking SE,flash,IKBrunel,Paddington station,platform 1
Weather:-flash before dawn,8/8 alto-stratus,SW 3m/s,15C
Tu11 Oxford-A44
W12 Oxford canal
Th13 Oxford canal, Somerton, Heywood
F14 Banbury
When:-F14July2006-07.50bst
Where:-Looking W, Banbury cross,Banbury,Oxfordshire
Weather:-bright early sun,0/8,E 3m/s,12C
Middle ages cross,knocked down by Puritans,1602. This cross was put up 1859/1914. Statues of Queen Victoria,Edward VII,(Queen Alexandra),George V and Kaiser Wilhelm II(Princess Royal Victoria = Prince Frederik of Prussia)
When:-F14Jul2006-06.50bst
Where:-Looking W,Banbury,Oxon.
Ride a cock horse to Banbury cross
To see a fine lady,upon a white horse.
With rings on her fingers,and bells on her toes,
She shall have music,wherever she goes
Weather:-bright early sun,0/8,E 3m/s,12C
Sa15 oxford canal, Fenny Compton Wharf
Su16Jul2006 Napton
M17 Oxford canal, Daventry
When:-M17Jul2006-05.30bst
Where:-Looking NE,sunrise on the Oxford canal(GUC),E of Napton
Weather:-early sun,1/8 cirrus,0m/s,20C
Tu18 GUC, Braunston
When:-Tu18Jul2006-1515.15bst
Where:-Looking NW,rail bridge over the Leicester arm of the GUC,near Watford
Weather:-sunny,0/8,N 0m/s,27C
W19 GUC, Leicester Arm, Crick
Th20 A4304k Market Harborough
When:-Th20Jul2006-11.30bst
Where:-Looking E,Union Wharf,basin at the end of the Market Harborough arm, of the Liecester arm, of the GUC
Weather:-overcast bright,8/8 alto-stratus,W 2m/s,24C
F21 Foxton, Leicester Arm, GUC
When:-F21Jul2006-07.30bst
Where:-Looking NNE,1 day's walk from Liecester from the South, Leicester arm,GUC
Weather:-bright overcast,7/8 altostratus,SW 2m/s,18C
Sa22 Leicester
When:-Sa23Jul2006-11.30bst
Wherer:-Loooking NNE,Leicester,the steeple of St Mary de Castro
Weather:-bright overcast,8/8 alto-stratus,nimbo-stratus,cumulonimbus,S 4m/s,24C
Su23Jul2006 Leicester
M24 Leicester, Riverside Park
Tu25 Leicester arm, GUC
When:-Tu25Jul2006-06.30bst
Where:-Looking NW,rosebay willowherb,hogweed,gone to seed,by the Soar navigation,between Leicester and Loughborough
Weather:-bright early sun,0/8,0 m/s,17C
W26 Loughborough
When:-W26Jul2006-08.30bst
Where:-Looking S,Carillon bell tower,band stand,1923,war memorial,Q!ueen's Park,Loughborough
Weather:-bright sun,0/8 cirro-stratus,E 1m/s,22C
Dodgy Doggerel 3/06 writing poems
I want to write a poem, good 'n true
Don't like the struggle finding my way through
But as I'm slow 'n lazy, this way's best
Just write two lines, them stop 'n have a rest
DD4/06 untitled
I gaze quite thoughtless up great ashes height
Awond'ring "Now what couplet shall I write?"
Th27 Kegworth, A453
When:-Th28Jul2006-07.00bst
Where:-Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power station,looking across the Soar navigation
Weather:-early sun,7/8,altostratus,cirrostratus,nimbostratus,SE 0m/s,19C
F28 Nottingham
DD5/06 Thursday thunder in the early hours
At one, I sleepy doze beneath the stars.
Far lightning, struck from cloud to ground, sleep mars.
With fright'ned staring eyes, I leap to feet.
While shaking, put on clothes - they must be neat.
Some yards along canal, I find a bridge.
Asleep, the heavy rain does not me budge.
When:-Sa28Jul2006-07.00bst
Where:-Looking SW,An old mill,1850?, by the Nottingham-Beeston canal, below Nottingham castle
Weather:-bright early sun,0/8 cirrus,SE 1m/s,18C
Sa29 Nottingham
Su30Jul2006 Nott'm
M31 rest day, hedgerow between two fields
Dodgy Doggerel 6/06 Too much food to carry
In wide hedgerow, between two fields I get
A day of rest, strong winds, a badger sett.
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