Another example of the sort of Steam Omnibus chassis that Ex-Colonel Quentin might have used for his caravan conversion:
And here's - The MARDLINGHAM Saga - today's episode.
The French Steam Omnibus mentioned in Lifes-Lessons comment.
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Usksider
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- Monday, 20. Aug, 2007 @ 12:09:08
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Munzly
- http://poppycock.blog.co.uk/
- Monday, 20. Aug, 2007 @ 13:01:58
As I keep saying, a good artist to give me a hand would really be an asset. I used to be able to draw, but I'm so rusty that it would take me too long to get anything sketched that would be worth publishing - besides another "eye" on the characters would be a good thing - round them out a bit more.
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- http://www.usksider.co.uk
- Monday, 20. Aug, 2007 @ 13:07:43
You might want talk to Spiritbird; do you know him? Ed's quite an artist and a writer too...
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- Monday, 20. Aug, 2007 @ 12:13:55
They obviously had better Summers than we do, or were more hardy. It looks a bit like the later French one shown here:
http://www.oldwoodies.com/gallery-bus.htm
I do enjoy these pictures you find - brings it more alive. Perhaps you could do a graphic novel version!-
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Munzly
- http://poppycock.blog.co.uk/
- Monday, 20. Aug, 2007 @ 13:02:56
That was my first thought, but then I realised how rusty my drawing has become over the years
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Munzly
- http://poppycock.blog.co.uk/
- Monday, 20. Aug, 2007 @ 13:07:23
Thanks for the link - just had a look - the French version is somehow so much more "French" - I wonder how they do it
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- Monday, 20. Aug, 2007 @ 13:09:59
It's those cheeses hanging from the side and the fact it runs on garlic!! It is a fairly similar design though. Pesonally I always fancied a ride in a Charabanc.
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Munzly
- http://poppycock.blog.co.uk/
- Monday, 20. Aug, 2007 @ 13:15:46
I've added La Garlic-bus to the posting. I have some petrol and horse charabang pictures - perhaps I'll post them later in the week.
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- Tuesday, 21. Aug, 2007 @ 12:06:52
Off-topic, but I thought I'd alert you to the following flood warning for the Mundesley Beck, as I'm not sure whether you live near the River Mun:-
http://new.edp24.co.uk/content/news/storyrss.aspx?brand=EDPOnline&category=News&tBrand=EDPOnline&tCategory=News&itemid=NOED21%20Aug%202007%2009%3A38%3A27%3A713
21 August 2007 09:38
A flood warning is still in place for the Mundesley Beck area in north Norfolk after heavy rains triggered an alert on the River Mun.
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Munzly
- http://poppycock.blog.co.uk/
- Tuesday, 21. Aug, 2007 @ 12:47:49
Splendid - we're on the World map at last.
The Beck is notorious for this, it's been doing it for hundreds of years, ever since they wrecked the normal flow by building watermills along it and putting them in the hands of people who seem to want to hang on to their head of water until it's too late to avoid a problem.
There's even a lane called Water Lane that runs near it and often carries more water than the Beck itself.
If there are problems with it, it's pretty much the locals' own fault as opening a few sluices at the intelligent moment would cure it.
Thanks cishanjia, I would have missed it, but then I live on a hill, so it would need about 80 foot of flood-water to have any effect.-
- cishanjia
- Tuesday, 21. Aug, 2007 @ 18:19:38
I lived in Mundesley for a couple of years when I was a young lad just starting school for the first time. I remember the "large" duckpond behind the mill by the coast road (I expect it isn't/wasn't that large!). I seem to remember that the mill in around 1974-5 was still working, which it certainly didn't look likely to be the last time I passed that way.
If I ever had the money I would love to buy the house there, if only for memory's (or poor memory's!) sake and restore the mill if at all possible. At least then some relief could be offered to prevent flooding.
Now you mention it, I do recall the road that runs along the beck between the Thorpe Market and North Walsham roads flooding on occasion.
Ian
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Munzly
- http://poppycock.blog.co.uk/
- Tuesday, 21. Aug, 2007 @ 19:40:45
The mill itself was demolished, only the broken remains of the wheel remain. See Norfolk Mills - Mundesley Water Mill.
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- cishanjia
- Wednesday, 22. Aug, 2007 @ 10:26:39
Wow! Fascinating. Thank you for this!
I did mean the wheel, rather than the mill; I had a migraine yesterday and was a bit fuzzy. I would love to see the wheel restored, I think it would further beautify what is one of my favourite spots on the coast. So much history in each single place!
Ian
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These all help to make it live.. :yes