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Simon
Flying Squad
Simon
Flying Squad
Hi Steve
Ooops!
Many apologies
I have all the currently in print Wild Swan Tatlow LNER books, plus a second hand copy of the Atlantic reprint of the original OPC wagon book in stock.
The catalogue does work, there was a slight outage a while ago, perhaps you were caught by that.
http://www.titfield.co.uk/Book_cases/Shelf_index.htm
Bookcase C second shelf down for the in print books, secondhand one not on database but £19.00.
Apologies for earlier non response
Simon
Captain Kernow
Western Thunderer
The George at Bathampton is nice, right next to the canal and 5 mins or less drive from Simon's shop, albeit over the (cheap) toll bridge, also loads of parking space in their car park.
I'd agree that somewhere closer to the Bath end of things will most likely be more salubrious!
Edit - The George isn't exactly on a direct line of route between Simon's shop and Radstock, but it is only a very small deviation!...
daifly
Western Thunderer
Sounds like a top tip. Filed for future reference - thanks Tim!
S
SteveO
Guest
Cracking idea, plus a direct link to the shop website?
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
An internet search finds several inns called the "The George" within a couple of miles of Bath. My guess is that you refer to the hostelry in Mill Lane.... corrrect?
adrian
Flying Squad
Hopefully he'll have some stock left for you - I've just depleted it by one!Ill have the Geoff Holt book if you are buying
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
I'll have the Geoff Holt book if you are buying
That is kind of you, Cynric will be pleased.....
28ten
Guv'nor
Is there a new Christmas MRJ out as well?
Simon
Flying Squad
Is there a new Christmas MRJ out as well?
Yes, if you mean issue 219, this does have festive adornments on the front cover and a quizzy thing inside.
It is also the issue that the wholesale magazine distribution company failed to get out which is why Smiths still have issue 218 for sale and no copies of 219, as noted on the RMweb thread. This was not Wild Swan's fault.
As I buy direct from WSP I didn't suffer the same problem so sales of 219 have been more "lively" than usual in Titfieldland
.Simon
Simon
Flying Squad
Simon
Flying Squad
Yes that is the one, well suggested by Tim and a perfectly decent Chef & Brewer establishment with good facilities and a lovely canalside disposition as Tim says.
Having put my thinking head on, and if you are open to interesting routes, I have another suggestion:
Another George at Norton St Phillip, credibly one of the oldest pubs in the land and although I haven't been there for a while it looks to have a decent menu and attitude to its customers. To get to it, leave Radstock on the Frome Road A362, turn left on to the A366 about three miles out of the centre at a crossroads after the road has levelled out, travel along this road, through Falkland, until you get to the B3110 at Norton St Phillip, the George is then just to your immediate right as you "give way". You will incidentally, a couple of miles before, have passed "Tuckers Grave" which is good for cider and antiquity.
If you take this option, after lunch you can avoid travelling through Bath to get to me (and all points east) by re-joining the A366 and heading North East out of Norton (past the Fleur De Lys, another lunch possibility), crossing the A36 (the junction is laid out safely for this manouvre) and then after about 3 miles (having passed Warleigh Castle) you turn left on to the B3109 and then follow this road into Bradford on Avon (Lovely Brunel station building, loadsa pubs) from where you follow the signed route to Bath on the A363. You may well still encounter a queue (it won't be as bad as the other way, trust me), one wheeze if this is the case is to go past the turning for Bath if it has a queue, travel North for less than a mile and take the (first) turning on the left, signposted Swainswick, which will drop you back down the old A46 which never has a queue at the bottom where it joins the A4. This done take the first available right into Larkhall, if you miss it either of the following two RH turnings will do the same job.
All of the above is a lot easier than it sounds, by the way keep the "old A46" dodge to yourself as its a secret known to locals and dedicated "rat runners"* only
Simon
* A perjorative description to which I do not subscribe, roads were put there to be used. Only idiots, bigotted nimbys and misguided councillors try and force all traffic on to already choked roads.
Sorry for that mini rant
daifly
Western Thunderer
I think that must be so, However reading some of the online reviews suggests that it might not be worth the toll!
mickoo
Western Thunderer
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
An interesting observation and not necessarily so... we stopped there for lunch at around 1pm and the place was just short of teeming. Service was slow... food was better than average... the apple pie and custard was pretty good. Total cost for two was £20.30 including two non-alcoholic drinks.
Dog Star
Western Thunderer
I made a visit to "The Shop" this afternoon and a spent an hour in discussion with Simon. True to his word, there is a huge range of books featuring Westerns, around fifteen titles by the time that Simon had finished "Hoovering" books from the shelves (several of which would qualify for the "Iploffy stamp of approval"). Three titles have made there way to (near to) Basingstoke.
As with the Westerns, Simon was able to show me a fair number of books relating to freight wagons and freight service in the period 1970-1990. A couple of useful books have exchanged owners.
And then there was MRJ 219, the "daylight-sensitive" copy.
What a pleasure to find a bookshop owner who can provide such a service in response to a broad request for titles on singular subjects. And a decent cuppa to boot!
regards, Graham