br2975 Posted January 10, 2014 Share Posted January 10, 2014 Brian, The full expression was "Black as the hobs of hell". Cheers. Dave I know but I did type that in full, but I have a broken keyboard and the , , and , keys don't work ! Brian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
28XX Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Yow mus mean "bostin'", air Jack00. It ay noice, it's bostin' in ower lowunge. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andrew P Posted January 13, 2014 Share Posted January 13, 2014 Yes we had Video Library's in Devon and Hampshire in 1987, and we needed a PRS License to play Videos, and Music, and Pubs needed one for Music and a dearer one for Live Music I believe. Bodgit Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7APT7 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 hi mate Great thread from beginning till here, excellent research looking the real bridges etc. and then making them in model form, bring a black country myself will keep my eye on future advancement's. Great work Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
7APT7 Posted January 14, 2014 Share Posted January 14, 2014 Hi guys Love you work and progress, being from Wolverhampton originally, the cannel system from Wolverhampton to Birmingham New Street as to be with out a doubt the best water way by far along with the industries that follow the cannel an railway lines. Will follow with interest as I love to see a cannel on any layout, great work keep up with what you are doing. Even if the cannel is based elsewhere it great to see. Jamie Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium wagonbasher Posted January 14, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 14, 2014 Hi guys Love you work and progress, being from Wolverhampton originally, the cannel system from Wolverhampton to Birmingham New Street as to be with out a doubt the best water way by far along with the industries that follow the cannel an railway lines. Will follow with interest as I love to see a cannel on any layout, great work keep up with what you are doing. Even if the cannel is based elsewhere it great to see. Jamie Hi. It's all pretty much finished now, the arrangement of the locks and the bridge that takes the canal under the railway are based on the section at wolves just north of the station where the line and canal pass carvers builders merchants (ex goods yard). The actual gates are based on those at Tipton and Ryder's green the only noticeable difference is the single bottom gates rather than two. You can see some good shots of the layout including several of the canal in the February BRM or come and see the layout and the team at Stafford on the 1st and 2nd of February or at Doncaster festival of modelling a week later. Andy Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElTesha Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 Impending storm ? We use 'black as the hobs' (in case you're puzzled, I don't know either !) Brian R The 'hobs' in question are probably a reference to the old cast fireplace/range which had a hotplate or hob on either side of the fire and the whole affair was blackleaded (graphite) to a dark burnished black. In my gran's house in Princes End Monday was washing day, Tuesday was for ironing (flatirons heated on the 'hobs') and Wednesday was Blackleading and brass polishing day. Terry Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack00 Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 28xx - R ay it. I'll be up yar'end in August. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted January 15, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 15, 2014 The 'hobs' in question are probably a reference to the old cast fireplace/range which had a hotplate or hob on either side of the fire and the whole affair was blackleaded (graphite) to a dark burnished black. In my gran's house in Princes End Monday was washing day, Tuesday was for ironing (flatirons heated on the 'hobs') and Wednesday was Blackleading and brass polishing day. Terry And what day did she do the front step? Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonB Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 And if you were "Posh" you would "Stone" the front step (don't remember what type of stone was used to rub it clean). Any accrued dirt would be from the local atmosphere , I don't remember my grandmother's front door ever being open! but the back door was never locked. My maternal grandfather had a little one-man business White-washing privies. Going to work, he carried, standing on the back platform of the bus, a short step ladder and a galvanised bucket with a cylindrical block of the "lime" about 4" diameter and 10" long to break-up as required and dissolve in water on site. This would be the same stuff used to sanitize cattle trucks. He was still working at 76 when he died in about 1945. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danemouth Posted January 15, 2014 Share Posted January 15, 2014 And if you were "Posh" you would "Stone" the front step (don't remember what type of stone was used to rub it clean). She would use a "Donkey Stone": http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Donkey_stone Regards, Dave Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted January 15, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 15, 2014 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sn0dv_BniDM Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElTesha Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 (edited) And what day did she do the front step? Keith Hi Keith, I don't remember her 'doing' the front step. We never used the front door because my Aunt and Uncle used the front room as a bedsit for many years until they were able to afford their own home. Also while the front step was in Coseley, the rest of the house was in Tipton - The Coseley/Tipton border ran down that side of High Street, I didn't believe that story myself until looking at some old 50" to the mile OS maps of the area while researching the Princes End branch (LNWR) and this confirmed the position of the border. One of the days - I can't remember which - was spent preparing food items such as Faggots etc on the scrubbed top kitchen table for the next week, I can remember being taught to chop herbs such as Sage while the onions were boiling, I also remember the net like membrane used to wrap each of the individual faggots unlike today's tasteless meatballs which pass as faggots - perhaps someone knows what that membrane was called I seem to recall her referring it as caul or something similar, I believe it was the same stuff that is used to encase Haggis. Saturday was for shopping for the communal family Sunday Lunch, we had no fridges in those days so the meat and veg would be as fresh as possible - we would have had fresh veg and perhaps a chicken from the garden but that was before Grandad developed Alzheimers and there was no time for the women of the family to tend to a garden.. Terry Edited January 16, 2014 by ElTesha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
ElTesha Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 (edited) Hi Guys, Guess what, while writing my last post I mentioned faggots - the foodstuff. However when I added the singular it was hashed out like this - ###### and yes I did write the actual word. It must be because of the American use of the word as a derogatory adjective for ######? It even hashes out the official word to describe one who prefers to have a relationship with another of the same gender - begins with H has s.e.x in the middle and ends in ual. Does anyone else have this? Is this P.C. gone mad or is it my own PC doing the filtering? Edited January 16, 2014 by ElTesha Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonB Posted January 16, 2014 Share Posted January 16, 2014 The seeming frequent appearance of censorship (#####) is likely due to this forum's dictionary being USA based, witness the red underlining of words where a "Z" is preferred to "S" . Caul for wrapping faggots was, I believe,obtained from the pig's intestines, but which part I don't know. My 1962 Pocket OED has a different definition which if I had read an hour earlier would have put me off my tea! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium melmerby Posted January 17, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 17, 2014 The seeming frequent appearance of censorship (#####) is likely due to this forum's dictionary being USA based, witness the red underlining of words where a "Z" is preferred to "S" . Surely it can be customised with a UK dictionary?( most software can be) It's not unusual to get correspondence from people who have not changed the preferences in their office program to EN - UK! (Notice I used "program" in this context!!) Keith Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold colin penfold Posted January 17, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 17, 2014 Just read the article in BRM and marvelled at the wonderful pictures . Just had to come here and say WOW And to add, I really can't wait to see it in the flesh at the Doncaster show. 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
westerner Posted January 17, 2014 Share Posted January 17, 2014 Colin I can assure you that BCB is every bit as good in real life, even better than, Andy's excellent photos in BRM. I saw it at Peterborough a couple of months ago. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Premium Siberian Snooper Posted January 18, 2014 RMweb Premium Share Posted January 18, 2014 One thing missing from the photo's in BRM is the Cortina, did it sink without trace in the cut? SS Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted January 18, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18, 2014 One thing missing from the photo's in BRM is the Cortina, did it sink without trace in the cut? SS Hi SS, she can be seen (just) dumped outside Jason's shed on page 20. (poor Tina...) Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Oldddudders Posted January 18, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18, 2014 (poor Tina...) Or "Cor - Tina!" which is what the lads said when her bikini top fell off! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest bri.s Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 Just seen the pictures in brm and well done .all round awesome modelling . Very realistic , must be a joy to photo . Beian Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 (edited) re the bikini top quip ...her headlights were impressive then? I've not opened a BRM yet...best have a look see. Dave Edited January 18, 2014 by Torr Giffard LSWR 1951-71 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
RMweb Gold Worsdell forever Posted January 18, 2014 RMweb Gold Share Posted January 18, 2014 Or "Cor - Tina!" which is what the lads said when her bikini top fell off! re the bikini top quip ...her headlights were impressive then? Dave You two should get out more... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy Y Posted January 18, 2014 Share Posted January 18, 2014 must be a joy to photo . Beian It really is Bri, because of the presentation and lighting it's one of the easiest layouts out there to get a good result from with next to no time needed to 'process' the shots. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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