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Coffee:
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Posh Coffee:
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Lol, I wouldn't entertain either of them, sorry...
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
21-08-2026, 13:51
makes no difference to me, I always have your Yorkshire tea whenever I call round :) That's proper.
I don't keep coffee in since rarely drink it myself so it ends up going all hard in the jar. And it's no cheap.
I always have your Yorkshire tea whenever I call round :) That's proper.
Especially the loose leaf stuff, brewed properly in a pot: https://www.tesco.com/shop/en-GB/products/250467652?_gl=1*k0kumr*_up*MQ..*_ga*MTMwMjcyMzU1Ny 4xNzg3MzIwNzQy*_ga_H653QXESTP*czE3ODczMjA3NDEkbzEk ZzAkdDE3ODczMjA3NDEkajYwJGwwJGg2MDU1NDEwMDM.*_ga_3 3B19D36CY*czE3ODczMjA3NDEkbzEkZzAkdDE3ODczMjA3NDEk ajYwJGwwJGgxMzcyNzM4NjM1
:)
Marco.
rmcin626
21-08-2026, 15:56
Lol... It's an Italian thing, I was brought up on lattes, cappuccinos and espressos, all freshly ground from beans from our local roasters ( https://www.thomsonscoffee.com/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=23053570991&gbraid=0AAAAADpsheN_47ScqEBfYfPxiXRHy5QP6&gclid=EAIaIQobChMInpTHr-qxlgMVGpdQBh1j4xJdEAAYASAAEgL5sPD_BwE ), so it's a habit for me:)
Robin, you should try Thomsons - they're in Giffnock, and they have a shop there, where you can taste before buying.
Marco.
Will do cheers Marco
Cool... They've won awards and have been in business since 1841. The factory was 10 mins from my front door, and the smell of the beans roasting used to waft over our house:)
Marco.
18°C, dull and overcast. Looks like it'll rain, but we'll see...
Marco.
rmcin626
22-08-2026, 11:02
Bright 15c although a bit of cloud about
Been sunny here since about 0730 but now getting cloudy. 17C.
Brilliant blue cloudless sky here this morning in London. Now starting to cloud over with white cumulus clouds. It has reached the maximum temperature expected of 22°C; which given the recent temperatures we have been suffering feels quite chilly! :lol:
Yesterday as we were leaving home the sky was looking like it could rain, and when we reached London the clouds were heavy and dark and it looked like it would pour down at any minute. It didn't of course, nor did it rain overnight. Another :doh: !
Where is all this rain going? Not here, that's for sure!
18°C, dull and overcast. Looks like it'll rain, but we'll see...
...Nope, the sun's out now with bright blue skies. Typical for here.
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
23-08-2026, 06:35
Forecast to be dry and sunny all day (like most days these days), but cooler than of late. Getting up to 20C, right now just 11C. Just 19.4C indoors, first time it's been under 20 since May.
Anita wants to get out on the bikes for a bit today, she's not ridden at all this year due to a knackered right hand (carpal tunnel). And I've only been out a couple of times. Must say I'm feeling a bit nervous about it, and nervous riders aren't safe riders.
If you do it, enjoy, as the weather is perfect for it. Excluding my exercise bike, lol, I've not been on a bike for about 40 years!
Dry and sunny in Wrexham, but a much colder start than usual at 11°C. 20°C indoors.
Marco.
rmcin626
23-08-2026, 07:42
A cloudy 13c so far.
17c and sunny, should get to 21c this afternoon. Very pleasant walk with the dog to the car boot, didn’t buy anything but nice for a stroll.
Sunny, 13C.
20.8 indoors
That's quite warm for your gaff...
Marco.
That's quite warm for your gaff...
Marco.
21.2 now, thanks to the sun coming through the window.
Pigmy Pony
23-08-2026, 10:38
21.2 now, thanks to the sun coming through the window.
0.1C warmer than my living room... world's gone mad :eek:
And 0.2C warmer than mine... Keep this up and he'll be ditching his trakky bottoms and prancing around in his pants:D
Marco.
rmcin626
23-08-2026, 11:26
According to Hive, 20.8 indoors.
22C increasing to 24C mid-afternoon.
We need some rain! Some is expected on Friday and over the weekend - we shall see.
Our next rain is forecast for Thursday afternoon but 80 percent chance so quite likely.
I'm fed up talking about it...
Marco.
I'm fed up talking about it...
Marco.
Me too.
13C, sunny, forecast high of 21C.
rmcin626
24-08-2026, 07:33
A dry 12c so far
18°C and sunny - looks like it's gonna be a nice one:)
Marco.
walpurgis
24-08-2026, 09:55
Was chilly and blowy at 7am, mind you, we're only few hundred metres from the coastal cliffs. Still windy but warming a bit.
Went for a walk and it's quite windy here too, although the Met Office reckons it's a 'Gentle breeze.'
Only 21.4C indoors, supposed we have to get used to that now with autumn only a week away.
Pigmy Pony
24-08-2026, 12:54
Sunny and quite warm here, bit windy.
Just been out to Accrington (Accrington Stanley? Who are they? Exactly!) to a scrappy to pick up a replacement sliding door and passenger door for one of the vans. Cheaper than paying 90 quid for delivery.
Apart from the scrapyard, which was rough as a badger's arse, the bits of Accrington we saw were actually quite nice. Found a McDonald's for a Big Mac and a cappuccino and sat outside while the scrap blokes dismantled their van. Very pleasant in the sun, even if the people there looked a bit weird.
Sunny and quite warm here, bit windy.
Just been out to Accrington (Accrington Stanley? Who are they? Exactly!).
Did you know? - One of the lads in that ad is currently doing 18 years for murder (Mer-da!)
Pigmy Pony
24-08-2026, 14:26
Did you know? - One of the lads in that ad is currently doing 18 years for murder (Mer-da!)
Ah, di-do-dough, don't di-dough... No I did not know that, but random information is always welcome :)
Pigmy Pony
24-08-2026, 14:29
In the late 70s I briefly dated a student nurse who had moved from her hometown of Keswick to a houseshare in Old Swan. She had a copy of this on the communal coffee table:
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/813XhI5l51L._SY425_.jpg
Ha - I'd like to read that book, compiled by Macca!:D
19°C and cloudy.
Marco.
rmcin626
25-08-2026, 09:09
14c with short showers
Ha - I'd like to read that book, compiled by Macca!:D
19°C and cloudy.
Marco.
I read it many years ago although that one says 'volume 2' so maybe not that one. It has some anachronisms, like 'Jigger' meaning an alleyway which I never heard anyone ever use in the 18 years I lived there, and 'The Cazza' meaning the Cast Iron Shore which is long, long gone.
Dull here and doesn't look likely to improve. 20.9C indoors have had to put a fleece on. Probably means I won't feel the benefit when we get real cold weather, but what can you do?
Thunderstorm warnings for tomorrow and Thursday. Doubt it will happen, they just get your hopes up on false pretences.
You don't sound Scouse when you're speaking, but can you put it on if you want?:)
Marco.
You don't sound Scouse when you're speaking, but can you put it on if you want?:)
Marco.
Yes. The cleaner at the last place I worked was very impressed by my ability to slip in and out of scouse at will.
Pigmy Pony
25-08-2026, 12:13
I've never heard you do Scouse. I'd assumed you'd had it beaten out of you at Uni. Or in electrocution lessons.
Lawrence001
25-08-2026, 12:14
Or in electrocution lessons.
Was that the Victorian school method?
I've never heard you do Scouse. I'd assumed you'd had it beaten out of you at Uni. Or in electrocution lessons.
I never had a strong accent since my father was not from Liverpool and my mother, although from a very poor family, liked to try to talk posh - or at least without scouse accent, which she regarded as 'common'.
Although when stressed she'd lapse into Irish which was always amusing.
Got rid of most traces of it when working in telesales (who's going to buy over the 'phone from a scouser?) but I'm told it still comes through on certain words.
Well I was wrong, it's turned out sunny and 22C.
Pigmy Pony
25-08-2026, 12:52
Was that the Victorian school method?
Well yes, electricity had only just been invented, and they were still looking for uses for it. Should bring it back if you ask me - even though its effectiveness as a teaching method has largely been discredited, it would at least encourage folk to go into teaching :)
Yes. The cleaner at the last place I worked was very impressed by my ability to slip in and out of scouse at will.
Cool... You'll need to do that for me next time we meet, as Scouse accents crack me up!:D
I don't think that I sound terribly Glaswegian, although there's nothing wrong with that, as I went to a 'posh' preparatory school when I was a child (where we had elocution lessons), but like you with Scouse, can lay it on thick with a Glasgow accent when I want, usually when I go up to visit some mates.
Marco.
Cool... You'll need to do that for me next time we meet, as Scouse accents crack me up!:D
I don't think that I sound terribly Glaswegian, although there's nothing wrong with that, as I went to a 'posh' preparatory school when I was a child (where we had elocution lessons), but like you with Scouse, can lay it on thick with a Glasgow accent when I want, usually when I go up to visit some mates.
Marco.
I'd say your accent is generic lowland Scottish but with a trace of Glasgow.
I can do quite a lot of accents (but not necessarily well enough to fool a native). Probably from watching too much telly.
Another depressingly beautiful day today. Looking forward to having some rain Friday and over the weekend.
Talking of accents - I too had elocution lessons at my prep school. I was born at a time when it thought that if you spoke 'well', not necessarily 'posh', but clearly enunciating words without a thick accent, you would have a good career. Well that is what my father thought, and it must have worked as sometimes get unsolicited comments from people saying how well I speak.
All seems terribly old-fashioned now.
I'd say your accent is generic lowland Scottish but with a trace of Glasgow.
I can do quite a lot of accents (but not necessarily well enough to fool a native). Probably from watching too much telly.
Lol, Macca the one man show is here to entertain you!:eyebrows:
Yes, you're spot on with my accent.
Marco.
Another depressingly beautiful day today. Looking forward to having some rain Friday and over the weekend.
Talking of accents - I too had elocution lessons at my prep school. I was born at a time when it thought that if you spoke 'well', not necessarily 'posh', but clearly enunciating words without a thick accent, you would have a good career. Well that is what my father thought, and it must have worked as sometimes get unsolicited comments from people saying how well I speak.
All seems terribly old-fashioned now.
It is, Barry, given that kids these days can hardly string two words together [you might get a grunt, if you're lucky], let alone write them in a grammatically correct fashion!:doh:
Marco
rmcin626
26-08-2026, 07:49
A cloudy 15c this morning.
Dull here and we just had about 30 minutes of heavy rain but it's brightening up a bit now.
Exact same here, although it hasn't brightened up yet...
The rain was welcome, but nowhere near enough. 19°C.
Marco.
No sign of any rain here - yet. Expecting a good downpour tomorrow.
Just been out, it's quite warm and humid but no sign of the sun, the brightening up has stopped.
More rain due this afternoon, 80 percent chance.
Pigmy Pony
26-08-2026, 10:51
Raining right now, and had quite a few showers in recent days. Lots of green grass coming through on the lawn, which is nice :) Quite warm too, 22C outside and same indoors.
26C at the moment in London. We are told to expect thunderstorms tonight.
We have thunderstorm warning here too but right now it's weak sunshine.
Going to walk over to the Chinese for 1700 so it'll be saving itself until then.
Came out the Chinese - is that thunder? Nah just a plane, leave it.
But it was thunder and needless to say started spitting long before I got back. Real stuff didn't start until I was close to home though so only got a bit damp.
What did you eat in the Chinese?
Came out the Chinese - is that thunder? Nah just a plane, leave it.
But it was thunder and needless to say started spitting long before I got back. Real stuff didn't start until I was close to home though so only got a bit damp.
We're supposed to be getting some overnight. I won't hold my breath...
I think I know the Chinese you mean. I used it once when I was down visiting you. Pretty good:)
Marco.
18°C. Had some rain overnight, and it's drizzling now... More rain predicted for later.
Marco.
rmcin626
27-08-2026, 07:50
16c and dry this morning.
So dark here it's like night-time, but nothing happening yet.
walpurgis
27-08-2026, 08:52
Tipping it down now.
Same here.
Dunno how much longer the sogginess will continue. I don't actually mind being out in the rain, but the dogs do! :)
Pigmy Pony
27-08-2026, 08:58
Same here.
Dunno how much longer the sogginess will continue. I don't actually mind being out in the rain, but the dogs do! :)
Coats for dogs seems to be a thing these days, you could probably get dog cagoules too.
There you go (other colours are available)
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61t4RQRk5dL._AC_SX679_.jpg
walpurgis
27-08-2026, 09:06
Horrible colour, my daughter would like it though. They're her dogs.
Still raining and I really need to go shopping. It is a bit brighter than it was so maybe it will stop.
Still waiting for the promised downpour. :doh:
Coats for dogs seems to be a thing these days, you could probably get dog cagoules too.
There you go (other colours are available)
https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61t4RQRk5dL._AC_SX679_.jpg
I saw a dog wearing a coat that fitted around all four legs several weeks ago, and wondered how difficult or easy it is to put on the dog.
Still waiting for the promised downpour. :doh:
You're due in the next hour according to the radar. Should get a 30 minute or so break here in a bit, might be able to nip out then.
Horrible colour, my daughter would like it though. They're her dogs.
What's wrong with the colour? After all, people these days seem quite happy to have purple, green, blue or scarlet coloured hair. :eek:
Tipping it down now.
Same here, and has been since my last report. The sky is 'full' of it, so hopefully it's on for the remainder of the day...
Fire on yer hoody and run to Lidl!
Marco.
What's wrong with the colour?
It clashes with his tutu.
Marco.
It slackened off a bit so put on a waterproof and went round to the Sainsbury.
There's no flood at the end of the street which is surprising after 5 hours of heavy rain. I suppose the drains must have been bone dry.
walpurgis
27-08-2026, 13:41
What's wrong with the colour? After all, people these days seem quite happy to have purple, green, blue or scarlet coloured hair. :eek:
I have a shaved nut, so hair colour is irrelevant! :D
hifi_dave
27-08-2026, 14:44
Started with some forked lightning this morning then proper chucked it down for 60 minutes or so. After that, dry as a bone.
Finally over, it's blue skies and sunshine now.
Not here - still dull and grey, but the rain's stopped. I guess that will have helped a bit, but we could really do with more.
Marco.
Still waiting for the rain. Now forecast to start in an hour's time and rain all night until around 05:00 tomorrow morning.
Full fat thunderstorm here now. About 2 miles away judging by the gap between light and sound.
Looks like nothing is going to happen until midday tomorrow.
Pigmy Pony
27-08-2026, 20:24
Rain's been off and on all day. Off at the moment.
Lots of rain yesterday plus some thunder.
Was dry at 0800 this morning but now raining again and set to continue all day. Looks like we're getting the last 6 weeks of rain it's saved up all in a few days.
Worse still, it's down to 20.5C in my living room, actually feels a bit nippy in here. Tomorrow supposed to be a few degrees warmer.
Raining, dull and overcast -18°C outdoors, 20.5°C indoors. Same as your gaff, Martin, and it ain't 'nippy'. We've got the back door open...
You need some meat on yer bones, matey!:ner:;)
Marco.
Today will mainly be scorchio again.
Less scorchio than normal, but a high of 30.
We have had some rain, so the grass is starting to turn green again.
rmcin626
29-08-2026, 11:21
A bit of cloud about and 17c
Well at long last it has finally rained here!
Had to pop out to buy some essential food items. Bloody bank holiday - the Tesco is full with people buying up half the supermarket in anticipation of a siege of at least three months!
I avoided it today been living on scraps instead. Will go in tomorrow early doors.
If you're retired, you shouldn't need to use supermarkets during busy times, so go when the plebs aren't there;)
Marco.
If you're retired, you shouldn't need to use supermarkets during busy times, so go when the plebs aren't there;)
Marco.
I know. I should be much better organised.
16C at the moment. Expected to reach 22C later, with a chance of rain mid-afternoon.
Nothing here so far just dull. Rained almost all day yesterday and most of the night.
Currently 15°C and cloudy. Been raining most of yesterday and last night, and the lawn is now showing some patches of green:)
Marco.
Sun's out now, but rain is forecast for this afternoon.
rmcin626
30-08-2026, 08:27
Lots of rain last night and 15c.
Sun's out now, but rain is forecast for this afternoon.
If it can repeat what's fallen in the last couple of days, then most of the damage done will be fixed.
Marco.
If it can repeat what's fallen in the last couple of days, then most of the damage done will be fixed.
Marco.
According to Met Office you've got 10 hours of it starting around midday. Should be enough, it doesn't take much for grass to come back from the dead.
Was at my mother's place last week and the lawn there was uniform brown. We never had any prolonged rain just a couple of short but heavy showers. When I was leaving 3 days later there was already more green than brown.
Yeah, hopefully that'll be the case. We've lost a lot of plants too, and herbs from the herb garden.
How is yer wee mammy, btw? Hope she's well. Good that you visit her:)
Marco.
Yeah, hopefully that'll be the case. We've lost a lot of plants too, and herbs from the herb garden.
How is yer wee mammy, btw? Hope she's well. Good that you visit her:)
Marco.
Yeah still going at 86, no idea how. Never off her feet. I try to get up there once a month or so.
Pigmy Pony
30-08-2026, 11:10
Yeah still going at 86, no idea how. Never off her feet. I try to get up there once a month or so.
It's the 'never off her feet' bit that's key imo. Keeping going by keeping going. After a short illness my dad finally threw in the towel on Wednesday, aged 88. You sort of expect them to be around forever but then stuff happens.
It's the 'never off her feet' bit that's key imo. Keeping going by keeping going. After a short illness my dad finally threw in the towel on Wednesday, aged 88. You sort of expect them to be around forever but then stuff happens.
Sorry mate. I know you said a while back it was on the cards, but it's still hard.
Sorry to hear of your loss Steve - our sincere condolences.
Yes, sorry for your loss, Steve. That must've been a shock.
Our sincerest condolences.
Marco.
Pigmy Pony
30-08-2026, 12:43
Thanks guys, but I'm not particularly sorry about the 'loss'. Over my lifetime, I had only low expectations, which he always failed to reach. He was always, for want of a better word, a shithead.
I've just come off a one hour phone conversation with my sister, who's dealing with his affairs, and what she told me has me nearly as shocked as she is - to say he was living a double life would be an understatement.
The funeral will be interesting, can't wait for that. Gonna be a proper scrap I reckon.
Yeah still going at 86, no idea how. Never off her feet. I try to get up there once a month or so.
Nice one. I'd a feeling she'd be in her mid-80s now. Good that she's still self-sufficient. Keeping busy is probably what's keeping her going.
Marco.
After another dowsing this afternoon and a cut, the lawn now looks like this:
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/922/vW3qwF.jpg
Marco.
Looks like it has recovered well. You must be pleased.
We are indeed, Barry:)
Just need to sort out the plants and herb garden.
Marco.
We’re staying in Drymen near Loch Lomond, had sister-in-law’s wedding in Glasgow yesterday, weather was surprisingly good - but expectations met today as it has chucked it down and continues to do so, 16c. Tomorrow a little better according to the forecast so going to do some fishing with Will, no doubt the girls will find some shops and a tea room!
Grass looks great, Marco, hoping mine will have had a bit of a watering for when we get back.
We’re staying in Drymen near Loch Lomond, had sister-in-law’s wedding in Glasgow yesterday, weather was surprisingly good - but expectations met today as it has chucked it down and continues to do so, 16c. Tomorrow a little better according to the forecast so going to do some fishing with Will, no doubt the girls will find some shops and a tea room!
Drymen, nice one - know it well:)
One of our favourite haunts was the Buchanan Arms Hotel (on the Main Street), which used to serve superb food in the classic French/Italian style: https://www.hotelsone.com/drymen-hotels-gb/buchanan-arms-hotel-leisure-sure-hotel-collection.html?dsti=7423&dstt=8&nid=1&as=g&aid=822408954656&cmpid=20703726143&agid=161337253913&gid=EAIaIQobChMIpLWW_IDJlgMVAJtQBh13QwA1EAAYAyAAEg JUHvD_BwE&gwbrd=CkEKCQjwhsrUBhCLARIwAJGipBPIBvM4MhoSS9ODlJfc kYxVIUmLSQOKot64N7EWz3wMN5ecxPHf9FfLE4niGgJ4dg&ggbrd=0AAAAAD4o1PfkXLhfz7VSqdFesn3rDftCG&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20703726143&gbraid=0AAAAAD4o1PfkXLhfz7VSqdFesn3rDftCG&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpLWW_IDJlgMVAJtQBh13QwA1EAAYAyAA EgJUHvD_BwE
It also had a nice quaint bar, perfect for pre-dinner drinks, whilst you perused the menu!
Marco.
Drymen, nice one - know it well:)
One of our favourite haunts was the Buchanan Arms Hotel (on the Main Street), which used to serve superb food in the classic French/Italian style: https://www.hotelsone.com/drymen-hotels-gb/buchanan-arms-hotel-leisure-sure-hotel-collection.html?dsti=7423&dstt=8&nid=1&as=g&aid=822408954656&cmpid=20703726143&agid=161337253913&gid=EAIaIQobChMIpLWW_IDJlgMVAJtQBh13QwA1EAAYAyAAEg JUHvD_BwE&gwbrd=CkEKCQjwhsrUBhCLARIwAJGipBPIBvM4MhoSS9ODlJfc kYxVIUmLSQOKot64N7EWz3wMN5ecxPHf9FfLE4niGgJ4dg&ggbrd=0AAAAAD4o1PfkXLhfz7VSqdFesn3rDftCG&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=20703726143&gbraid=0AAAAAD4o1PfkXLhfz7VSqdFesn3rDftCG&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIpLWW_IDJlgMVAJtQBh13QwA1EAAYAyAA EgJUHvD_BwE
It also had a nice quaint bar, perfect for pre-dinner drinks, whilst you perused the menu!
Marco.
We are literally next door to the Buchanan Arms, but going to the Clachan Inn for dinner this evening - https://www.clachaninndrymen.co.uk/ - looks nice, and good reviews. We went into Glasgow again today to see sister-in-law and did an escape room, the next couple of days just us now and enjoying the Loch Lomond area. [emoji846]
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Lol - thought you might be somewhere near... Know The Clachan; you'll enjoy it there:cool:
Marco.
Still haven't had enough rain here. The front lawn has yet to recover. :(
16C now, will reach 23C later today. No rain forecast, so the lawns have only partially recovered.
Pigmy Pony
31-08-2026, 05:40
Rained overnight, and showers forecast for all day with a bit of thunder chucked in. Back to normal bank holiday weather then.
Pigmy Pony
31-08-2026, 05:50
After another dowsing this afternoon and a cut, the lawn now looks like this:
https://imagizer.imageshack.com/v2/xq70/922/vW3qwF.jpg
Marco.
That's quite an expanse of lawn, what kind of mower have you got? I'd want a sit-on mower for that. Nicely done though, you can do ours if you want :) What are those structures for, and why have they got whippets sat on top of them? I thought that would be more of a Yorkshire thing.
I think they are greyhounds.
The rear lawn of my parent's place was a little under a quarter of an acre in size. My father was thinking of getting a 'sit on' mower, but as there were several small trees there, he employed a gardener instead.
walpurgis
31-08-2026, 07:41
Alternating wet or dry and none too warm!
rmcin626
31-08-2026, 08:23
15c and dry but rain due shortly.
Sunny at 0800 but clouded over now.
Showers forecast until late afternoon. High of 18C.
Been hammering down since two minutes after I made that last post.
Was going to go for a walk but balls to that it'd be more like going for a swim.
That's quite an expanse of lawn, what kind of mower have you got? I'd want a sit-on mower for that. Nicely done though, you can do ours if you want :) What are those structures for, and why have they got whippets sat on top of them? I thought that would be more of a Yorkshire thing.
Petrol mower, Steve, I could get a sit down, but I like the exercise:)
The structures are the gates for the old Acton Hall estate [https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/23324548.varied-history-acton-hall-gardens-wrexham/], residence of the infamous hanging judge Jeffreys, and we live in the gatehouse. As Barry says, those are greyhounds on top, hence our house is called Greyhound Lodge, dating from 1887.
Marco.
rmcin626
31-08-2026, 12:02
Petrol mower, Steve, I could get a sit down, but I like the exercise:)
The structures are the gates for the old Acton Hall estate [https://www.leaderlive.co.uk/news/23324548.varied-history-acton-hall-gardens-wrexham/], residence of the infamous hanging judge Jeffreys, and we live in the gatehouse. As Barry says, those are greyhounds on top, hence our house is called Greyhound Lodge, dating from 1887.
Marco.
Just being nosey, it looks like those structures would dominate the house?
Pigmy Pony
31-08-2026, 12:04
Lot of history there. Shame the old house had to be demolished. Like most things it all comes down to money, spending as little as possible and making as much as possible. I'm assuming your gatehouse is listed though.
Just being nosey, it looks like those structures would dominate the house?
No, not at all, they're set back from the house, so as not to intrude:)
Marco.
Lot of history there. Shame the old house had to be demolished. Like most things it all comes down to money, spending as little as possible and making as much as possible. I'm assuming your gatehouse is listed though.
Yes, Grade 2 listed, that's why we can't have UPVC windows:lol:
Yup, it was a shame the old hall had to be demolished, lots of back handers going on there, especially council related!
Marco.
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