Indeed the Hartlepool FC mascot is known as Angus the monkey. Another little known fact is there is the same story in Scotland about one of the fishing villages ISTR 1 of the following 3 names Anstruther, Crail or Pitweem as being the village.owd sweedy wrote:Close BB, but it was Hartlepool, and a French ship during the Napoleonic wars IIRC.
Cheers,
Owd Sweedy.
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Hi interested in the area served by 52D. also researching colliery wagonways from same area.
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Doh!
Spot the eeejit!
Thanks. My feet taste awful!
Spot the eeejit!
Thanks. My feet taste awful!
If I ain't here, I'm in Bilston, scoffing decent chips at last!!!!
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Said monkey was fined £500 (which is why this is sometimes referred to in slang as a Monkey) and when he refused to pay or answer their questions he was dispatched.
Any-who back to the number 10...
Any-who back to the number 10...
don't forget about the Great Eastern Railway