Week ending 26.09.26
Bristol Clifton Richmond Lane
Bristol Lodge Hill Holdenhurst Road
The sower went forth to sow - Matthew 13:3
Taunton Chip Lane
40 Steps - a long (110m) footbridge over the railway and yards west of Taunton station, replaced in 2014. The origin of the name is unclear as there were not forty steps.
Bristol Kingswood Grantham Road
Splitters! - In the mid 18th century, Kingswood was a centre of English non-conformism with George Whitefield (Calvinism) and John Wesley (Armenianism). This post box stands outside Kingswood Methodist Church.
Bristol Kingswood Downend Road
It's a red thing! - The Kingswood Tizer factory on Two Mile Hill Road closed, along with almost everything else, during Geoffrey Howe's tenure as Chancellor. This phrase was used in Tizer marketing collateral.
Bristol Kingswood Soundwell Road
Best breakfast? - This post box stands outside the Top Nosh cafe, reputedly serving the finest breakfasts in Bristol.
Bristol Lodge Hill King John's Road
Very humbly, "Jack" - King John was not a good man, he lived his life aloof / Alone he thought a message out while climbing up the roof / He wrote it down and propped it against the chimney stack / To all and sundry, near and far, F Christmas in particular / And signed it not "Johannes R" byt very humbly "Jack" (King John's Christmas, AA Milne).
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