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Hopefully neither are continental fuses?

If you don't mind me asking, which one?

I'm a fairly serious cyclist, but mostly off road cross-country riding, rather than a MAMIL roadie. Two things I've learnt: Buy a pair of decent cycling undershorts if riding any distance Allow a decent rest period between rides You're likely to gain fitness far more quickly in the first instance doing a decent length ride, then allowing 5-7 days for recovery rather than trying to ride constantly. Your muscles need time to recover and rebuild.

This thread has just reminded me that there used to be a stationery shop in Hoveton precinct. I think it was in the shop which is now a Turkish barber's (unless anything has changed). I'm sure they used to still sell sheet/rolled maps in the late 70s - possibly something like 25 inch? Does anyone know if that would have been the case, or am I imagining it? Does anyone still sell maps on that sort of scale now? Can't find anything listed on eBay or the OS website, but would quite like a fine detail map of Wroxham/Hoveton.

I'm curious what source material you're using to produce this? I remember there being a big earth rampart along the south side beside Bird's Lane around that time. It was all very secretive in those days and there were rumours of extensive underground bases being created, but I suspect it was probably more likely just spoil from the early 70s rebuild works being removed?

I used to work off St.Benedict's Street back then, but used to walk past on the way to La Rouen for beers with mates. I often wish I'd carried a camera more often, but it was obviously much more hassle to develop photos, etc in those days. I'd love to have photos of this, and countless other places which have changed beyond all recognition.

It's strange for me seeing that, as my dad's boat was moored directly opposite in the 80s. Image 3 on the listing was pretty much our view other than the now removed island in between.

This is the problem. The above is also wrong - it ought to be km per litre, but we measure distance in miles, so it's impractical to make the switch. We do generally produce km/l figures, but no-one likes them, so they're not widely quoted. Personally, I quite like the way we've done things. We've lost the awkward stuff like old money, but kept the familiar pint, gallon, mile, etc I think that's an inaccurate etymology started by American WW2 fanatics and it's actually a much older expression.

Still raining here at the moment and the rise doesn't generally level off until a few days after the last rain, so it'll probably come up a bit yet. It really came out of nowhere this time around, so just shows how little water the ground, aquifers, etc are able to accept still. Lots more rain to come in the next few weeks too according to the forecast. The ironic thing is, 6 or 8 weeks from now, we'll probably be back to talk of preserving water in the system again.

I hope you're right. They posted a 50% increase in revenue with their last accounts, but the trouble is they're still making a sizeable loss. I think the problem with all of these companies these days is we don't have the supporting industries to supply raw materials and components at sufficiently competitive pricing. I have actually seen ads and considered applying for a marine electrician role, as they're close enough for me to commute, but I just don't have sufficient confidence in the company. Sadly, the same goes for Oyster Yachts too.

They're not in a great position themselves. They went into administration in 2015. The current company lost around £18m last financial year. Sunseeker were always struggling for cash and Princess make huge losses. Sadly, our luxury yacht industry is in a pretty sad state.

Just don't buy the Nicholson's guide to the Broads. I was gobsmacked at the number of errors and inaccuracies in it.

Out of curiousity, I just had a look on Land Registry at the site and the whole thing is now owned by Greene King. That includes the old Three Horseshoes site, the L shaped house in between and the car park (but not the BA office or toilets). The previous owners have presumably decided to sell it to escape the threat of compulsory purchase by NNDC. Looks like Greene King bought the site from the Dutch owner and merged it with the Kings Head late in 2020. As ever, BA seems to be partly responsible for the current state of the Three Horseshoes. They reviewed its planning a while back and decided they could act, but told NNDC to compulsorily purchase it instead to avoid having to deal with the legal enforcement process for an "Untidy Land Notice".

I think it'd be a great outcome all round but, if their accounts on companies house are anything to go by, they haven't got anything like the capital needed.

Talking to NYA last year, it was apparent that the loss of Brooms as builders in 2018 was significant for them, leaving a void in the luxury market. If I was a director of Haines, I think I'd be looking at ways to fund buying some or all of the operation to exploit the goodwill of the brand name. The name, and possibly the yard itself could be a really good investment for someone already producing luxury models. Sadly though, I suspect they'd struggle to fund a purchase and this might mean an ignominious end to one of the Broads' greatest and most historically signficant yards.

I don't think I've ever heard mention of where the boats came from, which is surprising as both my parents were involved in boating at the time of filming. With that and the Ransome films, there was quite a lot of focus on the Broads back then.

I think it may well have been that episode. The external shot was NW, but there was a brief scene at the very end inside Natwest in Wroxham. I used to bank with Natwest so really familiar with the interior and have seen the scene again recently. I seem to recall a friend saying they had issues getting permission from Barclays to film the interior and had to find an alternative. I suspect you mean Keith Baron with the other episode? If so, it was filmed at Cobwebs in Beech Road, Wroxham. I used to work for a bloke in Cambridge who owned it as a weekend retreat. It used to have a big swimming pool block separate to the main building. My boss turned it into a separate house which is now worth something like £1m. Cobwebs itself was on the market for £3m or so a while back. Bits of "Stranger in town" were shot around St.Benedicts street, near where I used to work at one time. "The Umbrella Man" was also shot around the same area. There was an episode shot in Cromer and Sheringham where the lead character had an accident in an MG in the past. Susan George starred in a couple of episodes - one was shot on Bowthorpe Road and Mousehold Heath in Norwich. "The Verger" with Richard Briers was shot in Tombland. The one with a Police doctor involved in a murder was shot around Dilham. I watched them all countless times during lockdown lunchbreaks whilst working from home, so spent a fair bit of time location spotting!

No doubt the "foreign company" which owns the Three Horseshoes is letting it run to ruin knowing full well that doing so will increase the chances of planners granting permission for housing in its place. The surrounding area then suffers neglect because it's less worthwhile to invest in keeping it looking good when there's a huge eyesore next door. What surprises me is that local people haven't been more proactive in resolving the issue.

What's now Costa used to be HSBC (Midland). Betfred used to be Lloyds. HSBC had an ATM. I think Lloyds may have had one too. NatWest used to be on the corner opposite Barclays (not sure if it's still Capron & Helliwell) and definitely had an ATM. The inside of the bank was a filming location for an episode of Tales of the Unexpected. There was a Norwich building society beside it. Really goes to show how much reliance on cash has diminished, going from 4 banks and a building society to none.

It's generally about brand loyalty. If a company can get you to install their app, it means you're continually exposed to their brand and marketing, rather than resorting to Googling where competitors can place ads, or draw you away with offers, etc They rarely confer any significant advantage and tend to just exploit the laziness of younger generations. It's particularly prevalent in the fast fashion sector, especially with female oriented brands.

Just hope that gets passed promptly. There used to be another ATM within feet of the location, so there's not really any excuse not to just rubber stamp it.

Last thing I heard, it seemed it was going ahead, but was just awaiting planning permission. Slightly worryingly, I can't see an application on a planning search.

There's one in the supermarket in the precinct.

I think some work was done tidying up the Three Horseshoes/Waterside rooms site recently. I wonder if there might be plans for the site as part of this? I know BA made a recommendation for compulsory purchase a few years back, so its market value is probably fairly low. I'm sure the two came under the same management at one time during the 80s/90s. If King's Head is thriving, it'd be good if they did take it on.

We had manual gates in Tunstead well into the 90s. The gateman actually got a quite a nice house beside the crossing as part of the role.