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Very interested in doing one of these walks Chrisβ¦ I didnβt know you were the guideβ¦ hope you didnβt get to wet in the west Berkshire sun ππ
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Great find Alanβ¦ that newspapers has been in that book a fair amount of time πππ
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Oh thatβs a great book Matt ππ
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It was on mine for some time. Picked it up at Capal military show in the summer .. good book ππ
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Plenty of references.. might have to re read ππ
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In for a treat Alan .. If you havenβt read alanallport.bsky.social ππ
Have you read his other works ??
#HistoryBookChat #Bigfan
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I second this !!
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Iv got a big list so if itβs not on the 4 pages of Normandy books then there might of been a problem ππ
Thatβs the shop.. picked up a few titles from there in the past ! Your right.. great selection ππ
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Got the big juicy Speer one looking at me from the bookshelf.. really need to read it .. her writing is top notch ππ
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You lucky so and so⦠been looking for that one for some time !!
I think I know what shop you mean ππππ
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Hope you managed to get some sleep Alan.. ππ
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You lucky man.. please show us what you managed to get ππ thatβs my kind of sale ππ
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Il put them on my list and see if I can find them .. you are right.. little gems ππ
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Better get in early before someone else gets the bargain ππππ
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Most of my clan was from Henley on Thames.. seems to be a-lot of us around the areaβ¦ Iβm sure there is some connection to your maternal grandfather itβs quite a unusual surname ππ
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What you trying to do to me.. no sleep. ππππ thank you Chris .. love a bit of light reading on concrete ππ
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That will be my bedtime reading tonight Chris.. thatβs my kind of concrete porn β¦ great stuff
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Would of had no restraint.. especially with the guards armoured.. good prices πππ
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Ding dong thatβs some good stuff Chris ππ
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Thought so ! πππ
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Keep finding these small Corgi books in with the Penguins.. I love the covers.. I think itβs the South African flag before they changed the flag after apartheid
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Iβm looking forward to giving it a read.. it didnβt feel right leaving it on itβs own ..ππ
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I think I only need one of her other titles to complete the set.. Iβm a big fan too Lesley .. a real shame she died a few years ago πβΉοΈ
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Itβs ok Iv just added 4/5 new titles today.. πitβs a whole new game which becomes more expensive the rarer they become π
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A far amountβ¦ I came out with a couple of bags ππ lots of stuff that had been signed.. all for a couple of quid.. madness ππ
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Think thatβs not until after Christmas.. Iβm sure I read it somewhere! ππbut may be wrong πππ
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No probs ππ
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Will do.. always the fun in the hunt ππ
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www.visitgoringandstreatley.co.uk/uploads/4/6/... might be some use for you ππππ
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Heβs buried at the Burntwood cemetery at the top of the village Nick as you come in from Woodcote. He lived in the Ferry house near George Michaels house near the church.
Admiral sir Henry Harwood of Battle of River plate fame also lived and Is buried in Goring
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Havenβt done that well to be go itβs Lesley. A lot I already have.. some out of my price range !! Will show my haul on Sunday πππ
More still to come ππ
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Good morning sir!! Have a splendid day and weekend ππ
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Not enough funds ππ would if I could ππ
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I wish it was my haulβ¦ the Wavell book was Β£45 (I got my copy at a charity shop for Β£2.50 many years ago!) and the overture to Overlord was Β£75- have been looking for a long time but the condition and price was not one I was willing to pay.. I came out with my usual empty hands ππ
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I will Iain !ππ
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Glad your okβ¦ couple of good ones coming up.. looking forward to a rummage πππ