Is that the Cavern Club in Liverpool? Or another one.
To my knowledge there is only one Cavern Club and it is located in Liverpool.

http://www.hydrous.net/~twang/photos/liverpool/cavern%20club%20(Small).JPG

Thanks for that reply Philip.

Thanks for that reply Philip.
No problem

When the offer came up of the removal of the original London Bridge, the person or bodies behind the Amercan side of the deal thought it was Tower Bridge that was on offer, hence the deal being past through with out a hitch.

Also, to make shipment of the building blocks of the bridge easier, only the outside (viewing) parts of the bricks were sawn off and pieced together over in Arizona. The remaining blocks were discovered in Devon years later.
thanks for getting the story on this Philip.

thanks for getting the story on this Philip.
There are further details on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Bridge

There are further details on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London_Bridge
thanks, there is a lot of good information and history of the bridge.

thanks, there is a lot of good information and history of the bridge.
Well thats my lot for this morning, I am now to work breathing some London fresh air

Well thats my lot for this morning, I am now to work breathing some London fresh air
alrighty then. It was good seeing ya mate. 8)

Well thats my lot for this morning, I am now to work breathing some London fresh air


Urghh don't go down into the tubestations, the nasal passages get BLACK as coal  especially in Central London in the summer  :P :P


Actually I'd like to make that a question, why is there so much pollution down there?

Urghh don't go down into the tubestations, the nasal passages get BLACK as coal  especially in Central London in the summer  :P :P


Actually I'd like to make that a question, why is there so much pollution down there?
It probably has nowhere else to go ! Have you ever seen the mice in underground stations they are completely black too.

It probably has nowhere else to go ! Have you ever seen the mice in underground stations they are completely black too.

Aww I know, the poor tiny little things, my friend reckons they are a breed modified over the years and specific to the tubestations, as normal mice wouldn't last 2 minutes in there, their lungs must be shot with all that toxic rubbish they're breathing in. Yeah I suppose the ancient systems don't have adequate ventilation, yet the Victorians were supposedly expert engineers??
it's awful down there in the Summer isn't it.

Aww I know, the poor tiny little things, my friend reckons they are a breed modified over the years and specific to the tubestations, as normal mice wouldn't last 2 minutes in there, their lungs must be shot with all that toxic rubbish they're breathing in. Yeah I suppose the ancient systems don't have adequate ventilation, yet the Victorians were supposedly expert engineers??
it's awful down there in the Summer isn't it.
I know horrible, one day last summer our tube train was delayed for ages, because it was so hot and packed full of people three people passed out.  :-\\

Urghh don't go down into the tubestations, the nasal passages get BLACK as coal  especially in Central London in the summer  :P :P


Actually I'd like to make that a question, why is there so much pollution down there?
Flatulence from the mice?

It probably has nowhere else to go ! Have you ever seen the mice in underground stations they are completely black too.
I have seen mice scampering around, but I think traps are laid out now.

Aww I know, the poor tiny little things, my friend reckons they are a breed modified over the years and specific to the tubestations, as normal mice wouldn't last 2 minutes in there, their lungs must be shot with all that toxic rubbish they're breathing in. Yeah I suppose the ancient systems don't have adequate ventilation, yet the Victorians were supposedly expert engineers??
it's awful down there in the Summer isn't it.
Maybe the mice down there are a Victorian breed of mice, than the modern streetwise mouse?

I know horrible, one day last summer our tube train was delayed for ages, because it was so hot and packed full of people three people passed out.  :-\\
If you can take the Bus on warm days.

What are some of the best restaurants in London?

Maybe the mice down there are a Victorian breed of mice, than the modern streetwise mouse?



:D :D  er okay

Will you be willing to sponsor an American girl's trip to London? lol  ;)

Will you be willing to sponsor an American girl's trip to London? lol  ;)
My access for extra money is rather limited.

If you can take the Bus on warm days.
So about the double decker buses, would you recommend being seated in the lower half  or on the upper deck and why?  8)

So about the double decker buses, would you recommend being seated in the lower half  or on the upper deck and why?  8)


Upstairs.  The view is better

Upstairs.  The view is better
If I were to take a vacation to your country, I'm gonna rely on you all for tips. thanks. I was watching The Mummy Returns tonight and they were in a double decker bus and it made me wonder if they still use them.

If I were to take a vacation to your country, I'm gonna rely on you all for tips. thanks. I was watching The Mummy Returns tonight and they were in a double decker bus and it made me wonder if they still use them.


The ones you saw in the film were probably Routemasters.  These are being phased out but there is a replacement double decker in use.

modified to add.  Pictures: first the old style, and then the new.

My access for extra money is rather limited.


Yes, it was promised to me remember?

The ones you saw in the film were probably Routemasters.  These are being phased out but there is a replacement double decker in use.

modified to add.  Pictures: first the old style, and then the new.



As a kid it was considered cool (and the only place) to sit in the back seat, you know the couch seat at the top of the stairs.
Godd we used to have some fantastic times and laughs going to school etc on the bus   ;D ;D


http://www.routemaster.org.uk/association_files/rmnwthum.jpg

So about the double decker buses, would you recommend being seated in the lower half  or on the upper deck and why?  8)
Depends on the situation, if carrying shopping or with children in arms, then downstairs. Upstairs is for tourists.

Upstairs.  The view is better
I agree.

The ones you saw in the film were probably Routemasters.  These are being phased out but there is a replacement double decker in use.

modified to add.  Pictures: first the old style, and then the new.

The number 9 route is still a Routemaster.

http://www.routemaster.org.uk/icons/bellmed.gif
DING DING

http://www.routemaster.org.uk/icons/bellmed.gif
DING DING
Hold tight please, no standing on top!

The number 9 route is still a Routemaster.
number 9,  number 9, number 9,  number 9, number 9,  number 9, number 9,  number 9,

number 9,   number 9, number 9,   number 9, number 9,   number 9, number 9,   number 9,
Which brings us back to Abbey Road.

Which brings us back to Abbey Road.
Not that the number 9 bus will take you there for it's route is Hammersmith to Aldwych, and back.

Not that the number 9 bus will take you there for it's route is Hammersmith to Aldwych, and back.


Philip is this the only route now served by the old Routemaster? since they took most of them out of service.  :( :(
I felt sure there is also a route in sarf' London that still uses this style of bus?

Philip is this the only route now served by the old Routemaster? since they took most of them out of service.  :( :(
I felt sure there is also a route in sarf' London that still uses this style of bus?
I had a feeling it was the only one left.

Who is going to ask me about the Sultan's Elephant?

Philip will you tell us about the Sultans Elephant?  ;D

My attachment is to big, let me try again.

The Sultan's Elephant is story protrayed in live street entertainment in central London.

They had a special here on Public Broadcasting called "1940 House".  In it a family in England had to live for six weeks as they would have had to in 1940.  Very interesting, did it show over there?  Do the older ones ever talk about what it was like during the blitz and rationing?  It was much different over here during WWII since we did enter it so late, and other than Pearl Harbor, we didn't have to deal with getting bombed and stuff.  The only first person experience was with the soldiers, and most, like my father, never talked about it.

They had a special here on Public Broadcasting called "1940 House".  In it a family in England had to live for six weeks as they would have had to in 1940.  Very interesting, did it show over there?  Do the older ones ever talk about what it was like during the blitz and rationing?  It was much different over here during WWII since we did enter it so late, and other than Pearl Harbor, we didn't have to deal with getting bombed and stuff.  The only first person experience was with the soldiers, and most, like my father, never talked about it.
The programme 1940 House was shown over here and was repeated on TV over Easter for I remember watching some of it then. The older ones (parents) were of my age or younger did experience WW2 first hand.

One reason for the lack of bombings in the USA was the distance, USA is simply to far for the planes to travel.

They had a special here on Public Broadcasting called "1940 House".  In it a family in England had to live for six weeks as they would have had to in 1940.  Very interesting, did it show over there?  Do the older ones ever talk about what it was like during the blitz and rationing?  It was much different over here during WWII since we did enter it so late, and other than Pearl Harbor, we didn't have to deal with getting bombed and stuff.  The only first person experience was with the soldiers, and most, like my father, never talked about it.
Details found on http://www.channel4.com/history/microsites/0-9/1940house/

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One reason for the lack of bombings in the USA was the distance, USA is simply to far for the planes to travel.



Well yes, I know that.  But I wonder if there are visible signs of the blitz still in London, and if, maybe when you
were young you saw some reminders of it, or remember older people who would talk about it at all.

Well yes, I know that.  But I wonder if there are visible signs of the blitz still in London, and if, maybe when you
were young you saw some reminders of it, or remember older people who would talk about it at all.
My Dad's family are from Kent and they saw quite alot of bomb action. My Grandad was an Air Raid Warden in London. My Dad can remember rationing and things like planes coming down and having to get up in the night to get into the air raid shelter, he was 10 when the war ended.My Nan talked about it if you asked her.
My friend's Nan was from a tiny, remote village in Oxfordshire.She told this story of when an American bomber crash landed near her home.All the villagers went to watch and as it turned out it was one of the all coloured American squadrons. She said they all ran screaming into thier houses because they thought they were aliens as they had never seen a black man before ! You just can't imagine that can you ?   

Well yes, I know that.  But I wonder if there are visible signs of the blitz still in London, and if, maybe when you
were young you saw some reminders of it, or remember older people who would talk about it at all.


Yes, growing up, my Father played in the bomb sites, he said they would go and find the electric meters etc and break them open to retrieve the coins inside.

As a youngster there were still bomb sites in our part of London but almost none. Mainly just houses that had been destroyed and never rebuilt, the rubble had gone quite a few years before hand but it was still odd to have a row of 40 or so houses and then a space and then 40 more on the other side of it.

Well yes, I know that.  But I wonder if there are visible signs of the blitz still in London, and if, maybe when you
were young you saw some reminders of it, or remember older people who would talk about it at all.
My mother lived through WW2, and still recounts stories of the time. I remember whole vasts of land awaiting redevelopement when younger. But for now, London has every piece of land covered.

My Dad's family are from Kent and they saw quite alot of bomb action. My Grandad was an Air Raid Warden in London. My Dad can remember rationing and things like planes coming down and having to get up in the night to get into the air raid shelter, he was 10 when the war ended.My Nan talked about it if you asked her.
My friend's Nan was from a tiny, remote village in Oxfordshire.She told this story of when an American bomber crash landed near her home.All the villagers went to watch and as it turned out it was one of the all coloured American squadrons. She said they all ran screaming into thier houses because they thought they were aliens as they had never seen a black man before ! You just can't imagine that can you ?     
A pleasant little story.

They had a special here on Public Broadcasting called "1940 House".  In it a family in England had to live for six weeks as they would have had to in 1940.  Very interesting, did it show over there?  Do the older ones ever talk about what it was like during the blitz and rationing?  It was much different over here during WWII since we did enter it so late, and other than Pearl Harbor, we didn't have to deal with getting bombed and stuff.  The only first person experience was with the soldiers, and most, like my father, never talked about it.



Yes, growing up, my Father played in the bomb sites, he said they would go and find the electric meters etc and break them open to retrieve the coins inside.

As a youngster there were still bomb sites in our part of London but almost none. Mainly just houses that had been destroyed and never rebuilt, the rubble had gone quite a few years before hand but it was still odd to have a row of 40 or so houses and then a space and then 40 more on the other side of it.


If you see some of the Ealing Films from the 50s, like Hue and Cry and The Lavender Hill Mob, the bombed parts of the City of London are visable.

My grandmother was a German Jewish refugee on the kindertransport, she left for London from Berlin when she was 16 in 1939. Her father was a piano store owner and social worker, and then later a masseuse in this country. She at first was taken in by a rich family who wanted to use her as their maid, then ended up staying with a working-class family who treated her well. She worked scrubbing floors at an insane asylum for servicemen, and I think somehow got educated in her spare time. She ended up with a scholarship to Sarah Lawrence College, moved to the Bronx (New York City), and then became one of the first women to graduate from Columbia...I know she stayed in the subways during the blitz.