I gotta write this down before I forget it again.

While vacationing in Ol' Blighty, I kept thinking of things or be reminded of truly horrible tasks in antiquity.  I believe it began with contemplating the gleaners that used to muck through the castle garderobe outfalls.

Then we went to Shropshire Castle (AKA the Shropshire Regimental Museum) and saw ( Read more... )

Okay, here's yesterday's British industrial oddity post with all the accompanying text.  Enjoy.

So looking at the picture below, ignoring the feet, tell me what the hell you think this is and when it was built, because it most certainly isn't a natural formation:


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Due to physical limitations found in members of the expedition, trekking for several days on The Ridgeway has been scrapped.  Instead we took an extra day in Shropshire playing in Chester and are now safely ensconced in Wales.  Currently writing from an undisclosed location in Conwy; had a lovely day playing in the castle and wandering about the ( Read more... )