Monthly Archives: November 2010

>Eastern Promise

Posted on November 30, 2010 by teninchwheels

>Some pictures from a foot-stampingly cold tour around part of the Olympic site’s perimeter on the Stratford/Bow frontier. It doesn’t look it, but Europe’s biggest building site is nearly finished, ahead of schedule and under budget. I’ve not always been … Continue reading →

Posted in brass monkeys, London, olympics, Stratford | 1 Comment

>1926-2010

Posted on November 29, 2010 by teninchwheels

>My first visit to London was in 1981, on a school trip to see England Schoolboys play their Irish counterparts at a disappointingly shabby Wembley. After a fish-and-chip tea we were taken to see Airplane! at the Curzon on Shaftesbury … Continue reading →

Posted in Airplane, Leslie Nielsen, Naked Gun, Police Squad | 2 Comments

>Rail Ale

Posted on November 24, 2010 by teninchwheels

>Never thought I’d look forward to visiting a pub near a train station. Finally got to the Euston Tap for a late-afternoon visit on monday. At first, the place was empty, except for an extremely posh young man who appeared … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, London, pubs | 6 Comments

>Slight Return

Posted on November 18, 2010 by teninchwheels

> Well, whaddya know? Rumours have been circulating for months, but it looks like Piaggio really are going to start manufacturing the much-loved and much-missed Vespa PX again, in all its air-cooled, manual-gearboxed glory. The last PXs were made by … Continue reading →

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>Playing The ‘Spoons

Posted on November 16, 2010 by teninchwheels

>I’ve been offered some bad pints in my time, and i’ve even had to bat off the infamous “It’s meant to taste like that” cliché on a couple of occasions. But this is the worst example yet, encountered last friday … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, effluent, fish tanks, pubs, washing up | 8 Comments

>David Vs Goliath Vs Valuev

Posted on November 12, 2010 by teninchwheels

>This is one of Marks And Spencers British beer range; Yorkshire Bitter. Not a bad drop – bottle conditioned, a chewy, fruity mouthful. It’s made for M&S by Cropton, currently undergoing legal proddings from eccentric Tadcaster brewer Samuel Smith. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Beer, Bullies, Yorkshire | 2 Comments

Posted on November 11, 2010 by teninchwheels

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>Ghentish Town

Posted on November 10, 2010 by teninchwheels

>One of the many things I like about Belgium is that the towns there are so photogentically grungy once you wander off the tourist offices’ map. Central Brussels and Ghent feel like cities as lived by their citizens. Graffiti, litter … Continue reading →

Posted in Belgium, Ghent, Photography Commissions | 2 Comments

>Hopeful

Posted on November 9, 2010 by teninchwheels

>Central Keighley must be one of the few places to escape the decimation of its pubs. In recent years the town has permanently lost the Eastwood Tavern, The Masons Arms and The Market Arms – and that’s about it, although … Continue reading →

Posted in Clogs, Flat Caps, Keighley, pubs, Yorkshire | 2 Comments

>The Lion Thing

Posted on November 3, 2010 by teninchwheels

>According to dismal hysteria-sheet the Waltham Forest Guardian, Leytonstone’s best-known deceased pub Zulus will indeed reopen as the Red Lion, as I speculated a few weeks back. A bit later than expected, though – “february at the earliest” according to … Continue reading →

Posted in Leytonstone, pubs, Squats, Squatters, Squatting | 3 Comments