tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post1936376142852752507..comments2024-03-14T23:08:08.044-07:00Comments on Nilly Hall: STAR-CROSSED - AN ATMOSPHERIC CAPERnillyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comBlogger19125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-46527119322470899302013-04-04T01:57:11.160-07:002013-04-04T01:57:11.160-07:00I love that little railway line. There is also a ...I love that little railway line. There is also a ferry boat that will take you from Dawlish Warren to Exmouth. Marshall Colmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00293970978200882404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-50846575461996757602013-03-15T16:24:07.925-07:002013-03-15T16:24:07.925-07:00When I first visited The North, aged 19 with a Yor...When I first visited The North, aged 19 with a Yorkshire boyfriend, I thought Bradford was amazing (Coronation street come to life!) I loved Bradford Market's cafes with people crowded into stalls with wooden seats, pie & peas, tripe and cow's udder! Why on earth did you want to leave?nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-88043132407074017522013-03-15T16:06:06.560-07:002013-03-15T16:06:06.560-07:00We must try that - the older I get the more I want...We must try that - the older I get the more I want to re-visit and re-live happy experiences.nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-60705567009024906272013-03-15T16:04:40.078-07:002013-03-15T16:04:40.078-07:00I have a photo of me in a Spanish straw hat ! It l...I have a photo of me in a Spanish straw hat ! It looks very fetching with my sun suit trimmed with ric rac braid!nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-88884738581328538522013-03-15T16:01:26.380-07:002013-03-15T16:01:26.380-07:00A vest? Not a liberty bodice?A vest? Not a liberty bodice?nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-70797780302870391702013-03-15T15:58:51.052-07:002013-03-15T15:58:51.052-07:00Wish I had a sister - I'm an only child! That&...Wish I had a sister - I'm an only child! That's cousin Vera with the freckles.<br />Yes, thank goodness I didn't have a knitted cozzie, though they were still around, embarrassing those whose Mums made them wear them (and making the rest of us giggle).nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-791914941816388562013-03-15T15:50:57.280-07:002013-03-15T15:50:57.280-07:00Jayne you MUST take a look at this website.
http:/...Jayne you MUST take a look at this website.<br />http://dearphotograph.com/<br />In fact - I'm just off for another look!nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-14383084753997115802013-03-15T15:47:51.568-07:002013-03-15T15:47:51.568-07:00Phew! Thank goodness mine were quite thick and did...Phew! Thank goodness mine were quite thick and didn't turn transparent.nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-9172863509210347342013-03-15T15:46:47.439-07:002013-03-15T15:46:47.439-07:00They have not melted in our memories...
Yes - That...They have not melted in our memories...<br />Yes - That's me, the one with no freckles, sadly. And yes, it's Dickie Henderson. My husband said, "What WAS Dickie Henderson?" I suppose he was one of the entertainment industry's first "general purpose" personalities.nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-18498740295856890462013-03-15T15:37:32.195-07:002013-03-15T15:37:32.195-07:00Yes - I'm the one without the cute freckles!Yes - I'm the one without the cute freckles!nillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09733433402466612700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-55897680829492811872013-03-14T05:49:32.678-07:002013-03-14T05:49:32.678-07:00You've made remember a train journey I had alo...You've made remember a train journey I had along the north coast of Wales when I went for an interview at Bangor University. I was offered a place and loved the journey, which, as you described so perfectly, felt thrillingly close to the sea - but I didn't go. I'd also applied to Hull, Bristol and Exeter, so obviously the sea was a draw for me. (And all places at some distance from Bradford....) I ended up in London! <br /><br />Love the cossies and poor Brunel - good idea fraught with problems! <br />Great post, Nilly,<br />AxxxArtyZenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12628693178003940118noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-23680630785887701212013-03-12T10:52:29.959-07:002013-03-12T10:52:29.959-07:00I had forgotten about Dickie Henderson!
I have al...I had forgotten about Dickie Henderson!<br /><br />I have always had a deep love of the Railway too and my most exciting adventure was taking a train in Morocco. I live near to the Buckinghamshire Railway Centre and originate from Wales, so we some similarity.<br /><br />A few years ago I went to visit my friend in Devon and had a trip each way on the coastal railway, such fun with the waves reaching the windows.<br /><br />Your photographs are lovely, they remind me of my childhood.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-92172281110750457142013-03-12T02:34:23.683-07:002013-03-12T02:34:23.683-07:00Fabulous post Nilly. I'm thinking Dickie Hende...Fabulous post Nilly. I'm thinking Dickie Henderson too, I had completely forgotten about him. And yes I had a swimsuit like yours when I was about 3, bright red and a little Spanish red and black hat to match, I thought I was the bees knees. I have a picture of me wearing my outfit but it's in slide form, remember them?<br />Jean xxShrimpton and Perfecthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11936163290981358252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-50279608865910145532013-03-12T01:51:18.543-07:002013-03-12T01:51:18.543-07:00My great aunt lived in Teignmouth in a bungalow on...My great aunt lived in Teignmouth in a bungalow on the top of the cliffs. We used to scramble down the footpath and across the line to the beach. I remember my mother spending much of our holiday trying to capture a steam train just emerging out of the tunnel.<br /><br />Like Rosemary I had a cossie like yours, and horror of horrors mum made me wear a vest underneath!<br /><br />LLXlettice leafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17637631435776710877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-91502349367336504012013-03-12T01:45:20.104-07:002013-03-12T01:45:20.104-07:00you and your sister are so beautiful. You and I ha...you and your sister are so beautiful. You and I had the same swimsuits, all knobbly (the cossies, not us!) and stretchy? At least we didn't get the knitted ones!<br /><br />Thankyou so much for all your kind comments, you are lovely, and they do make a difference.<br />yes, thinking too much does have its drawbacks doesn't it, but then I guess its just how it is.<br />Sunny and bitterly cold here- I'm just about to venture out in my 10 thermal layers<br />xxted and bunnyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08420272135724099182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-19892513407160294922013-03-12T01:26:43.552-07:002013-03-12T01:26:43.552-07:00Another lovely nostalgic post nilly, I do love tra...Another lovely nostalgic post nilly, I do love train travel too. I love the photgraph of you and your sister such a lovely memory. I too had one of those bubble costumes I think mine was pink. It is nice to visit childhood memories especially to stand in exactly the same spot. Last year I stayed in Pately Bridge for a week and stood and took the same image that I took nearly thirty years ago with Emily as a tiny girl, standing under the most huge hanging basket that the village have every year. Happy Days xJaynehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04551672517126363905noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-76752623578630559252013-03-11T15:14:58.917-07:002013-03-11T15:14:58.917-07:00I am feeling full up with nostalgia Nilly - a love...I am feeling full up with nostalgia Nilly - a lovely post - the trains were so exciting in that bygone era. Could the little girl on the righthand side be you? I had a swimming costume like that, they must have been all the rage. I was so embarrassed the first time I wore mine. When I came out of the sea the wet costume turned transparent.Rosemaryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03814070177137076757noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-77490515609548981512013-03-11T15:00:25.925-07:002013-03-11T15:00:25.925-07:00OMG - the swimsuits! Is that you? I have a very si...OMG - the swimsuits! Is that you? I have a very similar pic from my childhood with my sister. My hair short, straight and with a bow tied ribbon. Though I am scowling.<br /><br />And that famous passenger is Dickie Henderson I think. He performed at a corporate do in London for the international firm I worked for in 1970 - rather on the downward slope by then (him not me!)<br /><br />I've always loved trains as well. I fondly remember the proper buffet and restaurant cars of not so long ago. Full English breakfast starting with porridge, three course lunch or dinner. I think I may do a blog post about them myself now that you've reminded me.<br /><br />Oh where are the snows of yesteryear ("les neiges d'antan").elegancemaisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043236515999573762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8444887571509926414.post-5592027438482456202013-03-11T13:41:45.632-07:002013-03-11T13:41:45.632-07:00I love the romance of travelling by trains in the ...I love the romance of travelling by trains in the days gone by....Great pictures and could that be YOU Nilly in the photograph? Such a pretty picture.<br />Love Maria xMariahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13458369096640059521noreply@blogger.com