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« on: January 31, 2010, 02:22:15 AM »
Hello all many off u now that 2010 is not a great year we started off with a tonne of snow, where schools and work was closed and there was limited food. Well i woke up this morning to find 2 inches of snow ( oh yipee >:( )

onto star wars well the uk dont have alot to offer us at this moment if we mainly want it we have to get it off an online store like www.staractionfigures.co.uk


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« Reply #1 on: February 13, 2010, 01:44:06 PM »
well i come from a small market town of Maldon (where the world famous sea salt comes from ) its in the fair county of Essex  and about twenty miles from the oldest chartered Town in England ,Colchester the famous Roman garrison town ,Maldon has been around since the 5th century  its original name was Maeldune (Anglo-Saxon = Meeting place on the hill) it has a lot of  historical buildings most of the pubs in the high st (main street) date from the 14th-16th century  ,it was once the site of a royal mint ,it has at least five churches,an ancient friory and a 13th century leper hospital(ruins) in a 2 mile radius  of the town centre the newest(church) one dates from the 18th century)the church i got married in(St Mary's) sits right on the quay and is from the 1190's,also All Saints church is the only church in europe with a triangular spire ,there was a famous battle here in 991 A.D. between the anglo-saxons and the Vikings which is immortalised in a poem it is also the oldest protected battlefield on "English Heritage's" books in England .heres an interesting fact for those american shipyarders :The vicar of Purleigh Church, Lawrence Washington, who was the great, great grandfather of George Washington, first president of the United States, is buried here(All Saints) there is a window in the church dedicated to his memory it was a gift from the citizens of Malden ,Massachusetts to the town.it is also the last mooring place of the famous  coastal barges most of which are well over 100 years old and only a handful survive .


Maldon high street


the top of Market Hill in Maldon


The Town Sign and heraldry


St Mary's Church


All Saints Church Maldon


The Maldon Barges


The Famous Maldon Sea Salt used by top world chefs



The Famous Washington Window (All Saints Church)

just thought i'd show you my neck of the woods  :)
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Re: United Kingdom
« Reply #2 on: February 13, 2010, 02:40:53 PM »
omg jay ive been there and i must say it is a beautiful place

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« Reply #3 on: February 13, 2010, 04:08:21 PM »
looks beautiful Jay.

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« Reply #4 on: February 14, 2010, 12:41:22 AM »
Great pics Jay. Maldon looks very beautiful.

I'm not sure but I think I tried this sea salt when I was in Vienna two years ago.

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« Reply #5 on: March 19, 2010, 05:19:21 PM »
I've got to get some pics of our country, and especially the Harrisburg Capitol, after those phenominal pictures!
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« Reply #6 on: April 15, 2010, 08:01:36 AM »
dont gypsys live in maldon?????????????????

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« Reply #7 on: April 15, 2010, 09:19:37 AM »
gypsies are everywhere mate    there doesnt seem to be many here i havent seen one in ages
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« Reply #8 on: April 15, 2010, 09:29:49 AM »
dont come to radcliffe trail theres alot of gypsies in caravans

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« Reply #9 on: April 27, 2010, 04:01:37 PM »
I'm from Sheffield, situated in South Yorkshire. I'm mostly a city boy even though I live on the outskirts of the city on the border of Sheffield & Derbyshire. Sheffield is well known for it's steel industry & sports facilities & is also home to quite a few famous people (Michael Palin of Monty Python fame, Sean Bean, Def Leppard & current Liberal Democrat leader Nick Clegg just to name a few). Sheffield is also the birth place of English football, or Soccer as you Yanks call it ;) & we have 2 major teams, Sheffield United & Sheffield Wednesday. We are also one of the few cities in England to run a tram service, which was modernized & re-introduced in 1994. We fell victim to one of the worst british floods in recent memory in 2007 & some areas of the city are still rebuilding their lives to this day. We are also home to one of the largest indoor shopping centres in England, Meadowhall.

Here are a few images of my hometown.

The Sheffield Winter Gardens


Sheffield Station


The Peace Gardens & Town Hall




A Sheffield Supertram


That's barely touching the surface of what a great city Sheffield is :)

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« Reply #10 on: April 27, 2010, 04:19:49 PM »
look everyone a t'supertram!(joke between me and steve)
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« Reply #11 on: April 27, 2010, 04:22:05 PM »
Incredible shots there, SL. looks like a great place.

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« Reply #12 on: April 27, 2010, 04:26:12 PM »
Incredible shots there, SL. looks like a great place.

its a great place i thoroughly enjoyed my visit up north!
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« Reply #13 on: April 27, 2010, 05:16:48 PM »
Cool, I love seeing the pics with older architecture.

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« Reply #14 on: April 28, 2010, 06:38:28 AM »
Incredible shots there, SL. looks like a great place.

its a great place i thoroughly enjoyed my visit up north!

Hehe, remember the fountains that wouldn't stay up for you LOL

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