Hurrah for Horncastle!

[JoceAndChris]

I went to Horncastle today; it was great.
I can't remember the last time I saw so much unstripped paint, higgledy piggeldy windows and curious un-restored charm. It was actually not possible to visit all the antique shops in one day, but I did find a very sweet Edwardian piano stool for £30 and everything was very, very cheap, including beer at £1.50 a pint.

I love the antique shop with the parrot who insults you as you go round (closely monitored by a lovely ginger and white cat) and all the thousands of boxes of china standing in the rain.

I also noticed that the walls up the canal (?) did not show any signs of rising damp.

Nobody ever talks about Horncastle. Why not?

 

[biffvernon]

Because we want to keep it a secret. Sssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.
(That parrot is great.)

 

[JoceAndChris]

Sssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

oops sorry. I just told 1738 people. :roll:

 

[biffvernon]

If you ever need decent English hardwood go to the saw mill in Elmhirst Road.

 

[JoceAndChris]

If you ever need decent English hardwood go to the saw mill in Elmhirst Road.

Thanks Biff. The prospect of filling my undercroft with some decent local hardwood is an exciting one. :wink:

 

[biffvernon]

The silverfish don't need a great stack of timber. Just don't be too prissy about sweeping up your crumbs.

Take a good look at the buildings on the south side of Bridge Street, market side of the river. Interesting bit of conservation work done there a couple of years ago.

 

[Gareth Hughes]

I think that was a long-running SPAB case?
Pity the highways boys have put a ludicrously tall street light up alongside

 

[philpjuk100]

Also the great chippy in the market square!

 

[Lime]

Pity the highways boys have put a ludicrously tall street light up alongside

The same sort of "victoriana-looking" lamp posts are being put up everywhere there is some form of old "conservationy" area.
In my local park they also hang black semi-circular plastic planters around the posts which make them look quite ugly... particularly as the two parts of the planters always separate from one another caused by the weight of soil and the odd climbing human.

 

[biffvernon]

Also the great chippy in the market square!

Another who's heard of Lincolnshire. Welcome


(I like the lamp posts.)

 

[JoceAndChris]

(I like the lamp posts.)

Who could complain about a nice big erection to light one's way?

 

[philpjuk100]

Had a succesful trip to horncastle today but the chippy was on fire! two fire engines,police cordons,the lot!but on passing it later a sign in the door says that it will be business as usual tomorrow.A trip to horncastle just does not seem the same without chips!

 

[JoceAndChris]

business as usual tomorrow.

We folk of Lincolnshire are not to be flapped by a small fire.

You're in newark? Come here for chips next time- I'm closer!