Yes, there's a much older crossing over the Dee down in the bottom of the valley and the village on the ridge that overlooks it - Froncysyllte - probably predates the aqueduct. Walking the ODP a… (View Post)

Pontcysyllte literally means 'connecting bridge' - which is a bit obvious because that's what most of them do. (View Post)

I once queried a legal agreement that was devoid of commas and consequently somewhat prolix and was reassured that the law relied upon the meaning of words rather than the placement of commas and if … (View Post)

I was thinking a windfall tax on florists may be worth considering. Those limos are not VIPs en route to the funeral, they're flower-sellers on their way home. (View Post)

I was once arrested by Oxford police. Someone had broken into a butcher's shop on Iffley Road. "Couldn't have been me," I trilled "I'm a vegetarian." "They wer… (View Post)