On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:54:11 +0100, Sacha  wrote:

>On 2009-09-24 10:51:55 +0100, Martin <me@address.invalid> said:
>
>> On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:52:38 +0100, Sacha  wrote:
>> 
>>> On 2009-09-24 09:24:19 +0100, "Mike.. .  ."
>>>  said:
>>> <snip> I walked up the river *Lee* to *Enfield*
>>>> where a recently closed pub is called "The Rifle", you may be ahead of me
>>>> by now. In "The Greyhound" (McMullens) I asked a regular about "Government
>>>> Row" opposite and he told me it was where they made the....Lee-Enfield
>>>> rifle. Ahhhh ha I said, Lee...Enfield, but no , it was a Mr Lee.
>>>> Formerly the made ammunition there and the gunpowder and such like arrived
>>>> by barge on the navigation pulled by brass shoed horses. Nearbye Ponders
>>>> End suffered at the hands of the Luffewaffa with bombs meant for the rifle
>>>> works. Government Row houses change hands for 400,000 now. Canal view you
>>>> know.....
>>>> 
>>>> Theres some oral history for you then. Things you learn in pubs.
>>> 
>>> You must have been quite close to Ray's birthplace, Upshire.  He had
>>> friends who worked in the powder mills.  Once you get a little way out
>>> of Waltham Abbey there's some beautiful countryside round there.
>> 
>> Griff Rees Jones TV series Rivers showed it well. IMO the Lee Valley was the
>> best episode
>
>I'm still black and blue from the nudges I got - "Look, I know that!"   
>"Look we used to play there!"  "Look............"   Ouch!

I can imagine.

Why weren't the other episodes as good?
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Martin

On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 17:27:08 +0100, Sacha  wrote:

>On 2009-09-24 17:05:53 +0100, Martin <me@address.invalid> said:
>
>> On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 16:54:11 +0100, Sacha  wrote:
>> 
>>> On 2009-09-24 10:51:55 +0100, Martin <me@address.invalid> said:
>>> 
>>>> On Thu, 24 Sep 2009 09:52:38 +0100, Sacha  wrote:
>>>> 
>>>>> On 2009-09-24 09:24:19 +0100, "Mike.. .  ."
>>>>>  said:
>>>>> <snip> I walked up the river *Lee* to *Enfield*
>>>>>> where a recently closed pub is called "The Rifle", you may be ahead of me
>>>>>> by now. In "The Greyhound" (McMullens) I asked a regular about "Government
>>>>>> Row" opposite and he told me it was where they made the....Lee-Enfield
>>>>>> rifle. Ahhhh ha I said, Lee...Enfield, but no , it was a Mr Lee.
>>>>>> Formerly the made ammunition there and the gunpowder and such like arrived
>>>>>> by barge on the navigation pulled by brass shoed horses. Nearbye Ponders
>>>>>> End suffered at the hands of the Luffewaffa with bombs meant for the rifle
>>>>>> works. Government Row houses change hands for 400,000 now. Canal view you
>>>>>> know.....
>>>>>> 
>>>>>> Theres some oral history for you then. Things you learn in pubs.
>>>>> 
>>>>> You must have been quite close to Ray's birthplace, Upshire.  He had
>>>>> friends who worked in the powder mills.  Once you get a little way out
>>>>> of Waltham Abbey there's some beautiful countryside round there.
>>>> 
>>>> Griff Rees Jones TV series Rivers showed it well. IMO the Lee Valley was the
>>>> best episode
>>> 
>>> I'm still black and blue from the nudges I got - "Look, I know that!"
>>> "Look we used to play there!"  "Look............"   Ouch!
>> 
>> I can imagine.
>> 
>> Why weren't the other episodes as good?
>
>I didn't write the bit that said it was the best episode 

I did :)

>but on 
>reflection, I think I do agree with that.  There seemed to us to be 
>more of interest about the surrounding area but of course, that might 
>be because of the personal association.

Those who made the programme knew it much better.
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Martin