low plains drifter 10,685 Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 37 minutes ago, chartpolski said: Coincidentally, there's a Robin Hood pub on the Military Road very near there. I wondered what the connection was. Cheers. That was the source of all the fighting, excessive consumption of brown ale 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
JDHUNTING 1,817 Posted September 8, 2020 Author Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 2 hours ago, Greyman said: If your ever in Bristol again mate this one is in the middle of a council estate just up the road from me on sea mills square, it’s called the Addison oak and the front door to the right of the telegraph poll was my first flat 38 years ago Nice thanks for posting.I will check that out when I'm in the area, tbh though if that trees in the running for tree of the year award then the Tracy park one would win it easy, it's fecking huge up close and perfectly formed the branches fork off horizontal and are 2ft thick god knows what each one weighs, go check it out if your near. It's weird that all these trees have articles and names etc but I can't find any mention of that one anywhere it looks bigger and more impressive than em all I've seen so far. Loads of fruit and similar on trees round there aswell it's a nice spot for mooch. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 16,116 Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 1 hour ago, chartpolski said: Max is on Google now, trying to find a Robin Hood link with Sunderland , however tenuous! LOL ! Cheers. So am I now 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
WILF 47,354 Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 9 minutes ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: So am I now “The first oak tree grew on the centre spot of the pitch at the stadium of light in 1230 BC, imported to Britain by the king of the Zulus when he came to marry Merlin the Druid. They subsequently went on to have 8000 kids and hence started the population of Northern Europe” Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greb147 6,809 Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 1 hour ago, chartpolski said: Max is on Google now, trying to find a Robin Hood link with Sunderland , however tenuous! LOL ! Cheers. They're both old myths? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaaark 10,887 Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, Greb147 said: They're both old myths? Yep, robin hood was welsh 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Greb147 6,809 Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 1 hour ago, TOMO said: oi.....you can bugger off.....don't start like them Yorkshire puddings do....claiming robbin hood was a Yorkshire man.... notts lad through and through.... We've got an airport named after him, end of discussion. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 24,236 Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, maxhardcore said: Oh I must of upset you of late Charts lad . You tried at every turn to play down that hound and hare now this nonsense . You still don't hold it against me for charging you £20 for that last brass cock all those years ago up Appleby do you lol It was worth it as it was a special brass cock with monkey riding its back lol Simmer down cowboy, just my feeble attempt at humour ! LOL ! Yeah, that was a few years ago that time at Appleby, but I've been to Thailand many, many times, and bought some stuff, but never been tempered by cocks, brass or otherwise ! LOL ! Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 16,116 Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 20 minutes ago, shaaark said: Yep, robin hood was welsh Is that not the old welsh archer sion something ? I have a strange memory and when you mentioned that It clicked in Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 24,236 Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 1 minute ago, maxhardcore said: Did you take a walk on the wild side And go full post op then Charts ? I did spend a fair amount of time in Boys Town, a relative of mine owns most of it, but only for the beer ! LOL ! Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 16,116 Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 30 minutes ago, WILF said: “The first oak tree grew on the centre spot of the pitch at the stadium of light in 1230 BC, imported to Britain by the king of the Zulus when he came to marry Merlin the Druid. They subsequently went on to have 8000 kids and hence started the population of Northern Europe” Fact 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
shaaark 10,887 Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 4 minutes ago, THE STIFFMEISTER said: Is that not the old welsh archer sion something ? I have a strange memory and when you mentioned that It clicked in Twm sion cati, from tregarron. He was called the 'welsh robin hood'. But I was just being facetious stiffy lol Funnily enough though, yesterday on you tube, I watched tony robinson, from blackadder, doing a vid about robin hood, and all real evidence does point to him being from yorkshire Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chartpolski 24,236 Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 1 minute ago, maxhardcore said: One place Iv never frequented although your mate MB is never out that Soi on his visits by all accounts . Me and Mark are on one of our frequent non-speaking terms just now, but I'll have to make up with him for a post Covid holiday in sunny Cornwall ! Cheers. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 16,116 Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 3 minutes ago, shaaark said: Twm sion cati, from tregarron. He was called the 'welsh robin hood'. But I was just being facetious stiffy lol Funnily enough though, yesterday on you tube, I watched tony robinson, from blackadder, doing a vid about robin hood, and all real evidence does point to him being from yorkshire I genuinely remembered that after I typed it , I’m sure Plummer mentioned him in a book . Quote Link to post Share on other sites
THE STIFFMEISTER 16,116 Posted September 8, 2020 Report Share Posted September 8, 2020 7 minutes ago, maxhardcore said: One place Iv never frequented although your mate MB is never out that Soi on his visits by all accounts . That’s my idea of absolute hell on Earth all that business. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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