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| Local knowledge 12/09/2016 at 09:00 #84761 | |
northroad
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I make no apologies for remembering this bit of local knowledge from the areas to the south end of the new Tyneside sim. When I were a lad......on a Saturday night we used to take the local service between Darlington and Richmond alighting at Croft and with a bit of a walk we ended up at a hostelry on the north side of the river Tees. Now I cannot say that we were hardened drinkers but just across the Tees on the Yorkshire side the closing time was 11 o'clock and not 10:30 as it was in Durham. There was two pubs, one in Durham and one in Yorkshire. All within a two minute walk across the road bridge. You know what I am going to say next. After last orders in Durham it was a quick walk ( perhaps I should say stagger)across the bridge to catch last orders in Yorkshire. Those local stoppers that don' exist anymore did have their uses and who says that Yorkshire folk are crazy....... Geoff Log in to reply The following user said thank you: Gwasanaethau |