tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301757140313310161.post6482287482286544353..comments2024-03-14T14:46:53.095+00:00Comments on Nigel Fisher's Brigg Blog: IMPROVEMENTS UNDER WAYNIGEL FISHERhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00105982962344084267noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301757140313310161.post-67931270892858032912010-01-25T11:59:20.485+00:002010-01-25T11:59:20.485+00:00A bit more edification:
We takes windows for gran...A bit more edification:<br /><br />We takes windows for granted...but they have had mixed futured in the past.<br /><br />They were so expensive at one time that the rich removed tham when they moved.<br />The so-called King John's lost treasure in The Wash, relates to his treasure of windows that he took with him on his travels.<br />Later, widows were used to calculate how much tax one would pay. In consequence, many building owners bricked up windows to reduce their 'council tax' demand.Ken Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719906304442070128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3301757140313310161.post-24466048225860234742010-01-25T11:45:06.530+00:002010-01-25T11:45:06.530+00:00Cast your mind back to last winter, Nige.
This tim...Cast your mind back to last winter, Nige.<br />This time 12 months ago, Anglia Windows were replacing the windows and doors on the senior-cit's bungalows* along Barnard Avenue.<br /><br />What's an 'external corridor'?<br />Is it another name for balcony?<br /><br />A bit of edification:<br />*for info: bungalow, pyjamas and verandah are all Indian (Hindu) words. Balcony derives from Italian - balcon. 'Romeo, Romeo where are art thou?'Ken Harrisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05719906304442070128noreply@blogger.com