The way I regarded a hot, meat pie would never be the same again after receiving one as payment for drumming with a pair of forks.

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Further church, history and railway-related articles by Charles Moorhen

Overcome ‘Writer’s Block’ With Just One Word

Henry Bessemer’s Extravagant Attempt to Cure His Seasickness

Paper Recycling in the 1950’s

Caravan and Motorhome Dealers Directory 2011

Fall and Rise of the Great Selborne Yew Tree

Lost Medieval Church Paintings of England

Exploring The English Church

Origins of Traditional Wedding Customs

The Winding Country Lanes of England

12 Practical Tips For Safer Winter Driving

Did Charles Dickens Really Invent ‘Miss Havisham’

A Unique, Unusual and Fascinating Farm Gate

Bricked Up Heart and a Ghost in Woodford Church

The English Church: The Baptismal Font

The English Church: Exploring the English Churchyard

English Churches: Selborne Church in Hampshire

English Churches: Cheriton Church in Hampshire

English Churches: Brixworth Church in Northamptonshire

English Churches: Clifton Hampden Church in Oxfordshire

English Churches: Charwelton Church in Northamptonshire

She Became the Fastest Typist in Europe

Timothy Dexter: Emperor of America

Timothy Dexter: Farm Boy to Millionaire

The Popularity of the Railway Camping Coach

Origin of the ‘Humpty Dumpty’ Nursery Rhyme

The Tudor Origin of the ‘Mary Mary Quite Contrary’ Nursery Rhyme

The Intriguing Origin of the ‘Little Jack Horner’ Nursery Rhyme

The Great Little Brownie 127 Camera

Smith’s Crisps and the Little Blue Salt Bag

The Grisly Murder of ‘Sweet Fanny Adams’ (and the origin of the saying ‘sweet FA’)

Britain’s First Railway Murder

The Historical ‘Uffington White Horse’

London’s Unique Funeral Railway

15 Historical Railway Facts You Possibly Never Knew

Is This The Oldest Woolworth’s Christmas Tree In The World

Superstitions Surrounding Babies

Five Easy Steps to Improve Your Cycling Enjoyment

Great Little Wind-Up Radio

‘Pure White Crosses’: World War One Poem

‘Pure White Crosses’: (The Musical Version of the Poem)

‘They Made Me Stay Behind’: World War One Poem

‘I Believed You Honourable’: World War One Poem

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  • Mazzie on Oct 1, 2008

    You will have to play a tune to me with forks. You are full of suprises, not only can you write fantastic real life stories, you were in the Army.

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