Comments on: All “manor” of things…. http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/archives/1810 ... things that make you go PoP! Sun, 12 Oct 2008 10:27:54 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: merry http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/archives/1810#comment-249426 merry Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:56:35 +0000 http://patchofpuddles.co.uk/?p=1810#comment-249426 PS. Thank you. My bet was a Black Cat Pub. PS. Thank you. My bet was a Black Cat Pub.

]]> By: merry http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/archives/1810#comment-249425 merry Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:55:59 +0000 http://patchofpuddles.co.uk/?p=1810#comment-249425 I think the cat might be back. We have tea too now :) I think the cat might be back.

We have tea too now :)

]]> By: Michelle http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/archives/1810#comment-249422 Michelle Tue, 23 Jan 2007 23:30:01 +0000 http://patchofpuddles.co.uk/?p=1810#comment-249422 About 1920 a garage and car repair workshop was set up at the junction of the A1 and Bedford Road, with the photo below taken some time pre-war. In 1940 a Mr Carter owned the Black Cat garage. It was taken over by a Mr Stevenson who opened a night club there. It was used as a restaurant for some time before becoming derelict for many years. Then Shell opened a garage there. In the 80's the current large covered petrol station was opened. Did you really want to know? "From the 1920's everyone local to the area got to know the Black Cat Garage, and hence to refer to the Black Cat Roundabout when it was constructed. So basically the name has been passed down from the original Black Cat Garage. The metal Black Cat takes its shape from the original on the clock tower above. The Cat is now on holiday waiting for the new roundabout to be finished after which it will once again look after the roundabout night and day." Lots of tea HERE! About 1920 a garage and car repair workshop was set up at the junction of the A1 and Bedford Road, with the photo below taken some time pre-war. In 1940 a Mr Carter owned the Black Cat garage. It was taken over by a Mr Stevenson who opened a night club there. It was used as a restaurant for some time before becoming derelict for many years. Then Shell opened a garage there. In the 80’s the current large covered petrol station was opened.
Did you really want to know?

“From the 1920’s everyone local to the area got to know the Black Cat Garage, and hence to refer to the Black Cat Roundabout when it was constructed. So basically the name has been passed down from the original Black Cat Garage.

The metal Black Cat takes its shape from the original on the clock tower above. The Cat is now on holiday waiting for the new roundabout to be finished after which it will once again look after the roundabout night and day.”

Lots of tea HERE!

]]> By: Veronica http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/archives/1810#comment-249414 Veronica Tue, 23 Jan 2007 13:13:23 +0000 http://patchofpuddles.co.uk/?p=1810#comment-249414 M can't bear being alone if he wakes in the night. He is genuinely terrified and A might be, having worked herself from a minor worry to a full scale terror. We stopped M from coming into our bed in the end by allowing him to sleep in a sleeping bag on our floor if he came in during the night. The aim being that he wouldnt be alone and would be reassured but hopefully wouldnt be too comfortable, so that his own bed might become more appealing. It's not ideal but we got to the stage that we all needed some sleep and having him quiet and going back to sleep albeit on our floor was preferable to having us up all night. Hope she gets over her fear soon. I used to be frightened of shop dummies when I was her age and was convinced they would come in my room in the night and 'get' me. Im still suspicious of them lol! M can’t bear being alone if he wakes in the night. He is genuinely terrified and A might be, having worked herself from a minor worry to a full scale terror. We stopped M from coming into our bed in the end by allowing him to sleep in a sleeping bag on our floor if he came in during the night. The aim being that he wouldnt be alone and would be reassured but hopefully wouldnt be too comfortable, so that his own bed might become more appealing. It’s not ideal but we got to the stage that we all needed some sleep and having him quiet and going back to sleep albeit on our floor was preferable to having us up all night. Hope she gets over her fear soon. I used to be frightened of shop dummies when I was her age and was convinced they would come in my room in the night and ‘get’ me. Im still suspicious of them lol!

]]> By: merry http://www.patchofpuddles.co.uk/archives/1810#comment-249410 merry Tue, 23 Jan 2007 09:30:27 +0000 http://patchofpuddles.co.uk/?p=1810#comment-249410 So are we! ROFL... that it has come to this.... So are we! ROFL… that it has come to this….

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