In for a treat Alan .. If you haven’t read alanallport.bsky.social 👍👍

Have you read his other works ??

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How many second hand bookshops & book fairs can one person do in a week… the clock stopped yesterday and here is the haul .. second lot is from my secret church sale 😂😂 cracking sale.. cracking prices..unusual titles amongst the masses 👀👀

How many second hand bookshops & book fairs can one person do in a week… the clock stopped yesterday and here is the haul.. first lot from Oxford & Devon.. a bit short on the ground.. plenty of already purchased out there.. that’s what happens when your list gets smaller 👀😂

How many second hand bookshops and book fairs can one person do in a week… may the clock begin 😂

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Last one! Number eight- a church book-fair down the road that I found earlier this year- 1000s of books- I did not have any restraint .. 15 coming home 😂😂

He’s buried at the Burntwood cemetery at the top of the village Nick as you come in from Woodcote. He lived in the Ferry house near George Michaels house near the church.

Admiral sir Henry Harwood of Battle of River plate fame also lived and Is buried in Goring

How many second hand bookshops and book fairs can one person do in a week… may the clock begin 😂

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Number Six- my favourite.. my happy place - don’t always come out with anything but what a selection. juicy couple today way out my budget

How many second hand bookshops and book fairs can one person do in a week… may the clock begin 😂

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Number five - Not a second hand bookshop but I can’t get enough of the Dartmouth history research groups papers 😂👀

Today is St Crispin's Day - the 608th anniversary of Henry V's outnumbered and disease-ridden army's epic victory over the French at Agincourt - a triumph for the English longbow.

It’s also the day of the patron saint of shoemakers ....

Useless facts

#History #StCrispins #Agincourt

How many second hand bookshops and book fairs can one person do in a week… may the clock begin 😂😂

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Number four - Henley Oxfam.
My favourite of all Oxfams & it’s only down the road 👍👍utter gems can be found in Oxfam 😂😂👍

How many second hand bookshops and book fairs can one person do in a week… may the clock begin 😂😂

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Number three- Baggins book bazaar - a bit disappointed with the selection.. The Hay bookshops are heads and shoulders above

As I’m here in Chatham.. it would be rude not too !!

Royal Engineer museum here I come !!

#History #FWW #SWW #Sappers #Museum

Been waiting to come here since before COVID… my Grandfather was stationed at HMS Pembroke and now I’m wandering around in possibly his footsteps..

#History #HMS #Stonefrigate #RoyalNavy #Medway #Chatham

How many second hand bookshops and book fairs can one person do in a week… may the clock begin 😂😂

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Number two - Wantage

Number two - Wantage .. cracking titles.. great prices could of stayed for ages..

How many second hand bookshops and book fairs can one person do in a week… may the clock begin 😂😂

First one - Oxford book fair… wow there’s some books out of my price range 😂👀👀

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218 years ago the Royal Navy had a great victory… will be charging a dram later to Nelson and to the victory…

Pussers will be the selection of choice tonight 👍👍

#Dram #Nelson #Rum #Trafalger #Royalnavy #Pussars @RoyalNavy @Pussers #Rumcollector