tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-61244272011-12-05T03:28:59.956ZMusings on moving back to your home town after 21 years.Andyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17777599041943890714noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6124427.post-81844022155768098662011-02-24T07:31:00.001Z2011-02-24T07:34:10.501Z

I've seen this Landy around Shipley a few times now. Nice to see one that had a sticker that isn't "One life, Live it" :-) Sticker reads: My windows aren't dirty. That's just my dog's nose art.

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How Stean Gorge in Nidderdale. We used to camp just below here at Studfold Farm when we were kids back in the 1970's. Back then you got a field, a water tap and a long walk down to the static caravan park to use the toilet or have a shower. I remember the water in the sinks being brown and not suitable to drink! My sister and I would spend hours down in the beck playing in the water and

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I went to see Iron Maiden play at Twickenham over the weekend. Not the best show I've seen them do (that would be a toss up between St Georges Hall in Bradford way back in 1986 or the headline show at the Monster's of Rock at Castle Donnington in 1992) but still brilliant. Lots of songs I've not heard them play live before and a great stage set. Shame Twickenham is the windiest place in the world

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I went to my third Rugby Match on Sunday at Headingly in Leeds to watch a cup match. It was a lovely day, the atmosphere was good and friendly but I was in a dilemma. Can I put aside 40 years of prejudice against Leeds and support them against the team I appear to be supporting by proxy?It's like this. My girlfriend, Christine, and most of her family are huge rugby fans and season ticket holders.

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Went for a wandering drive today and ended up at the Cow and Calf rocks above Ilkley right on the edge of the famous moors. I'd been driving around looking for something to take photographs of after two days of bright sunshine when I was stuck inside waiting for a delivery. Unfortunately today isn't as bright, it's hazy and the sky can best be described as 'white'. Not so good for taking pictures

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I went for a walk around Undercliffe Cemetery (http://tinyurl.com/25n4sp) yesterday afternoon while the sun was shining. I spent about 45 minutes happily wandering amongst the Victorian monuments to death with my camera enjoying the fresh air and views over Bradford. I'm glad the place still exists even though my memories of it are mostly of dodging glue sniffers and other substance abusers while

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Why the title? I used Misplaced Yorkshireman as a web 'handle' when I first got an email account in 1993 because I was a Yorkshireman living in the South. I dropped it as I got older but resurrected it for this blog as I feel misplaced despite living in Yorkshire and in my home town! It still feels weird hearing my own accent and I sometimes wonder if people will stop and point me out as an

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OK, I saw snow in Birmingham (we got snowed in once) but I've rarely seen it in the south over the last 10 years or so. I got a child like excitement when I looked out of my window and saw this:It's not settling because the strong wind keeps blowing the clouds away. It darkens down, drops a load of snow then clears up again. :-)Andy

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This is the view from my mezzanine bedroom. It's what you might call a typical Bradford scene with the terraced houses running down the hill with a back alley for access and green hills in the distance (Clayton Heights, about 4.5 miles away as the crow flies). There's a Mosque opposite which I guess is also a feature of modern Bradford.If you look carefully at the second picture you can spot

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I've been back in Bradford for three weeks now and I'm constantly finding I know where everything used to be in Bradford but not where everything is!The town centre has changed a lot in 20 years and there's new bits all over the derelict areas where we used to hang out as teenagers. The Canal Road area especially. As young teenagers we used to make dens in the hill above Canal Road (and below

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Welcome to my blog. I've just moved back to Bradford after a 21 year absence and wanted somewhere to post thoughts, memories and pictures of this rapidly changing town.A little bit of history. I was born in Bradford in 1968 in St Lukes Hospital. We lived in Lidget Green in a terrace house then moved briefly to a semi in Clayton before finally settling at 113 Whiteways just off Bolton Lane. I

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