The Infamous Metal Detector Question.....

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MoodyBlue

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Now I have been thinking [dangerous I know !!!]......
Was the aforementioned metal detector Cleggy bought from [he'll sell owt will Dougy"...quote from Sid] THE SAME metal detector that Foggy hired to dig for Captain Clutterbuck's treasure from Auntie's ??????.....if so this opens up a new can of "Summerwine worms".....it means that either Cleggy got Compo or Foggy to sell it to Auntie...OR....he actually was to quote Foggy a "MAN OF STEEL" and he ventured into the lionesse's den and sold it to her himself !!!!....I know.....I have far too much time on my hands here on the Docks !!!.
p.s. every time I think of Cleggy's metal detector I think of Sid "REARING UP" at Nora !!!!.
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My guess is the ladies called round to Cleggs to ascertain the whereabouts of a certain Mr Sibshaw whilst he made a swift exit through the rarely kitchen window. However whilst the were they they spotted it looking forlorn in the corner of Norman's living room and quickly purloined it for a jumble sale that afternoon. During said church fundraiser Auntie reluctantly parted with Smiler's cash to get it and occasionally hired it out to barmpots such as the former Corporal Signwriter.
 
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Captain Clutterbuck's treasure
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Below are a couple of pictures of the main shopping street [Northumberland street] in Newcastle City Centre . It seems that Commander Willoughby has been up to his old tricks and has sold a copy of his map and persuaded someone very high up in the council that the treasure is buried in Northumberland Street and has set the council work force the task to dig up the street and find it . Clearly it is well hidden because the workmen have been "£"! digging it up and in some cases re-digging it up for months now :mad::02:

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captain clutterbuck said:
Below are a couple of pictures of the main shopping street [Northumberland street] in Newcastle City Centre . It seems that Commander Willoughby has been up to his old tricks and has sold a copy of his map and persuaded someone very high up in the council that the treasure is buried in Northumberland Street and has set the council work force the task to dig up the street and find it . Clearly it is well hidden because the workmen have been "£"! digging it up and in some cases re-digging it up for months now :mad::02:

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It's either that or Columbo has another wide search on his hands!
 
Where is it in England that, I believe, recent digging up for street repairs uncovered the remains of an historically significant building?
 
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It is Newcastle upon Tyne Marianna in the North East of England and if they kept digging to a significant depth they may find some relics. Northumberland St in the days of Coach and Horses journeys it was the main route between England and Scotland .
 
Thanks, @captain clutterbuck. I had read the report in my BBC news feed, but couldn't remember the details. If I ever redevelop enough strength to travel, I'll need to add Newcastle upon Tyne to my itinerary. I sounds like an interesting city.

Usually I and one of my friends, traveling separately, will fly into and out of out of Manchester, since our itineraries tend to concentrate on the north. Last trip, though, she flew out of Newcastle, since it was convenient for the people she was visiting to drop her off there. It was the first time she had flown into Amsterdam to change for JFK and Rochester, NY. My home in the south central southern tier of New York State is much more rural than hers, so fewer options. I've usually flown Manchester to Amsterdam to Detroit to the Chemung County airport. My home airport is served by only two airlines, and one of them flies only to Florida. The other is Delta, partnered with KLM and Air France, hence the routing through Amsterdam.
 
I feel as disadvantaged as your good self Marianna Newcastle Airport has limited destinations when compared to Manchester and even Edinburgh . It offers basically Southern Spain [inc the Canaries] , Turkey , Dubai with the odd flights to German and Italian cities anywhere else you either travel to Manchester, Edinburgh or get a connecting flight to London , Amsterdam or Paris and they have the barefaced cheek to call themselves Newcastle International Airport so frustrating . I would love to go to Bilboa and San Sebastian in Northern Spain a direct flight is probably two hours but because of the hops the cheapest I just looked at would be a 05.55 arriving at 16.30 most of which would be sat on the ground in Amsterdam airport.

If you ever make it to Newcastle and had a little time to spare I can recommend our City Guides who offer a daily walk around the City giving you a lot of the history of the city evolved . I have been a season ticket member since I retired and attend walks twice a week at various locations in the area. Yesterday's walk was Whitley Bay, a seaside resort nearby whose famous landmark is the Spanish City. It got its name because not only did it look like a Spanish village but in 1907 a Spanish themed concert party , the Toreadors, played there and the combination of the architecture and concert party were so well received the name stuck. Here is a picture of the building lit at night.


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