GreersElbow
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Getting on a bit though ain't he?
I have learnt this morning that it actually isn't a tapestry.
Undoubted quality, but been languishing in the French leagues for too long.
Also, some doubt about how he would perform at Stamford Bridge...
Can't we just stick him in goal, surely he's taller than Ryan?
According to the BBC article in the OP, a request was made for it to be brought over in 1966 but that was refused.Being serious for a mo', it says on the BBC it's the first time it's been displayed in England, however I went to see it in 1966 at a special display in Hastings to mark the 900th anniversary of the battle. Was I mistaken? I was only 10 so it's possible - but I've always claimed to have 'seen' it.
Presumably the replica that lives in Reading?Being serious for a mo', it says on the BBC it's the first time it's been displayed in England, however I went to see it in 1966 at a special display in Hastings to mark the 900th anniversary of the battle. Was I mistaken? I was only 10 so it's possible - but I've always claimed to have 'seen' it.
Being serious for a mo', it says on the BBC it's the first time it's been displayed in England, however I went to see it in 1966 at a special display in Hastings to mark the 900th anniversary of the battle. Was I mistaken? I was only 10 so it's possible - but I've always claimed to have 'seen' it.