maverick Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 i thought it would be cool to supplement all the "getting to know you " threads with a thread where we all can tell a little about where we live. i suppose where you are currently, or your home town, or both would do. (toon army!!) The city of Newcastle was founded at the lowest place the Tyne could be easily crossed. In 1080 the Normans built a wooden fort to safeguard the crossing. They also erected a wooden bridge. (The 'new castle' was rebuilt in stone in the 12th century). Soon a little town grew up in the shadow of the new castle and was named after it. In the Middle Ages towns often grew up by castles because the garrisons provided a market for the townspeople's goods. Newcastle prospered partly because of the wars between the English and the Scots. There was much traffic through Newcastle and travellers spent money there. i love the feel of newcastle. i love the buildings and the sense of history. just cant stand the bloody weather. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Antilles Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 I love Tyneside, probably because Im a Scotsman living in England since I was 18, 20 years ago, damn that means Im more English than Scot now lol. Between York in 1985-1987 then Bath 1987-1988, back to York for Winter then Derbyshire/Windsor/Slough 1989-1990, then Leeds for winters 1990-1992 with Spring-Autumn in Betws-Y-Coed North Wales, settling in Leeds from 1992-1997 back to York 1997-2005 and here I am in Leeds again, we Scots are supposed to be famous for travelling hehe! Heres a Google Earth pic of my house/street! Dont come a knockin! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZaphodiLe Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 You can read all about it here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visby Although I don't live there anymore. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest c4evap Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 Beautiful Gardiner, NY USA Not much to do/see here. Quiet town. I believe I'm the wildest thing around these parts! c4 B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Carlvsi Posted April 16, 2006 Share Posted April 16, 2006 Well, I can`t say that where I live is anywhere near as historical or exiting as Newcastle, but here goes. As far as I can find out Peacehaven was founded in about 1916 by some guy who bought the land and started to section it up into plots. He gave one plot away to the winner of a competition to name this new town. The winning name was New-Anzac-on-Sea, named after the Australian and New Zealand Army Corps, as many of them settled round these parts after WW I. The name didn`t stick and Peacehaven was born a year later. We are the most southern point of the UK where to Meridian line hits the Channel, not far from my flat. oooh! Gracie Fields lived here for a bit. Lots of chalk cliffs, which I have abseiled off. I have only lived here a few years but I did grow up next door in a town called Newhaven. (bit more historical, might tell you all about it later.) I suppose I can`t really complain as being on the coast the air is clean and north of the town is miles of countryside, which I have yomped around for many hours. Heres some pics. B) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pippincp Posted April 17, 2006 Share Posted April 17, 2006 Not much to do/see here. Quiet town. I believe I'm the wildest thing around these parts
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