Maldon on the mud.
Thames barges.
This is where they have the Maldon mud race.
More boats.
HSE haven't found this yet.
View back towards Maldon from the prom.
The prom lake, which used to be a swimming lake that thousands visited every summer until some berk dived in (ignoring the presence of 'No Diving ' signs), smacked his head on a post and died. Subsequent involvement of the HSE and a compensation claim closed the lake to swimming. Congratulation all round.
The statue of Byrhtnoth a 10th century leader under Ethelred whose claim to fame is getting spanked by the Vikings. Erected in honour of council leaders who were wondering how next to blow a silly amount of money.
Steam boat.
Him again.
I needed chips. It was bloody cold.
16th century pub, with a parrot.
Maldon high street.
er...from your photos a place I wont be putting a priority on seeing any time soon!!!
ReplyDeleteNice pics! cheers mate, chips any good? (reg. you always complaining about GB spuds ;)
ReplyDeleteThere are worse places, Arth. At least Maldon has some character and history and isn't just estates and superstores.
ReplyDeleteThe chips were very nice, Chris, though I think they might have come out of a supermarket freezer. They helped not at all with my intention to lose weight. Caroline bought them but I just couldn't resist the smell.
You can offset the consumption of the chips with all the walking around and where's the picture of the parrot?
ReplyDeleteI agree with you Neal, I think any place in winter is pretty bleak (unless there is snow!!)
ReplyDeleteYou still wearing the leather jacket your Mum bought in the charity shop?
ReplyDeletePhil, the problem is that a few miles isn't really enough. And on any other month we would have ended up in a put too. We didn't this time, hence the lack of parrot pictures.
ReplyDeleteYeah, a bit of bright sunlight there would have made all the difference, Arth.
No, that died long ago, Bob. The jacket you see is actually one bought new from a real shop and everything.
There are some real gems round our bit of coast.
ReplyDelete'PUB' bloody 'PUB'! Damned typos.
ReplyDeletePUB-point uff brew.
ReplyDeleteFirst one ends up in a pub and after that one ends up in a put:)
ReplyDeleteReminds me of Upnor on the Thames Estuary in Kent, but bigger.
ReplyDeleteUsed to go to a climbing wall there.
I like these places.
Do they use Maldon salt on the chips there?
ReplyDeleteHuan, I didn't notice. However it is fun perpetually seeing it in TV cookery programs.
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