medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
I arrived in London in 1953, aged 10, from a life in Nigeria without
electricity or plumbing. All over London I saw these double-decker
buses with signs that said "A Streetcar Named Desire." I already knew
better than to ask my grownups.
DW
Susan Hoyle wrote:
>medieval-religion: Scholarly discussions of medieval religion and culture
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>In a message dated 28/02/2007 22:25:00 GMT Standard Time,
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><<(you call it the royal post? Commoners can't use it?}>>
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>I cannot resist this very OT reply.
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>As a seven year old, I came to England in 1953, landing at Heathrow from New
>York. We took a taxi to Euston Station for our next stage. On the way we
>went past Buckingham Palace, and that was where I saw my first Royal Mail van.
> For several years thereafter I assumed that Royal Mail vans carried the
>Queen's post.
>
>Susan
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