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Whitley Bay, is not far from where I spent some of my child hood, on the North East coast of England. I have many fond memories of day trips to Whitley Bay with my grandparents, when I was young. The British group Dire Straits had a hit song, called "Tunnel of Love", which immortalised the fair ground in Whitley Bay, called the Spanish City, but I digress. That photo was previosuly discussed in a post, almost a year to the day, in 2019, "Thompson Gun in British Service", when I mentioned the same connection to Dire Straights.. :blush:


The coastline during WW2 was heavily fortified for obvious reasons, indeed there is a rich history of coastal defences going back to Roman times and indeed, Hadrian's Wall ends not far from Whitey Bay, in aptly name Wallsend.

Yesterday I was out walking and about 15 minutes from my home there are remnants of the Roman Wall.


If you are intersted in Thompson guns in British Service, here is another post from earlier in the year.




and if you are interested in the story of the Thompson gun in British service:






Happy reading & stay safe


Richard

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Jeff,

No isues with repeating posts, it often occurs, indeed I am sure a lot us are guilty of that offfence.

 

What part of the UK are you travellng to? Due to C-19, we have all sorts of restrictions in place at the moment, including quarantine when you arrive in country.

 

Richard

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Hi Richard thanks Im traveling to London from US working as a flight crew member so Im exempt from the quarantine issues.

 

Lucky you! Do you stop over for long in the UK, or is it just a short trip with a quick return?

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