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Kingsbury 1921 Ref: 70556
Kingsbury 1921
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The WWI tank was removed because little boys used to enter and use it as a toilet. It exploded when the welder went to work on it because there was still petrol in the fuel tank, not ammunition. The welder flew across Kingsbury and landed, dead, in front of Ivatt's shoe shop (the signs are still up on the wall). The Rockwell has reverted to its original name (thank heavens), why are pub names changing all the time? The Hen & Chicks became "Big Hand Moe's", look what happened to it!

Written by Doug Caton. To send Doug Caton a private message, click here.

A memory of Aylesbury in Buckinghamshire shared on Thursday, 5th October 2006.

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