The Bristol Railway Archive

Bristolians, ex-Bristolians and exiled Bristolians might enjoy having a browse around this, that was highlighted recently in a non-railway forum that I contribute to regularly:

http://www.thatbebristle.co.uk/dictionary/index.shtml

If you start by looking at the page footer, then at the dictionary page for the letter "H," you'll get the general idea/ thrust of the site

gert laff er wot ?

I've been a fan of that website since I first saw a link to it from the BBC Bristol web page several years back.
It all takes me back to my younger days, listening to Old Pete and Big Eval on Radio Bristol, and, of course the Derek Robinson 'Krek Waiters Peak Bristle' books from the now long-gone Abson Press.

'Appy Daze!

Must not forget old Pat Dalimor who used to be on John Turner show once a fortnight. On about her days out with husband Jim. Used to enjoy some parts of radio Bristol until JT and pat left then Radio Bristol was re organised so that if you dont live in Bristol then you couldnt receive it.

nickt wrote:Must not forget old Pat Dalimor who used to be on John Turner show once a fortnight. On about her days out with husband Jim. Used to enjoy some parts of radio Bristol until JT and pat left then Radio Bristol was re organised so that if you dont live in Bristol then you couldnt receive it.

I agree, there were many changes to Radio Bristol that I didn't like...
On a slightly similar vein to Pat on the JT show, I used to like listening to the late Walt Pickering - the Sage of Brislington, on the Steve Yabsley saturday morning show .

[/quote] I used to like listening to the late Walt Pickering - the Sage of Brislington, on the Steve Yabsley saturday morning show .[/quote]
I had almost forgotten those two, I think steve is an aquired taste for some but he cracks me up..

Walt Pickering was a real Character I visited his home in Wick Road several times to measure & fit Carpet and he had a collection of all his Radio Bristol
recordings on Casette tapes.
My favourite will always be his recollection of his visit to America and how the
aircraft had been re-fuelled in mid air

nickt wrote:

I used to like listening to the late Walt Pickering - the Sage of Brislington, on the Steve Yabsley saturday morning show .[/quote]
I had almost forgotten those two, I think steve is an aquired taste for some but he cracks me up..[/quote]

Thanks for reminding me about this,I wonder if any shows would be available anymore?


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Talking of Radio Bristol, the late Roger Bennett was a cousin of mine

Andrew wrote:Talking of Radio Bristol, the late Roger Bennett was a cousin of mine

He was a lovely chap, and sadly missed. I never actually got to meet him, although my mum did, at Bitton once...

As we're discussing Bristolian language, I have two particular observations:

1. No Bristolian can do anything without first rotating their body. Example: "So I turned round and said to him ....."

2. Bristolians "smooth a cat", whereas everywhere else you "stroke a cat".

I am sure there are many more anomalies

Anyone come across "dapped it down" for "put..." ?

And how about wrong personal pronouns - ie "I" for "me" ? I heard at primary school once "Oi, watch it, you nearly had I over then!" Even more extreme, I also heard "That ain't thine, it's Ines!"

How about "Jasper" for wasp, and "bungee" for pencil eraser?

Don't tell I tell ee
And how about bumble buzzers for bumble bees
Nearly forgot, To "dap ones hand on it" ( nuff said )

nickt wrote:Don't tell I tell ee

Which reminds me:

Thee casn't see as well as thee couldst, cas't, an' if thee couldst thee ousn't, ouldst?

(Saying that is a lot easier than writing it )

Did the Roger Bennett, mentioned by Andrew and Bristolian, ever work for the Evening Post ? I have a full page article from the paper dated November 15, 1965 about the closure of Barrow Road Shed at the end of that week by Roger Bennett. It has four photos and some interesting quotes from Harry Hancocks, Shed Master, and Edwin Jackson, Mechanical Foreman.