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Moving Out#32
Posted by Viv Wilson on 28th October 1980 in Early Days | Fools and Horses,lock,oven,washing machine,Ferrari,Derby,Farmhouse,hoar cross hall
...changing locks on houses as the agents often lost their keys to the houses they were selling.
On one particular occasion Gavin set off in the company van to change a lock on one of the estate agents’ houses. The house was located along a road in Burton and he parked on the drive and went up to the front door. He noticed that the house was furnished and thought it a bit odd so he had a look around but couldn’t see anyone about. He did find a small window open though so in he climbed (good job he was thin) and set about changing the front door lock. After he had finished he drove back to the office after dropping off the new keys at the estate agen...
Whodunit in the Library? #24
Posted by Viv Wilson on 23rd November 2020 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,Library,hercule poirot,rats,Victorian,truncheon,birmingham high court,East End
...oom under lock and key so my dad asked up to break into the room so he could get it back. We managed to unlock the door using a credit card on the Yale lock (sliding the card between the door and the lock would push the lock inwards) and when we got inside we found the musical box under a blanket by the window. It was about the same size as a large cardboard box so we swapped it for said box and covered it back up with the blanket so my mum would suspect nothing. We also took one or two other things my dad wanted and when my mum found out she was furious! She phoned the Police again and told them that we had broken into her room and stolen items from it. Once ag...
WHODUNIT IN THE LIBRARY? #25
Posted by Viv Wilson on 10th July 1976 in Early Days | hoar cross hall,library,secret doors,rat,blood,valium,Diazepam,birmingham,high court,chapel,truncheon,Hercule Poirot,church,police
...oom under lock and key so my dad asked up to break into the room so he could get it back. We managed to unlock the door using a credit card on the Yale lock (sliding the card between the door and the lock would push the lock inwards) and when we got inside we found the musical box under a blanket by the window. It was about the same size as a large cardboard box so we swapped it for a box and covered it back up with the blanket so my mum would suspect nothing. We also took one or two other things my dad wanted and when my mum found out she was furious! She phoned the Police again and told them that we had broken into her room and stolen items from it. ...Whodunit in the Library? #26
Posted by Viv Wilson on 14th April 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,diazepam,library,xray,chapel hall,rats,Birmingham High Court
...oom under lock and key so my dad asked up to break into the room so he could get it back. We managed to unlock the door using a credit card on the Yale lock (sliding the card between the door and the lock would push the lock inwards) and when we got inside we found the musical box under a blanket by the window. It was about the same size as a large cardboard box so we swapped it for a box and covered it back up with the blanket so my mum would suspect nothing. We also took one or two other things my dad wanted and when my mum found out she was furious! She phoned the Police again and told them that we had broken into her room and stolen items from it. ...
Moving Out #32
Posted by Viv Wilson on 27th May 2019 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Ferrari,Police,Derby,burton on trent,£1,Only Fools and Horses
...changing locks on houses, as the agents often lost the keys to the houses they were selling.
On one particular occasion Gavin set off in the company van to change a lock on one of the estate agents’ houses. The house was located along a road in Burton and he parked on the drive and went up to the front door. He noticed that the house was furnished and thought it a bit odd so he had a look around but couldn’t see anyone about. He did find a small window open though so in he climbed (good job he was thin) and set about changing the front door lock. After he had finished he drove back to the office after dropping off the new keys at the estate agent...Whodunit in the Library #24
Posted by Viv Wilson on 8th October 2022 in Growing Up In a Stately Home | hoar cross hall,Meynell,victorian,truncheon,East End,:London,rats,Library,whodunit,downton abbey,The Crown,amazon
...oom under lock and key so my dad asked up to break into the room so he could get it back. We managed to unlock the door using a credit card on the Yale lock (sliding the card between the door and the lock would push the lock inwards) and when we got inside we found the musical box under a blanket by the window. It was about the same size and shape as a large cardboard box so we swapped it for a box and covered it back up with the blanket so my mum would suspect nothing. We also took one or two other things my dad wanted and when my mum found out she was furious! She phoned the Police again and told them that we had broken into her room and stolen items from it....