tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post8070096054458957052..comments2024-03-20T23:43:28.613+00:00Comments on Caroline's Miscellany: Shillibeer's omnibus drama in DeptfordCarolineLDhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-37835342087906553172009-12-01T21:41:35.012+00:002009-12-01T21:41:35.012+00:00I was wondering what a 'collegeman' is, to...I was wondering what a 'collegeman' is, too - <a href="http://www.victorianlondon.org/publications5/londoners-25.htm" rel="nofollow">this article</a> explains it was the local term for a resident of the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich.CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-68067378477184079792009-11-30T14:49:33.485+00:002009-11-30T14:49:33.485+00:00Ouch - poor lad, and thank you for such well-illus...Ouch - poor lad, and thank you for such well-illustrated hazards, Caroline. What's a 'collegeman', though?<br />Used to love the old Routemasters, hanging onto the pole as they swerved around corners - so appreciate the opportunity for some nostalgia.Minniehttp://minniebeaniste.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-76824543182301693792009-11-30T13:06:56.439+00:002009-11-30T13:06:56.439+00:00It is indeed! Unfortunately I didn't have a Sh...It is indeed! Unfortunately I didn't have a Shillibeer's picture available, but this one does illustrate the point about the open top.CarolineLDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00197813252586559665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3287675141745937676.post-53648149649158942952009-11-30T12:33:44.334+00:002009-11-30T12:33:44.334+00:00Pity the story is illustrated with a picture of a ...Pity the story is illustrated with a picture of a horse tram dating from 40 years after Shillibeer's bus.Nicholas Bennettnoreply@blogger.com