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« Reply #24180 on: Thursday, September 3, 2020, 09:17:22 » |
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I'm only talking about my experiences from sunny Swindon😁
My apologies. I’ve never lived here so can’t offer any local opinion. That said when I would visit my grandparents in Moredon we used to have a treat from a chippy, I wish my memory was better, I can’t even tell you what area it was in, but it was quite close to where the drive through McDonalds now is, not that far from the station/football ground. |
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« Reply #24181 on: Thursday, September 3, 2020, 09:22:14 » |
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My apologies. I’ve never lived here so can’t offer any local opinion. That said when I would visit my grandparents in Moredon we used to have a treat from a chippy, I wish my memory was better, I can’t even tell you what area it was in, but it was quite close to where the drive through McDonalds now is, not that far from the station/football ground.
I think there was a chippy many years ago along station road close to where the White House pub & White House bride was which is roughly where you are talking about |
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« Reply #24182 on: Thursday, September 3, 2020, 09:25:16 » |
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Chips from a Chinese can be a glorious thing. When I lived in Leith our local Chinese would be visited regularly for a portion of chips. Heaven!!
The history of chips from the Chinese is interesting..... I'm going back into the 60's now, when it seemed that there was a surge of Chinese chippies in Swindon, however possibly my imagination.... the consensus seemed to be that their more vegetable based oils, produed a lighter chip than the industrial scale lard of the British chippie.... throw in such exotics as a battered sausage and spring rolls and away you went. |
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« Reply #24183 on: Thursday, September 3, 2020, 09:27:04 » |
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The history of chips from the Chinese is interesting..... I'm going back into the 60's now, when it seemed that there was a surge of Chinese chippies in Swindon, however possibly my imagination.... the consensus seemed to be that their more vegetable based oils, produed a lighter chip than the industrial scale lard of the British chippie.... throw in such exotics as a battered sausage and spring rolls and away you went.
I've always found them soggy so they obviously cook them in different oils or at a lower temperature maybe |
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« Reply #24184 on: Thursday, September 3, 2020, 10:13:01 » |
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Ah ok, that makes more sense.
They still can't make decenT chips tho can't get a decent Chinese from a Chinese in Swindon |
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« Reply #24185 on: Thursday, September 3, 2020, 10:15:39 » |
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They still can't make decenT chips tho
can't get a decent Chinese from a Chinese in Swindon
The Rendezvous in Abbeymeads isn't bad apart from the chips😃 |
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« Reply #24186 on: Thursday, September 3, 2020, 10:49:05 » |
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I'm only talking about my experiences from sunny Swindon😁
I can remember back around 1970 getting chips from Roper’s in Devizes Road, after a few bevvies in the Cross Keys. Roper’s is now a Chinese takeaway (has been for many years) but OMG Roper’s chips were truly ropey - floppy, dripping fat, not a crunchy bit in sight. |
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« Reply #24187 on: Thursday, September 3, 2020, 10:54:58 » |
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I can remember back around 1970 getting chips from Roper’s in Devizes Road, after a few bevvies in the Cross Keys. Roper’s is now a Chinese takeaway (has been for many years) but OMG Roper’s chips were truly ropey - floppy, dripping fat, not a crunchy bit in sight.
That's what my experiences have been in general and the Cosss Keys was a rough joint well it was in the early to mid 80's😁 |
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« Reply #24188 on: Thursday, September 3, 2020, 11:42:02 » |
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That's what my experiences have been in general and the Cosss Keys was a rough joint well it was in the early to mid 80's😁
Me and my mates had buggered off elsewhere by then, just in case you were thinking it was me making it a rough joint!! We went in there around 1970-72, mainly, and they didn’t seem to mind you being under age. Beer wasn’t up to much, though |
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« Reply #24189 on: Thursday, September 3, 2020, 11:45:02 » |
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Me and my mates had buggered off elsewhere by then, just in case you were thinking it was me making it a rough joint!! We went in there around 1970-72, mainly, and they didn’t seem to mind you being under age. Beer wasn’t up to much, though
No not at all plus you're probably 8 years or more older than me so I would have been at school when you were around! |
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« Reply #24191 on: Friday, September 4, 2020, 13:40:57 » |
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Off to Lassi tonight - all cocktails €5!
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« Reply #24192 on: Friday, September 4, 2020, 13:41:30 » |
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Off to Lassi tonight - all cocktails €5!
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« Reply #24193 on: Friday, September 4, 2020, 13:42:51 » |
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From the station at Colchester
To the cells of Warrington
From the services at Leicester
To the slums of Northampton
We travel over England
And one day Europe too
Cos we all follow the Swindon
We're the famous Town End crew.
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« Reply #24194 on: Friday, September 4, 2020, 13:57:39 » |
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