At Burtonwood Services charging my car. Before that I went to Earlestown Post Office to post a form to the UK pension service. Parked in the market square at about 10:00.
Wandered about the town and took a few pictures. Judging by the town hall it must once have been quite a prosperous place.
Found a couple of charity shops, BHD and local one. The local one had a rail of clothes marked down to 1 GBP so of course I had to have a close look. And I bought a top.
Then I went to the Crumpet Café, Earlestown. Had a mug of tea and a sausage on toast.
I like the way it is furnished, lots of small booths. But my tea is only just hot enough.
The sausage on toast is reasonable and the whole thing is good value for money at 4 GBP. Cash only though which is a nuisance but better than the huge number of places in the UK that are card only.
The place could do with staff that are a bit friendlier and less slapdash though.
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@supersnipe The penalty for similar offences now is a thousand pounds I think. Failing to secure a gate that gave access to the track would cause a risk that livestock might stray onto the track with quite possibly disastrous results, derailments, and deaths and the penalty should reflect the seriousness of the consequences.
According to Measuring Worth forty shillings (two pounds) in 1925 would be equivalent to between £139 and £1 276 dependng whethr we mean the labour or capital value, etc.
If you want to compare the value of a £2 0s 0d Income or Wealth , in 1925 there are four choices. In 2024 the relative: real wage or real wealth value of that income or wealth is £153.90 labour earnings of that income or wealth is £456.90 relative income value of that income or wealth is £831.20 relative output value of that income or wealth is £1,276.00
If we go back another twenty five years then the numbers are considerable larger
If you want to compare the value of a £2 0s 0d Income or Wealth , in 1900 there are four choices. In 2024 the relative: real wage or real wealth value of that income or wealth is £291.90 labour earnings of that income or wealth is £1,064.00 relative income value of that income or wealth is £1,657.00 relative output value of that income or wealth is £3,024.00
@ninalanyon Yes it's a thousand now. There is a level crossing on a route I cycle regularly, and there's a notice to that effect. So I do resist the temptation to lift my bike over the barrier when it's down! 🚲🚂
