Postal counties to be dropped from the Postcode Address File
 

In message . li, at
15:03:48 on Mon, 9 Aug 2010, Tom Anderson
remarked:
http://abcounties.co.uk/bpa/bpasection3.htm

And guess what - It has Romford (N), Essex. One of the towns that
keeps coming up in the discussion.

It's not a town, and it's not in Essex!

The list linked to above, disagrees.
--
Roland Perry

Postal counties to be dropped from the Postcode Address File
 

In message
,
Mizter T writes

It would cause confusion for an address in Leadenhal Street EC3 to give
also the associated name for EC3 which is Fenchurch Street. *Is the E16
area still known as Victoria Docks, which is its associated name?

According to mail I receive from certain parties, yes I live in Victoria
Docks!

What's the water like?

Much nicer than it used to be in the Olden Days (so I'm told)
--
Steve Fitzgerald has now left the building.
You will find him in London's Docklands, E16, UK
(please use the reply to address for email)

Postal counties to be dropped from the Postcode Address File
 

On Aug 9, 6:10*pm, Steve Fitzgerald ] wrote:

In message
,
Mizter T writes

It would cause confusion for an address in Leadenhal Street EC3 to give
also the associated name for EC3 which is Fenchurch Street. *Is the E16
area still known as Victoria Docks, which is its associated name?

According to mail I receive from certain parties, yes I live in Victoria
Docks!

What's the water like?

Much nicer than it used to be in the Olden Days (so I'm told)

I probably should have put a smiley on that, for it was an off-the
cuff comment intended in jest (which you may or may not have detected
- wasn't all that obvious I admit)!

But whilst we're on the topic, yes I can imagine that back in the days
of yore there was all sorts of engine oil and gunk and stuff in the
docks. It was a fair time ago, but I've been on (and in!) the water in
kayaks at both Greenland Dock (Surrey Quays) and Millwall Dock (Isle
of Dogs), but not over your way on Victoria Dock (all three having
watersports centres) - all good fun.

Postal counties to be dropped from the Postcode Address File
 

Mizter T wrote:

According to mail I receive from certain parties, yes I live in
Victoria
Docks!

What's the water like?

Much nicer than it used to be in the Olden Days (so I'm told)

But whilst we're on the topic, yes I can imagine that back in the days
of yore there was all sorts of engine oil and gunk and stuff in the
docks. It was a fair time ago, but I've been on (and in!) the water in
kayaks at both Greenland Dock (Surrey Quays) and Millwall Dock (Isle
of Dogs), but not over your way on Victoria Dock (all three having
watersports centres) - all good fun.

I used to sail in both Millwall and Royal Victoria Docks in the mid 1990s.
My memory of the latter is that it was incredibly windy - this was before
the estate on the south side was built and I recall the wind could bounce
around a lot. The water was cold but it was all good.

[OT] Postal counties to be dropped from the Postcode AddressFile
 

Tom Anderson wrote

On Sat, 7 Aug 2010, Roland Perry wrote:

Where I live, "NOTTINGHAM, Nottinghamshire" would look a bit odd,
especially as Nottingham is a unitary authority, and in that sense
is
not part of Nottinghamshire!

Indeed, so you'd write 'Nottingham, Nottingham'. If it's good enough
for
New York ...

This is England chaps, snot America so We Demand

NOTTINGHAM,
not-in-Nottinghamshire-no-more

--
Mike D
who recalls a telephone call order where the address was transcribed on
the computer
as Wottingham, WG12 xxx

Postal counties to be dropped from the Postcode Address File
 

In message , Steve Fitzgerald
] writes
According to mail I receive from certain parties, yes I live in
Victoria Docks!
Do you get wet when the tide is in :-)
--
Clive