----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Tony Bowyer" <[email protected]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, February 16, 2009 5:06 PM
Subject: [canals-list] Re: Caught drunk boating?


> As I recall, Percy was from Huddersfield and received one farthing 
> [remember! - them with robin on them!!] for each catseye the DoT 
> installed in UK roads.  He lived a reclusive but rich life near 
> Huddersfield after that.

An interesting site on Percy Shaw is at
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/features/3634816/Percy-Shaw-Man-with-his-eye-on-the-road.html
His eccentric later lifestyle is mentioned towards the bottom of the article!
Dave Croft
Warrington
http://www.oldengine.org/members/croft/
http://community.webshots.com/user/crftdv

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