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Guest Hjaltland
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Can anyone help me with this pic... which shows a liberation in Lerwick (UK's most northerly racepoint) sometime in the 1930's. The caption says the race is Lerwick to London. Would this have been the NRCC or what? Which trophy would they have been racing for? Is it still raced for?

 

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Guest Hjaltland
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Thks Heathcote.

 

Hope you'll excuse my ignorance but does this LONDON NORTH ROAD COMBINE still exist? and do they still race Lerwick?

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Thks Heathcote.

 

Hope you'll excuse my ignorance but does this LONDON NORTH ROAD COMBINE still exist? and do they still race Lerwick?

 

Yes London Road combine still race Lerwick

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hjaltland

yes thay do but thay go up with the nrcc ,the only other race was newsof world in them days but i do not know if thay raced from lerwick but the nrcc did

Guest Hjaltland
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Cheers HC.

 

I'll get in touch with NRCC see if anyone can provide info.

 

I spect it would have been the Kings - cup d'you think?

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Cheers HC.

 

I'll get in touch with NRCC see if anyone can provide info.

 

I spect it would have been the Kings - cup d'you think?

 

THAT'S THE ONE I WOULD GO FOR

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Hjaltland, really like yesteryear photos like this one. Is this street recognisable today ?

 

Is the pier near there and is that a pier barrow that the baskets are on?

 

Wondered why they chose that spot? Liberated birds over and through the houses rather than up or down the street?

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THIS MAY HELP THERE IS A PIGEON FANCIER IN LERWICK THATS LOOKS AFTER THE BIRDS AND THE LIB THE SEC OF THE NRCC COULD GIVE HIS NAME AND NUMBER

Guest Hjaltland
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Bruno,

 

This is the street i lived in as a kid and is fairly recognisable today. I kept pigeons up the road there about 100 yds or so! in the early 1960's  

 

The baskets would have been taken here by horse and cart i should think. The hauliers buildings and stables are on the left where the baskets are. Not the best place to lib. but it is the highest part of town The pier is about a mile away and i can only conjecture that there was nowhere sensible to store them at the pier.

 

HC I am that person! LOL

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WELL DONE LOL YOU ARE A CREDIT TO THE SPORT I HAVE BEEN AT MY SONS INLAWS LOFT WHEN THAY HAVE CAME HOME  AFTER THAY HAVE BEEN IN THE BASKET 5/6 OR MORE DAYS YOU WOULD NOT BELIEVE THE GOOD CONDITION THAY WERE IN I WAS THERE WHEN HE TIMED IN THE WINNER OF THE L.N.R.C 600MILES ON THE DAY  BY THE WAY I FLY SOUTH BEST OF LUCK

 

                                                                      TONY.

 

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Guest Hjaltland
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Cheers HC,

 

Must been some day timing in on the day from that distance and take a ticket!!

 

Great stuff.

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