LONDON PLANE (n.) Not to be confused with an aircraft (whatever that is), but a Georgian arboreal addition to London before the advent of the double-decker stagecoach, which now is much given to swerving to avoid branches.
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I remember the sticky sap they used to dump on my parked car. It was especially bad when I lived in a tree-lined avenue in Wimbledon.
Best wishes, Pete.
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Serves you right for living with the toffs
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My next door neighbours on one side were unemployed and living on the dole in a rented house, but it was a very nice road to live on. 🙂
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My g-grandfather was a horse breaker in Wimbledon. Now look at me…
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