General Chat

Jenny, If you can find a house called Wilma in Church Road Albrighton I would really appreciate a picture of it, and Shifnal Cottage Hospital if its still standing. Last time I looked for the house I drove up and down Church Road without finding it. Thinking back now I recall it was Church Road Shifnal I was searching, not Albrighton. Well, slap my legs and call me a nitwit!

I can remember you saying you were born in Shifnall Jim. I am that way on at the begining of September. Will probs take Chris there. It is a lovely village now with lots of fantastic hanging baskets outside all the houses and pubs. Well it was 10 years ago. Jenny xx

Hi Jenny, All right pedantic-drawers. Lol The Wrekin is a hill 1,334 feet high which stands to the South-East of Shrewsbury (which is North-West of Wolverhampton). I was born at Shifnal.

Yes I have heard that saying to. I think there is a tv mast there also Linda

Funny enough we lived in Hampshire and the saying was don't go all around the Island (IOW) Ann Glos

Lol Jim, get back in your box, I know where the Wrekin is, its in Shropshire not Wolverhampton. Hope you are well. Love Jenny. xx

yes its one that we say, im from the midlands too xxLynnxx

I have heard the expression Going round the Wrekin to imply doing things the hard way. The Wrekin is a big hill to the north of Wolverhampton. Actually I was born not far away from there.

I used to live in Birmingham so I know the saying too. Mary in Spain

i'm from herts and we say stop beating around the bush

No Jenny But owr eare in Durham we say 'stop going round the houses and get to the point' Lol Sxx

I know the saying but then I'm from the Midlands too, lol. Heather

Following on from Bill's Mothers thread. When I lived in the Midlands if someone was refering to trying to get somewhere or chatting away for ages trying to tell us something, we would use the term 'Instead of going all around the Wrekin just get to the point' Anyone else heard of this?