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posted: 10 Nov 2011 10:49 from: Martin Wynne
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30 years ago Sheppards Surplus Store near Leominster was a goldmine of some amazing army surplus bits and bobs. There was a field behind the shop littered with abandoned trailers and containers, in which you could go rummaging for all manner of surplus technical equipment. Some of it had obviously cost a fortune to manufacture, with turned brass fittings and complex machined housings and sealed lids. And in the next container you found an entire army canteen -- wonky tables and chairs, huge aluminium pots and pans, dented trays and trolleys. Then it was a case of dragging your booty back into the shop and haggling over a price. Happy days.  All gone now of course. Even the cruise missile. It's now a modern shed selling chinese imports and outdoor clothing which you could buy just as easily somewhere else. So the business is probably rather hampered by being located in the Herefordshire countryside miles from anywhere. And now the final straw. The ex-RAF Supermarine Swift jet aircraft, which has been sitting in the car park all these years, and a well-known local landmark, is up for sale: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hereford-worcester-15636592 regards, Martin. |
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