[TR] Drive your Triumph Day

[John Macartney]

How many on this list made a special journey yesterday on Sir John Black's
birthday - aka Drive your Triumph Day? It would have been 130 years since
his birth and 60 years since his death.



I confess that since I no longer own any Standard or Triumph car, I made my
pilgrimage to his former home at Tachbrook Mallory, a village near to the
City of Coventry and very close to the town of Leamington Spa in my newly
acquired Kia Sportage hybrid which is a car that has greatly impressed me .
Attached is a picture of the south-west face of Sir John's former home but
admittedly taken in the summer a few years ago when the weather was so much
nicer than the cold, very wet and even more windy winter day in England, as
yesterday proved to be.



The building is now and has been for a long time past, a *very* prestigious
'boutique' hotel and restaurant but you'll be able to go inside it if you
click on this link - Mallory Court Country House Hotel and Spa, Royal
Leamington Spa, United Kingdom - Lowest Rate Guaranteed!
<https://www.hotelsone.com/royal-leamington-spa-hotels-gb/mallory-court-coun
try-house-hotel-and-spa.html?utm_campaign=gb-United-Kingdom-Hotels-eu-en-uk&
utm_medium=cpc&utm_source=bing&utm_content=gb%20|%20royal-leamington-spa%20|
%20528438%20|%20mallory-court-country-house-hotel-and-spa&uid=e9338a2e-7179-
4ef1-8c7b-078209deda8f&as=b&aid=77790657007190&dsti=528438&dstt=8&nid=1&sl=9
&msclkid=0ff76fd337ce11a6aba108784b4244cb&akw=77790879386964>  In the event
any lister should find themselves in the UK at a future date and decides to
make a 'pilgrimage' and to sample the food and drink while there, may I just
advise you to ensure your credit card is of the asbestos type because this
is most definitely not a 'Mom and Pop' establishment when it comes to paying
for things. Many years ago (27 years to be precise) a close friend who was
doing a taxi driving job took a client there and while waiting to take said
client to another local destination, my friend chose to order one freshly
grated cheese sandwich and a glass of freshly squeezed orange juice while he
waited for his client to shower and change. My friend then signed for those
two items upon leaving (which cost was to his client's account) and was
horrified to be charged the princely sum of US$37 plus a 15% service charge
for just one sandwich and a small glass of his drink!!!!!!!!!!!! Patronise
this establishment by all means if you visit but prepare to eat spaghetti or
any form of cheap pasta for the rest of your UK stay.



Jonmac

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