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« on: 19 March 2017, 15:10:29 »
I like new words.

Just been reading an item on the turnpike between Scarborough and York.

"In one year it took £1265 mostly from travelling spawer."  Can't find what a spawer is! Anyone know?

The article from Scarborough Evening News then went on to talk about turnpikes avoiding the 400 acre lake at Burtondale from regular flooding. I have left my elderly dad the task of finding where that was/is. Should keep him in trouble as he won't rest till he knows. ;D

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« Reply #1 on: 19 March 2017, 16:58:31 »
Sounds like something STEMO would do at night in front of his computer screen when Mrs isn't around . . . Tissues at the ready
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« Reply #2 on: 19 March 2017, 17:15:58 »
maybe. he was, i think,  around in the days of turnpikes so may know know a few travelling spawers. being an afficianado of North Yorks he will probably know this mysterious Burtondale too ;D
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« Reply #3 on: 19 March 2017, 17:37:51 »
Quote from: Varche on 19 March 2017, 17:15:58
maybe. he was, i think,  around in the days of turnpikes so may know know a few travelling spawers. being an afficianado of North Yorks he will probably know this mysterious Burtondale too ;D
There's a burtondale road in seamer, and s stretch of water not far from it. But, as far as I can see, it has no name.
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« Reply #4 on: 19 March 2017, 19:23:46 »
From this article I reckon Spaw is an old English (or maybe Yorkshire) for Spa. Is Scarborough a Spa town?  :-\

Thus a Travelling Spawer would be someone going to 'take the waters'  :)

http://www.thescarboroughnews.co.uk/lifestyle/nostalgia/john-cossins-scarborough-s-first-map-maker-1-3557804

EDIT

Wiki answers my own question about Scarborough, and also refers to the Spaw House.  :y

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Spa,_Scarborough
« Last Edit: 19 March 2017, 19:31:28 by Sir Tigger QC »
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« Reply #5 on: 19 March 2017, 19:47:05 »
Well done, Tigger  :y
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« Reply #6 on: 19 March 2017, 21:24:34 »
Splendid answer. Thanks. :y
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