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Editor's note - Paul Vickers wrestled with his Sat Nav for a trip to the Welsh borders and the ancestral home of William Ewart Gladstone to mark Gladstone's bicentenary for Beyond Westminster. He recorded this short account of his visit specially for the blog - SB.
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Comment number 1.
dennisjunior126th December 2009 - 16:06
Paul:
Thanks for the excellent commentary on the visit to Gladstone....
=Dennis Junior=
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Comment number 2.
kleines c28th December 2009 - 12:32
The English are starkly ignorant of Wales, according to Sir Simon Jenkins, although I did not realise that such ignorance extended to your English satnav, Paul.
;)
As Hawarden Castle is closed to the public, I have never been, so it was particularly interesting for Radio 4 to give us a glimpse of Gladstone's domestic world.
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Comment number 3.
Mark Glynne-Jones4th January 2010 - 15:10
Very interesting piece Paul. Sat nav set to 'shortest route' when in Wales always provides some fun; cattle grids and the like. Beware the lanes with grass growing through tarmac!
Token Welshman signing off..
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