stephen p nunn Posted 22 January Share Posted 22 January If you are ever visiting Stow Maries Great War Aerodrome, a good place for a pint is the Prince of Wales PH in the village. It has an intersting history and there are a few RFC/RAF bits amongst the decor.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen p nunn Posted 22 January Author Share Posted 22 January This is how it looked when the RFC/RAF were at Stow.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen p nunn Posted 22 January Author Share Posted 22 January Stow Maries parish church (St. Mary and St. Margaret) up on the hill is topped by an unlikely red neon cross, donated in 1925 by Claude Ridley, commanding officer (from 1916) of the nearby R.F.C. aerodrome. The light of Ridley’s Beacon shines down on the Prince of Wales.The Pond family initially set up a bakery there in the early 1830s. James Pond was the baker, but his enterprising son, Edward, then started selling beer. We know that a Samuel Pond was landlord in the 1890s, Henry French in 1900... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspern Posted 24 January Share Posted 24 January Gosh! Does Ridley's Neon cross light up!? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stephen p nunn Posted 25 January Author Share Posted 25 January 14 hours ago, Aspern said: Gosh! Does Ridley's Neon cross light up!? Yes - red illuminated cross. Regards. Stephen (Maldon) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aspern Posted 25 January Share Posted 25 January Well that is quite remarkable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nils d Posted 26 January Share Posted 26 January When l read the title of your thread l thought it was going to be about THE Prince of Wales, who we know was no stranger to a flight or two , such as in Bristol Fighters in Italy . I once flicked through his autobiography and the only aviation reference l found was that he went up once post-war with Billy Mitchell. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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