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Guybrush: /* The other Blackbury */

2023-11-30T06:55:16Z

The other Blackbury

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	== The other Blackbury ==		== The other Blackbury ==
	A large number of Pratchett's earlier children’s stories, mostly written as [[Uncle Jim]], are also set in Blackbury, though as much more outlandish events occur there it should be treated as a separate place. These stories include some featured in {{DCC}}, {{TWVC}}, {{FCFB}}, {{TTTC}} and {{SP}}. A notable feature of this other Blackbury is Even Moor, a “strange mysterious land” north of the town full of weird creatures including [[Short Story:Rincemangle, The Gnome Of Even Moor\|Rincemangle]] and other Gnomes, and an [[Short Story:The Abominable Snow-baby\|Abominable Snow-Woman]] and her baby.		A large number of Pratchett's earlier children’s stories, mostly written as [[Uncle Jim]], are also set in Blackbury, though as much more outlandish events occur there it should be treated as a separate place. These stories include some featured in {{DCC}}, {{TWVC}}, {{FCFB}}, {{TTTC}} and {{SP}}. A notable feature of this other Blackbury is Even Moor, a “strange mysterious land” north of the town full of weird creatures including [[Short Story:Rincemangle, The Gnome of Even Moor\|Rincemangle]] and other Gnomes, and an [[Short Story:The Abominable Snow-baby\|Abominable Snow-Woman]] and her baby.

	== Annotations ==		== Annotations ==

Guybrush at 06:54, 30 November 2023

2023-11-30T06:54:52Z

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	It was also the location of the [[Arnold Bros (est. 1905)]] department store until it was demolished and replaced by the Arnco Leisure Centre, and is thus mentioned in the ''[[Bromeliad]]'' books. (See the annotation under [[Arnold Bros (est. 1905)]] for more on its location.)		It was also the location of the [[Arnold Bros (est. 1905)]] department store until it was demolished and replaced by the Arnco Leisure Centre, and is thus mentioned in the ''[[Bromeliad]]'' books. (See the annotation under [[Arnold Bros (est. 1905)]] for more on its location.)

	~~Several of Pratchett's earlier stories, including some featured in {{DCC}} and {{SP}}, also take place in Blackbury.~~

	== Notable places ==		== Notable places ==
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	* The site of the former [[Arnold Bros (est. 1905)]] department store, which mysteriously burnt down in a way the police were never quite able to work out;		* The site of the former [[Arnold Bros (est. 1905)]] department store, which mysteriously burnt down in a way the police were never quite able to work out;
	* The site of the [[Grimethorpe Dye and Paint Company]], also closed down by the [[Arnco Group PLC]] as surplus to requirements;		* The site of the [[Grimethorpe Dye and Paint Company]], also closed down by the [[Arnco Group PLC]] as surplus to requirements;

			== The other Blackbury ==
			A large number of Pratchett's earlier children’s stories, mostly written as [[Uncle Jim]], are also set in Blackbury, though as much more outlandish events occur there it should be treated as a separate place. These stories include some featured in {{DCC}}, {{TWVC}}, {{FCFB}}, {{TTTC}} and {{SP}}. A notable feature of this other Blackbury is Even Moor, a “strange mysterious land” north of the town full of weird creatures including [[Short Story:Rincemangle, The Gnome Of Even Moor\|Rincemangle]] and other Gnomes, and an [[Short Story:The Abominable Snow-baby\|Abominable Snow-Woman]] and her baby.

	== Annotations ==		== Annotations ==

Guybrush: /* Annotations */

2023-10-27T06:18:15Z

Annotations

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	* Towns "not far from Manchester" include Blackburn and Bury. Put 'em together and what have you got...		* Towns "not far from Manchester" include Blackburn and Bury. Put 'em together and what have you got...
	* Note that for most British English speakers the ''e'' in berry names is a ''schwa'' (a neutral vowel), hence "blackberry" and "Blackbury" are both pronounced "blackb'ry" by most British people.		* Note that for most British English speakers the ''e'' in berry names is a ''schwa'' (a neutral vowel), hence "blackberry" and "Blackbury" are both pronounced "blackb'ry" by most British people.
	* In ~~[[Book:Johnny_and_the_Bomb\|Johnny and the Bomb]]~~, the Blackbury bypass is described as carrying multiple HGVs "taking a million English razor blades from Sheffield to Italy", which would suggest it is located somewhere in northern Nottinghamshire between the M1 (the most direct north-south route between Sheffield and London) and the A1 (the most direct north-south route between Sheffield and the major European container ports). Based on this, its most likely real-life counterparts or near-lookalikes are Worksop, Newark and Mansfield.		* In {{JATB}}, the Blackbury bypass is described as carrying multiple HGVs "taking a million English razor blades from Sheffield to Italy", which would suggest it is located somewhere in northern Nottinghamshire between the M1 (the most direct north-south route between Sheffield and London) and the A1 (the most direct north-south route between Sheffield and the major European container ports). Based on this, its most likely real-life counterparts or near-lookalikes are Worksop, Newark and Mansfield.
	* Grimethorpe is a small former colliery village in South Yorkshire, located between Barnsley and Wakefield. It has never been a major population centre, and has never been big enough to have its own police station.		* Grimethorpe is a small former colliery village in South Yorkshire, located between Barnsley and Wakefield. It has never been a major population centre, and has never been big enough to have its own police station.
	* It is also worth pointing out the presence of a charming location in rural Oxfordshire called '''Blewbury''' (which sports a hostelry called ''The Blueberry'', natch).		* It is also worth pointing out the presence of a charming location in rural Oxfordshire called '''Blewbury''' (which sports a hostelry called ''The Blueberry'', natch).

Guybrush: Moved note about A Stroke of the Pen to introduction section.

2023-10-27T06:17:20Z

Moved note about A Stroke of the Pen to introduction section.

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	'''Blackbury''' is the fictional town where the [[:category:Johnny Maxwell Series\|Johnny Maxwell Series]] books take place. Judging by the BBC TV adaption it is not far from Manchester.		'''Blackbury''' is the fictional town where the [[:category:Johnny Maxwell Series\|Johnny Maxwell Series]] books take place. Judging by the BBC TV adaption it is not far from Manchester.

	It was also the location of the [[Arnold Bros (est. 1905)]] department store until it was demolished and replaced by the Arnco Leisure Centre, and is thus mentioned in the ''[[Bromeliad]]'' books. (See the annotation under [[Arnold Bros (est. 1905)]] for more on its location.) Several of Pratchett's earlier stories, including some featured in {{DCC}}, also take place in Blackbury.		It was also the location of the [[Arnold Bros (est. 1905)]] department store until it was demolished and replaced by the Arnco Leisure Centre, and is thus mentioned in the ''[[Bromeliad]]'' books. (See the annotation under [[Arnold Bros (est. 1905)]] for more on its location.)

			Several of Pratchett's earlier stories, including some featured in {{DCC}} and {{SP}}, also take place in Blackbury.

	== Notable places ==		== Notable places ==
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	== Annotations ==		== Annotations ==
	* Blackbury first appears as the name of the town featured in many of Pratchett’s early stories for children, including several published in {{SP}}.
	* Towns "not far from Manchester" include Blackburn and Bury. Put 'em together and what have you got...		* Towns "not far from Manchester" include Blackburn and Bury. Put 'em together and what have you got...
	* Note that for most British English speakers the ''e'' in berry names is a ''schwa'' (a neutral vowel), hence "blackberry" and "Blackbury" are both pronounced "blackb'ry" by most British people.		* Note that for most British English speakers the ''e'' in berry names is a ''schwa'' (a neutral vowel), hence "blackberry" and "Blackbury" are both pronounced "blackb'ry" by most British people.

Guybrush: /* Annotations */

2023-10-27T06:15:25Z

Annotations

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	== Annotations ==		== Annotations ==
			* Blackbury first appears as the name of the town featured in many of Pratchett’s early stories for children, including several published in {{SP}}.
	* Towns "not far from Manchester" include Blackburn and Bury. Put 'em together and what have you got...		* Towns "not far from Manchester" include Blackburn and Bury. Put 'em together and what have you got...
	* Note that for most British English speakers the ''e'' in berry names is a ''schwa'' (a neutral vowel), hence "blackberry" and "Blackbury" are both pronounced "blackb'ry" by most British people.		* Note that for most British English speakers the ''e'' in berry names is a ''schwa'' (a neutral vowel), hence "blackberry" and "Blackbury" are both pronounced "blackb'ry" by most British people.

Guybrush: Moved Arnold Bros note to its article

2023-03-24T12:20:34Z

Moved Arnold Bros note to its article

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	'''Blackbury''' is the fictional town where the [[:category:Johnny Maxwell Series\|Johnny Maxwell Series]] books take place. Judging by the BBC TV adaption it is not far from Manchester.		'''Blackbury''' is the fictional town where the [[:category:Johnny Maxwell Series\|Johnny Maxwell Series]] books take place. Judging by the BBC TV adaption it is not far from Manchester.

	It was also the location of the [[Arnold Bros (est. 1905)]] department store until it was demolished and replaced by the Arnco Leisure Centre, and is thus mentioned in the ''[[Bromeliad]]'' books. (See ~~note below~~.) Several of Pratchett's earlier stories, including some featured in {{DCC}}, also take place in Blackbury.		It was also the location of the [[Arnold Bros (est. 1905)]] department store until it was demolished and replaced by the Arnco Leisure Centre, and is thus mentioned in the ''[[Bromeliad]]'' books. (See the annotation under [[Arnold Bros (est. 1905)]] for more on its location.) Several of Pratchett's earlier stories, including some featured in {{DCC}}, also take place in Blackbury.

	== Notable places ==		== Notable places ==
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	== Annotations ==		== Annotations ==
	* In {{T}}, Arnold Bros' location isn't directly given, but the Neil Armstrong Shopping Mall is mentioned as the location for its replacement. [[Grimethorpe]] is named as the town in which the stolen lorry is driving at night (and the police force who should be contacted if it's spotted). In {{D}} and {{WI}}, however, it is explicitly stated that the Store was in Blackbury, perhaps suggesting that the police only located the lorry once it had entered Grimethorpe.
	* Towns "not far from Manchester" include Blackburn and Bury. Put 'em together and what have you got...		* Towns "not far from Manchester" include Blackburn and Bury. Put 'em together and what have you got...
	* Note that for most British English speakers the ''e'' in berry names is a ''schwa'' (a neutral vowel), hence "blackberry" and "Blackbury" are both pronounced "blackb'ry" by most British people.		* Note that for most British English speakers the ''e'' in berry names is a ''schwa'' (a neutral vowel), hence "blackberry" and "Blackbury" are both pronounced "blackb'ry" by most British people.

Guybrush at 12:17, 24 March 2023

2023-03-24T12:17:25Z

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	'''Blackbury''' is the fictional town where the [[:category:Johnny Maxwell Series\|Johnny Maxwell Series]] books take place. Judging by the BBC TV adaption it is not far from Manchester.		'''Blackbury''' is the fictional town where the [[:category:Johnny Maxwell Series\|Johnny Maxwell Series]] books take place. Judging by the BBC TV adaption it is not far from Manchester.

	It was also ~~(presumably)~~ the location of the [[Arnold Bros (est. 1905)]] department store until it was demolished and replaced by the Arnco Leisure Centre, and is thus mentioned in the ''[[Bromeliad]]'' books. (See note below.) Several of Pratchett's earlier stories, including some featured in {{DCC}}, also take place in Blackbury.		It was also the location of the [[Arnold Bros (est. 1905)]] department store until it was demolished and replaced by the Arnco Leisure Centre, and is thus mentioned in the ''[[Bromeliad]]'' books. (See note below.) Several of Pratchett's earlier stories, including some featured in {{DCC}}, also take place in Blackbury.

	== Notable places ==		== Notable places ==

Guybrush: General copyedit and formatting; clarified note about Blackbury/Grimethorpe for the location of the Store

2023-03-24T12:17:01Z

General copyedit and formatting; clarified note about Blackbury/Grimethorpe for the location of the Store

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	'''Blackbury''' is the fictional town where the [[:category:Johnny Maxwell Series\|Johnny Maxwell Series]] books take place. Judging by the BBC TV adaption it is not far from Manchester.		'''Blackbury''' is the fictional town where the [[:category:Johnny Maxwell Series\|Johnny Maxwell Series]] books take place. Judging by the BBC TV adaption it is not far from Manchester.

	It is also the location of the [[Arnold Bros (est. 1905)]] department store (demolished and replaced by the Arnco Leisure Centre~~). It~~ is ~~also referred to~~ in ~~later books of~~ the ''[[Bromeliad]]'' (~~''[[Truckers]]'' trilogy, which gives the town's name as [[Grimethorpe]], but does mention the Neil Armstrong Shopping Mall~~). Several of ~~the~~ stories in {{DCC}} take place in Blackbury.		It was also (presumably) the location of the [[Arnold Bros (est. 1905)]] department store until it was demolished and replaced by the Arnco Leisure Centre, and is thus mentioned in the ''[[Bromeliad]]'' books. (See note below.) Several of Pratchett's earlier stories, including some featured in {{DCC}}, also take place in Blackbury.

	==Notable places==		== Notable places ==
	* Blackbury Hill		* Blackbury Hill
	* The [[Neil Armstrong Shopping Mall]]		* The [[Neil Armstrong Shopping Mall]]
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	* The site of the [[Grimethorpe Dye and Paint Company]], also closed down by the [[Arnco Group PLC]] as surplus to requirements;		* The site of the [[Grimethorpe Dye and Paint Company]], also closed down by the [[Arnco Group PLC]] as surplus to requirements;

	==~~Annotation~~==		== Annotations ==
			* In {{T}}, Arnold Bros' location isn't directly given, but the Neil Armstrong Shopping Mall is mentioned as the location for its replacement. [[Grimethorpe]] is named as the town in which the stolen lorry is driving at night (and the police force who should be contacted if it's spotted). In {{D}} and {{WI}}, however, it is explicitly stated that the Store was in Blackbury, perhaps suggesting that the police only located the lorry once it had entered Grimethorpe.
			* Towns "not far from Manchester" include Blackburn and Bury. Put 'em together and what have you got...
			* Note that for most British English speakers the ''e'' in berry names is a ''schwa'' (a neutral vowel), hence "blackberry" and "Blackbury" are both pronounced "blackb'ry" by most British people.
			* In [[Book:Johnny_and_the_Bomb\|Johnny and the Bomb]], the Blackbury bypass is described as carrying multiple HGVs "taking a million English razor blades from Sheffield to Italy", which would suggest it is located somewhere in northern Nottinghamshire between the M1 (the most direct north-south route between Sheffield and London) and the A1 (the most direct north-south route between Sheffield and the major European container ports). Based on this, its most likely real-life counterparts or near-lookalikes are Worksop, Newark and Mansfield.
			* Grimethorpe is a small former colliery village in South Yorkshire, located between Barnsley and Wakefield. It has never been a major population centre, and has never been big enough to have its own police station.
			* It is also worth pointing out the presence of a charming location in rural Oxfordshire called '''Blewbury''' (which sports a hostelry called ''The Blueberry'', natch).

	~~Towns "not far from Manchester":- '''''Black'''''burn; '''''Bury'''''.~~
	Please note that in colloquial British English the ''e'' in the word ''berry'' is a ''schwa'', hence "blackberry" (the fruit, ''Rubus fruticosus'', not the computerised whatnot) is pronounced "blackbury" or "blackb'ry" by most British people.

	In [[Book:Johnny_and_the_Bomb\|Johnny and the Bomb]], the Blackbury bypass is described as carrying multiple HGVs "taking a million English razor blades from Sheffield to Italy", which would suggest it is located somewhere in northern Nottinghamshire between the M1 (the most direct north-south route between Sheffield and London) and the A1 (the most direct north-south route between Sheffield and the major European container ports). Based on this, its most likely real-life counterparts or near-lookalikes are Worksop, Newark and Mansfield.		[[Category:Johnny Maxwell]]
			[[Category:Locations]]
	Grimethorpe is a small former colliery village in South Yorkshire, located between Barnsley and Wakefield. It has never been a major population centre, and has never been big enough to have its own police station.

	~~It is also worth pointing out the presence of a charming location in rural Oxfordshire called '''Blewbury''' (which sports a hostelry called ''The Blueberry'', natch).~~

	[[Category:Johnny Maxwell~~\|Blackbury~~]]
	[[Category:Locations~~\|Blackbury~~]]

Lias Bluestone at 00:09, 28 November 2020

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	Grimethorpe is a small former colliery village in South Yorkshire, located between Barnsley and Wakefield. It has never been a major population centre, and has never been big enough to have its own police station.		Grimethorpe is a small former colliery village in South Yorkshire, located between Barnsley and Wakefield. It has never been a major population centre, and has never been big enough to have its own police station.

			It is also worth pointing out the presence of a charming location in rural Oxfordshire called '''Blewbury''' (which sports a hostelry called ''The Blueberry'', natch).

	[[Category:Johnny Maxwell\|Blackbury]]		[[Category:Johnny Maxwell\|Blackbury]]
	[[Category:Locations\|Blackbury]]		[[Category:Locations\|Blackbury]]

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2019-04-26T22:14:10Z

Annotation

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	Please note that in colloquial British English the ''e'' in the word ''berry'' is a ''schwa'', hence "blackberry" (the fruit, ''Rubus fruticosus'', not the computerised whatnot) is pronounced "blackbury" or "blackb'ry" by most British people.		Please note that in colloquial British English the ''e'' in the word ''berry'' is a ''schwa'', hence "blackberry" (the fruit, ''Rubus fruticosus'', not the computerised whatnot) is pronounced "blackbury" or "blackb'ry" by most British people.

	In [[Book:Johnny_and_the_Bomb\|Johnny and the Bomb\|]], the Blackbury bypass is described as carrying multiple HGVs "taking a million English razor blades from Sheffield to Italy", which would suggest it is located somewhere in northern Nottinghamshire between the M1 (the most direct north-south route between Sheffield and London) and the A1 (the most direct north-south route between Sheffield and the major European container ports). Based on this, its most likely real-life counterparts or near-lookalikes are Worksop, Newark and Mansfield.		In [[Book:Johnny_and_the_Bomb\|Johnny and the Bomb]], the Blackbury bypass is described as carrying multiple HGVs "taking a million English razor blades from Sheffield to Italy", which would suggest it is located somewhere in northern Nottinghamshire between the M1 (the most direct north-south route between Sheffield and London) and the A1 (the most direct north-south route between Sheffield and the major European container ports). Based on this, its most likely real-life counterparts or near-lookalikes are Worksop, Newark and Mansfield.

			Grimethorpe is a small former colliery village in South Yorkshire, located between Barnsley and Wakefield. It has never been a major population centre, and has never been big enough to have its own police station.

	[[Category:Johnny Maxwell\|Blackbury]]		[[Category:Johnny Maxwell\|Blackbury]]
	[[Category:Locations\|Blackbury]]		[[Category:Locations\|Blackbury]]