Saturday, 10 June 2017

Rickety Bridge Robins and Interest rates

My last notes from Celia Singer at Rickety Bridge confirmed it was the Singers who started the label with the Robins on it. Her last word was still reminiscent of 'Carry On', however. Commenting on the old ‘rickety bridge’ before it was replaced by the new concrete bridge by Robin Singer, Celia said it was a set of boards sitting on top of some pieces of railway track. When a car came on to the bridge at one end, the planks lifted like a see-saw and only came down with a clap when the car reached the middle of the plank. It's different now, more acceptable but not the same adventure.
Unfortunately, I want to warn all those diving in to get a mortgage in these days of incredibly low interest rate - in 1999, interest rates climbed to what seems an unbelievable 25% and the financial burden became unacceptable and the Tonkins left Rickety Bridge.



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