Accrington Web
   

Home Gallery Arcade Blogs Members List Today's Posts
Go Back   Accrington Web > AccyWeb > Questions and Answers
Donate! Join Today

Questions and Answers Feel free to ask any questions about Accrington and the surrounding area and hopefully one of our members can help you out.


Welcome to Accrington Web!

We are a discussion forum dedicated to the towns of Accrington, Oswaldtwistle and the surrounding areas, sometimes referred to as Hyndburn! We are a friendly bunch please feel free to browse or read on for more info.
You are currently viewing our site as a guest which gives you limited access to view most discussions and access our other features. By joining our free community you will have access to post topics, photos, play in the community arcade and use our blog section. Registration is fast, simple and absolutely free, so please, join our community today!



Reply
 
LinkBack Thread Tools
Old 28-04-2006, 02:17   #1
God Member
 
steeljack's Avatar
 

21 most voted for English icons

If you had a vote in this poll what would you add or delete ?


21 most voted for English icons
(Filed: 28/04/2006)


• St George's Flag
• Hadrian's Wall
• The Lindisfarne Gospels
• Charles Darwin's The Origin of Species
• The Notting Hill Carnival
• Brick Lane
• Morris Dancing
• The Domesday Book
• HMS Victory
• The miniskirt
• John Constable's The Hay Wain
• Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice
• The Eden Project
• The pub
• Blackpool Tower
• The Globe
• Cricket
• The Sutton Hoo helmet
• York Minster
• The Machin (Queen's head) postage stamp
• Big Ben

my selections , replace Pride and Prejudice with Hobsons Choice
replace Notting Hill Carnival with Hindle Wakes
replace Brick Lane (unless its a reference to the Nori)
with the Grand National
easy one replace John Constable with L.S.Lowry
steeljack is offline   Reply With Quote
Accrington Web
Old 28-04-2006, 02:41   #2
Give, give, give member
 
garinda's Avatar
 

Re: 21 most voted for English icons

Stonehenge for Hadrian's wall.
St.Pauls for York Minster.
Football for cricket.
Kings Rd. for Brick Lane.
Sex Pistols for Morris dancers.
Sheep in formaldyhide for The Haywain.
The Magna Carta for the Lindisfarne Gospels.
Bonfire night for the Nottinghill Carnival.
__________________
'If you're going to be a Kant, be the very best Kant there is my son.'
Johann Georg Kant, father of Immanuel Kant, philosopher.






garinda is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 28-04-2006, 02:42   #3
Give, give, give member
 
garinda's Avatar
 

Re: 21 most voted for English icons

Oh, and Turner for Constable, no contest.
__________________
'If you're going to be a Kant, be the very best Kant there is my son.'
Johann Georg Kant, father of Immanuel Kant, philosopher.






garinda is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 28-04-2006, 03:33   #4
Give, give, give member
 
garinda's Avatar
 

Re: 21 most voted for English icons

Couldn't sleep, so here's my twenty iconic English things.

-St.Georges flag.
-Peter Blake's cover for Sgt. Peppers Lonely Hearts Club Band.
-H.P. sauce.
-Isambard Kingdom Brunel.
-The Magna Carta.
-Fish and chips.
-The Mini, car not dress.
-Damian Hirst's Sheep in formaldehyde.
-Chatworth House.
-Shakespeare.
-The Beatles.
-Beatrix Potter.
-Routemaster double decker buses.
-Charing Cross/Fog on the Thames by J. M. W. Turner.
-Telephone boxes.
-The last night of the Proms.
-Duke of Wellington.
-Stonehenge.
-Blackpool rock.
-Beefeaters.
__________________
'If you're going to be a Kant, be the very best Kant there is my son.'
Johann Georg Kant, father of Immanuel Kant, philosopher.






garinda is offline   Reply With Quote
Old 28-04-2006, 03:34   #5
Senior Member+
 
mani's Avatar
 

Re: 21 most voted for English icons

not forgettin these icons who have already been confirmed...

Stonehenge
Punch and Judy
SS Empire Windrush
Holbein's portrait of Henry VIII
Cup of tea
FA Cup
Alice in Wonderland
Routemaster bus
King James Bible
Angel of the North
Spitfire
Jerusalem *the hymn*
__________________
If you had not committed great sins, God would not have sent a punishment like me upon you - Ghenghis Khan
mani is offline   Reply With Quote
Reply




Other sites of interest.. More town sites..




All times are GMT. The time now is 12:08.


© 2003-2013 AccringtonWeb.com



Search Engine Friendly URLs by vBSEO 3.6.1