Do I live the high life, or what!
Just been doing a bit of light reading about this area, (Nottinghamshire). I am fascinated to find that the chap, a 'giant of Municipal Engineering', who was responsible for the building of many important projects in the area, including Trent Bridge and my personal favourite, Papplewick Pumping Station, was named, (Ooh, I love this!)...
MARRIOTT OGLE TARBOTTON.
What a fantastic name!
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