The History Magpie
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Manda :
As an equestrian, I knew exactly what they were 🤣
2024-03-22 16:32:11
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Flea_bagg_ :
The Newcastle Castle doesn't look very new 🤔
2024-03-25 00:19:20
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Miria :
Neat
2024-04-02 07:07:24
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DougCarterComedy :
Never seen one of these in my life, but I’ll look out for them now. Very interesting.
2024-03-23 20:56:20
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Taylor-Ts :
Sat on them many times when come out of the pub opposite waiting for taxi years ago before I moved around the world lol 🤣
2024-03-22 16:27:49
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Khalid :
Thought they were for giving announcements lol silly me
2024-03-26 22:50:17
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𝚒𝚜𝚘𝚋𝚎𝚕𝚕𝚎 · 𝜗𝜚 :
will this help my revision for my history mock
2024-06-15 23:19:11
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Aussie Jillaroo :
Mounting block? 🤔
2024-03-24 02:58:05
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🎨ARTificial Intelligence🤖 :
That’s so cool 🤗
2024-03-28 17:52:13
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Glasvegas :
Is that how lowp is pronounced in England?
2024-03-22 19:56:21
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Nanny’s time :
❤️
2026-05-22 15:50:06
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Young Stroke SURVIVOR Robyn :
🥰🥰
2024-04-02 07:23:20
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Mashmarriner :
The Newcastle Castle, just doesn't sound right. 😂
2024-03-29 10:43:36
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R Bauer :
My first thought was to help you climb on to your penny farthing 😅 Wasn't far off from the actual reason 😅
2024-03-24 04:57:21
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dex_sf :
Those stone steps were actually in a German quiz show. ☺️
2024-03-22 16:30:46
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HollywoodJC13 :
In the Southern US it’s not uncommon to still find carriage stones
2024-03-23 07:23:52
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John meyers :
for getting on a horse I'm thinking 🤔
2024-03-22 19:08:45
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Natty_2216 :
I mean I grew up around horses so their pretty common on old yards
2024-03-22 19:24:26
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Kim :
We have them in my small town of Williamsburg Pennsylvania
2024-03-22 18:17:47
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🖤🤍🖤ashleyjade🖤🤍🖤 :
eeee ive never noticed them before. I'll have to look out for them nxt time im dwn near the castle
2024-04-25 23:36:11
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rachaelchildscountrylass :
As an equestrian I knew before you said what they were! 😂 Amazing they’re still there.
2024-03-30 16:49:35
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Asminyes :
There are some in Istanbul too called binek taşı
2024-04-21 23:42:53
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jacquiholmes3812 :
Mounting block 🙃
2024-03-22 19:03:03
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Bucky :
So drunk people could mount a horse after a few Brown Ales
2024-03-22 19:08:10
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c barr :
obviously for the transport of that time
2024-03-26 12:14:09
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Horner :
It is just a pity the council doesn’t bother to keep them clean 😳
2024-03-23 01:57:29
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Hiles1945 :
We have something similar in America except they are just large stones cubes for getting I and out of carriages
2024-03-26 21:38:07
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Lolita Ayala :
🤗🤗🤗
2024-03-27 13:12:46
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Andy Wallace575 :
Got them in Selby as well!
2024-03-22 19:23:35
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L.e.mas :
Olden day mounting blocks
2024-03-28 02:05:56
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buttercup :
Yeah some outside the ram in clivigar Burnley I get everyone with what they for 🤣
2024-04-23 14:03:35
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joolsw :
haha...I fell off those stones back in the 90s and ended up in A&E after having too many trebles in the bridge pub. Still have the scar to prove it x
2024-03-28 08:37:30
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MsGarland :
They’re beautiful. 😍I i never knew they existed 🙏
2024-04-08 23:22:58
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Megasaurus :
that's so cool!!!
2024-04-01 17:33:42
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Samantha 🇬🇧🏴 :
I’ve never noticed these
2024-03-22 17:16:38
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Flowers :
Very interesting
2024-03-29 12:34:12
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ONE625R :
🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂
2024-04-01 12:19:17
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💙 BULLET 💙Mancane :
So the, new castle of south Africa was inspired by this, new castle??
2024-03-30 12:40:32
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user3594904942822 :
Church road Wavertree Liverpool (about 400 meters from Penny lane of Beatles fame) across from a church from the 1700's.
2024-03-22 23:07:17
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Heather Leanne :
My short butt could have done with these the last time I had to get on a particularly big horse. I needed a leg up to even reach the stirrup 😂
2024-05-22 11:43:03
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Ladema :
They’re all over the historic district where I live, in Charleston, South Carolina. They were also used for carriages.
2024-03-23 16:38:34
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philipcipoletta57 :
mounting block
2024-03-23 18:53:40
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Geordiekins :
it's the trophy plinth!!
2024-03-22 20:23:39
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Kieran :
I broke my phone falling off those steps at castle
2024-05-04 21:30:12
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user90270805735 :
Your accent sounds mackem not Geordie. Undercover black cat?
2024-03-22 19:59:06
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Frazier Crawford :
there's a town in NJ founded in the 1810'a. EVERY original house had a tying post, and they're all in the shape of horses heads. truly fascinating
2024-03-24 03:02:43
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Melite :
As a equestrian I knew🥰plus being Short I train the horse to bend🥰
2024-10-16 23:30:16
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ArseFactoids :
that castle doesn't look new at all
2024-03-31 13:19:14
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AztecMom :
😳😳😳
2025-01-08 14:53:02
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gooner game (i'm the gooner😈) :
🗣️PARKOUR 🔥🔥
2024-04-04 08:56:26
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karenmlinley was helmi-oskoui :
I have used mounting blocks cos I am so short so easier for my 4ft 11ins lol
2024-08-01 21:25:04
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