tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post4670043012931375624..comments2024-03-29T05:24:30.793-07:00Comments on Shut up about Barclay Perkins: Hancock of WiveliscombeRon Pattinsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03095189986589865751noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-81346371266628415852022-06-07T06:33:28.670-07:002022-06-07T06:33:28.670-07:00Re pronunciation of Wiveliscombe. Nowadays the nam...Re pronunciation of Wiveliscombe. Nowadays the name is routinely shortened to Wivvy. 'Wilscombe', I believe, is now considered a rather old-fashioned diminutive. I stick with it simply because that's what my elders called it.<br />Kind regards,<br />Simon HancockSimon Hancocknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5445569787371915337.post-91913419344459920092022-04-18T09:06:12.004-07:002022-04-18T09:06:12.004-07:00It's interesting to me that a 14 HP pump was e...It's interesting to me that a 14 HP pump was enough for the brewery. A single small car engine can be rated at 10 times that. <br /><br />On the other hand, I realize a brewery may store a lot of water up high and let gravity do a lot of the work, so a huge amount of pumping power might not have been needed.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com