I see that one of the items on the agenda for the forthcoming meeting of the Silverton Local History Society is a talk by Maxine Edwards on her recent visit To Silverton, Australia. This raises the question of how many Silvertons there are worldwide. Besides our own dear green place I know of one in Scotland, the Silverton district of Dumbarton, two in the USA and one each in Australia and South Africa. Is that the total or can anyone add some more.
Whilst on the subject of Silverton down under, I believe that a photograph exists of Alan Haydon polishing the brass plate on the front of what remains of the local masonic lodge as \our Australian namesake is largely a ghost town. I suspect that Mr Haydon was trying to alert the masonic brethren closer to home that he was open to offers of membership.
Or perhaps he just has a polishing fetish.
UPDATE. I am informed by Graham Parnell that there are in fact 6 Silvertons in the USA and one in Canada (British Columbia)
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Yes, that photograph of Alan does exist, but you promised me faithfully that you would not mention his polishing fetish. How could you do such a thing.
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