IMHO

Oh yes I remember "A Thatched Cottage Like A Barn Was Here Erected Year"

You obviously didn't remember "You Don't get Many Of Those To The Pound"? /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif
 
Well done! Did you Google it, or do you just know Nether Silton? Incidentally I saw the Nether Silton stone many years ago, and at that time nobody seemed to be able to work it out after the first three lines, it was only today that I found out what the rest of the inscription was supposed to mean.
For those who have no idea what we are on about, I found the full solution here
Story told to me was that the squire knew the manor house would be pulled down after his death, and wanted to commemorate it. He had no relatives and left the manor to his servant on condition that the servant erected a memorial stone. Said servant was a mean old scrote and put up a stone with initial letters of the inscription only.
 
Lovely area. SWMBO's uncle lives at Fangdale Beck just East of it.
However Google did come to my rescue as I didn't know about the stone.
 
"IN (NV) HO" - In my (Not very) humble opinion.

PN&M = Posting Naked & Masturbating (I have not only been on YBW /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif)

TFL and NFI = Too F#cking Lazy and No F#cking Idea..........oops /forums/images/graemlins/blush.gif I think that's work related slang.

MAB = Mines a Bavaria /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
 
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