Tales of Uncle Bill
Story 1
Story 15		 Many families have odd, mad, accident-prone or eccentric members, and mine has several, but standing head and shoulders above all of them was Uncle Bill. He was all of these things and more.

He was a Londoner, and he spoke and looked much like TV’s Alf Garnet, and yet he had many hair raising escapades like Frank Spencer. Quite a combination.

He was an engineer. Not a civil engineer, electrical, mechanical, structural or anything else specific, he was just an engineer, or rather, a 'wannabee' engineer. He was the fount of all engineering knowledge and would make anything at the drop of a hat. He could easily have been the inspiration for Heath-Robinson.

Now the last of his generation has passed away, I think it timely to write a few short essays on some of his exploits, partly for others to enjoy, but also so that later Elliott generations can marvel at a famous ancestor.
  1. Uncle Bill and The Woolwich Arsenal Bike
  2. Uncle Bill and the Gas Board
  3. Uncle Bill and the Black & Decker
  4. Uncle Bill and The Cricket Pavilion
  5. Uncle Bill and The Ambulance
  6. Uncle Bill and The Pipe Vice
  7. Uncle Bill and The Party Wall
  8. Uncle Bill and The Loft Ladder.
  9. Uncle Bill and The Loft Heating System
  10. Uncle Bill and The RSJ.
  11. Uncle Bill and The Shopping Trolley
  12. Uncle Bill and The Painter’s Ladder.
  13. Uncle Bill and The Inglenook Fireplace
  14. Uncle Bill and The Triple Extension Ladder
  15. Uncle Bill and The General Strike
  16. Uncle Bill In Love in The Garden Shed
  17. Uncle Bill and The Medium