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SS Great Britain Great Western Dockyard, (Great Western Dock), Bristol, BS1 6TY |
One of Brunel's masterpieces of engineering situated in a dry dock just out of the city centre. The website is ss-great-britain.com. Having seen the ship just after it arrived from the Falklands many years ago in a prett... more
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Slavery History Trail Merseyside Maritime Museum, Albert Dock, Liverpool, L3 4AQ |
From around 1740 and until abolition, Liverpool was Britain's main slaving power. Thousands of ships travelled to Africa where they loaded up with slaves and transported them to the Americas. There they were sold and lux... more
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Sutton House 2-4 Homerton High Street, Hackney, London, E9 6JQ |
The first historic room you walk into, the Linenfold Parlour, is the absolute highlight, where the Tudor oak panelling on the walls has been carved to resemble draped cloth. Unfortunately, after that even the ornate Tudo... more
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Shri Swaminarayan Mandir 105-119 Brentfield Road, Neasden, London, NW10 |
Some years ago I read a newspaper article about a Hindu temple (Mandir) in a suburb of London. It is the greatest outside India, and it is made of white marble. The description was so enticing that I knew at once: I had ... more
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St Giles Cripplegate Fore Street, Barbican, London, EC2Y 8DA |
Most famous for his many collaborations with Neil Young (see Expecting to Fly and A Man Needs A Maid ) as well as his soundtrack work with the maverick film community (ONE FLEW OVER THE CUCKOO'S NEST), Jack Nitzsche wa... more
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South Devon Railway The Railway Station, Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0DZ |
The South Devon Railway is, as the name suggests, a railway situated in South Devon, running steam trains from Totnes to Buckfastleigh. I visited with my family in May 2007, on a special “Day Out with Thomas” weekend. Th... more
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Spirit of the West Retallack Park, St. Columb, TR9 6DE |
Wild west theme park, museums of cowboys, Indians and American collections. Live action shows, a complete living history museum of the 1800s set in 100 acres with 2 complete towns. Also includes 15 acres of fishing and W... more
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Southsea Castle Clarence Esplanade, Southsea, Portsmouth, PO5 3PA |
Most of the Castle as seen today is 19th century but there are several surviving Tudor sections and features. The most exciting 19th century addition is an under-ground tunnel (Counterscarp gallery) around the moat. A ra... more
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Snowshill Manor Off the A44, Right at Snowshill, Broadway, WR12 7JU |
Snowshill Manor was owned by Winchcombe Abbey as early as 821, until the Dissolution of the Monasteries in 1539. It was at one point part of Catherine Parr's marriage dowry, although she probably never visited. The house... more
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Stratford Brass Rubbing Centre Southern Lane, (Avon Bank Gardens), Stratford-Upon-Avon, CV37 6XP |
A large collection of medieval brasses in facsimile of the characters from Shakespeare's time and town. New unusual Celtic designs. Visitors can make their own pictures of these figures with a simple rubbing technique, a... more
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