ENGLAND
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England, birthplace of Shakespeare and The Beatles, borders Scotland and Wales.
The capital, London, on the River Thames, is home of Parliament, Big Ben and the 11th-century Tower of London.
It's also a multicultural, modern hub for the arts and business.
The capital, London, on the River Thames, is home of Parliament, Big Ben and the 11th-century Tower of London.
It's also a multicultural, modern hub for the arts and business.
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8 imagesLondon landmarks from the 35th floor of The Sky Garden at the top of 20 Fenchurch Street, known as the Walkie-Talkie, has some of the most spectacular views of London. is quite unlike any other panorama in the city: it sits right at the centre of it all, strangely out on its own, uncrowded by tall neighbours. The Shard:t 150m your eye-line is exactly halfway up the crystal wedge: the one place in the city where it’s not looming. To the north, the Cheesegrater, Gherkin and NatWest Tower lined up in a row. Canary Wharf to the east, while the Tower of London is laid out below for the first time in brilliant clarity, Tower Bridge and St Pauls Cathedral look impressive.
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15 imagesRiver Thames is the longest river in England (215 miles (346 km)) and the second longest in the United Kingdom, after the River Severn.
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6 imagesTrafalgar Square is a public square in the City of Westminster, Central London. Its name commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar, a British naval victory in the Napoleonic Wars with France and Spain that took place on 21 October 1805 off the coast of Cape Trafalgar, Spain. The site of Trafalgar Square had been a significant landmark since the 13th century and originally contained the King's Mews. After George IV moved the mews to Buckingham Palace, the area was redeveloped by John Nash, but progress was slow after his death, and the square did not open until 1844. The 169-foot (52 m) Nelson's Column at its centre is guarded by four lion statues. A number of commemorative statues and sculptures occupy the square, but the Fourth Plinth, left empty since 1840, has been host to contemporary art since 1999.
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4 imagesChinatown is an ethnic enclave in the City of Westminster, London, bordering Soho to its north and west, Theatreland to the south and east. The enclave currently occupies the area in and around Gerrard Street. It contains a number of Chinese restaurants, bakeries, supermarkets, souvenir shops, and other Chinese-run businesses.
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10 imagesSt James's Park is a 23-hectare (57-acre) park in central London. The park is bounded by Buckingham Palace to the west, the Mall to the north, Horse Guards to the east, and Birdcage Walk to the south. It meets Green Park at Queen's Gardens with the Victoria Memorial at its centre, opposite the entrance to Buckingham Palace. The park has a small lake, which has a resident colony of pelicans. They have been a feature of the park since pelicans were donated by a Russian ambassador in 1664 to Charles II.
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5 imagesHyde Park, London was created in 1536 by King Henry VIII for hunting. Hyde Park, one of the capital's eight Royal Parks. Hyde Park covers 350 acres and is home to a number of famous landmarks including the Serpentine Lake, Speakers' Corner and the Diana, Princess of Wales Memorial Fountain. The park also offers various recreational activities including open water swimming, boating, cycling, tennis and horse riding.
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14 imagesThe Great Exhibition, organised by Prince Albert, the Prince Consort, was held in Hyde Park, London, in 1851. Prince Albert proposed the creation of permanent facilities for the public benefit, but in 1861 he died before his ideas came into being. The Royal Albert Hall is in South Kensington, London, and held in trust for the nation. It can seat 5,272 people. It was opened by Queen Victoria in 1871 and many artists have performed. Across the road there is the Prince Albert Memorial in Kensington Gardens. Sir Elton John donated his red piano.
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5 imagesWork began in 1873 and was completed in 1880. The new museum opened in 1881, although the move from the old museum was not fully completed until 1883.
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4 imagesOscar Wilde called it "the most delightful private chapel in London". Great Ormond Street Hospital was built from 1871 to 1876, and the chapel was finished in 1875. It was designed by Edward Middleton Barry who donated his work to the hospital in memory of one of his children who died in infancy. The chapel is a small rectangle with an apse at its east end. Its interior is highly decorated. The chapel was consecrated on 18 November 1875 by Canon Alfred Barry, later Bishop of Sydney and Primate of Australia. In 1980 the chapel was designated a grade II* listed building. Because it was listed, the chapel could not be demolished when the old hospital building was knocked down in the 1980s The whole chapel was moved to a new site by encasing the chapel in a large, water-proof box and underpinning with a concrete raft. The now encased chapel was lowered from the first floor to the ground floor. It was then moved by hydraulic rams to its new location; this is thought to be the largest en bloc transportation of a structure ever undertaken. Six years after it was moved and after extensive renovation, the chapel was re-opened on 14 February 1994 by Diana, Princess of Wales.
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4 imagesThe Victorian Bath House was a Turkish bath - a rare example of a common Victorian activity. It is now hidden behind tall, modern office buildings. It is small at street level but has two underground floors. It was narrow to fit between 2 large office buildings, now gone. The population in London was expanding quickly between 1815 and 1860 and there was a shortage of washing facilities. The Baths and Washhouses Act 1846 ws enacted to enable local authorities to build public baths/washhouses. Rich London residents wanted more comfortable and luxurious baths. This led to Turkish bathhouses. Over 100 Turkish baths were built in London. This bath house was designed by architect G. Harold Elphick for entrepreneur James Forde Neville and his brother Henry, It opened in February 1895 and very popular. It had marble floors, hot rooms, and mosaics. The tiles were designed by Elphick and made at Craven Dunnill in Shropshire. The baths escaped the World War II bombings. It closed in 1954. In the 1970s and 80s it was a Turkish-themed club. In 2016, it opened as the events venue and restaurant for up to 150 people with many of the original features restored.
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2 imagesClarence House is a royal residence in London, situated on The Mall, in the City of Westminster. It is attached to St. James's Palace and shares the palace's garden. For nearly 50 years, from 1953 to 2002, it was home to Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother. It has since been the official residence of the Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall. Clarence House also served as the official residence for Prince William from 2003, until his marriage in April 2011, and for Prince Harry from 2003 until 2012. The house has four storeys, not including attics or basements, and is faced in pale stucco. It has undergone extensive remodelling and reconstruction over the years, most notably after the Second World War, such that relatively little remains of the original structure as designed by John Nash.
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13 imagesBorough Market is a wholesale and retail food market in Southwark, London, England. It is one of the largest and oldest food markets in London, with a market on the site dating back to at least the 12th century. The present buildings were built in the 1850s.
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21 imagesQueen's House is a former royal residence built between 1616 and 1635 near Greenwich Palace, a few miles down-river from the City of London. It has a grand vista leading to the River Thames. Its architect was Inigo Jones being built for Anne of Denmark, the queen of King James VI and I. Queen's House is the first classical building to have been constructed in England. It was Jones's first major commission after returning from his 1613–1615 grand tour of Roman, Renaissance, and Palladian architecture in Italy. Construction began in 1616 but work stopped in April 1618 when Anne became ill and died the next year. Work restarted when the house was given to the queen consort Henrietta Maria in 1629 by King Charles I, and the house was completed by 1635.
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2 imagesCutty Sark is a British clipper ship. Built in Scotland in 1869 the ship was one of the last tea clippers and one of the fastest. Steamships took over its route.
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15 imagesThe Old Royal Naval College is a World Heritage Site. It is the finest and most dramatically sited architectural and landscape ensemble in the British Isles. The buildings were originally the Royal Hospital for Seamen at Greenwich, now known as Greenwich Hospital, chartered by King William III and Queen Mary II in 1694 It was designed by Christopher Wren and built between 1696 and 1712. The hospital closed in 1869. Between 1873 and 1998 it was the Royal Naval College, Greenwich. The buildings are Grade I listed. In 1999 some parts were leased for 150 years to the University of Greenwich. In 2000 Trinity College of Music leased part as well.
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2 imagesGreenwich Foot Tunnel under the River Thames links Greenwich on the south bank with Millwall on the north. It opened in 1902. The tunnel replaced an expensive and unreliable ferry service allowing workers living south of the Thames to reach the London docks and shipyards in the Isle of Dogs The cast-iron tunnel is 1,215 feet (370.2 m) long, 50 feet (15.2 m) deep and has an internal diameter of about 9 feet (2.74 m). The cast-iron rings are coated with concrete and surfaced with 200,000 white glazed tiles. The northern end was damaged by bombs during the Second World War and repairs included a thick steel and concrete inner lining that substantially reduces the diameter for a short distance.
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187 imagesRye in East Sussex is about 70 miles from London on the south coast of England. It is on a hill, overlooking the River Rother and Romney Marsh. With enchanting cobbled stree7ts, medieval church and beautifully preserved historic houses from medieval, Tudor and Georgian times, Rye is almost suspended in time.
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11 imagesSt Mary's Church in Rye, East Sussex, England: in 1103 Abbot William de Ros persuaded the township of Rye to knock down their Anglo-Saxon church and build a new church on the site. Between 1400 and 1500 the Church was virtually rebuilt. Later came extensions. The apex of the tower was used as a lookout and a focal point for shipping. The 16th century church clock is the oldest turret clock in England and part of its original machinery is still in use.
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32 imagesRye, 70 miles south of London, is a small town, rich in history, and numerous well-preserved historical buildings. The town is just the right size to go on a walking tour. My ebook Walking Tour of Rye, the Most Beautiful Town in England takes you to every important building and explains it and directs you to the next one. There are stories of French raids, piracy, murder, plague and Royal visits. The historical background is set out in brief history lessons to read on the tour or at home. 77 landmarks described. There are over 100 photographs. Published: August 2012 http://www.murnis.com/index.php/ebook/ebook-3/product/4-walking-tour-of-rye-the-most-beautiful-town-in-england
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13 imagesRye, 70 miles south of London, is a small town, rich in history, and numerous well-preserved historical buildings. The town is just the right size to go on a walking tour. These photographs were taken on the outskirts early one morning. My ebook Walking Tour of Rye, the Most Beautiful Town in England takes you to every important building and explains it and directs you to the next one. There are stories of French raids, piracy, murder, plague and Royal visits. The historical background is set out in brief history lessons to read on the tour or at home. 77 landmarks described. There are over 100 photographs. Published: August 2012 http://www.murnis.com/index.php/ebook/ebook-3/product/4-walking-tour-of-rye-the-most-beautiful-town-in-england
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13 imagesRye, 70 miles south of London, is a small town, rich in history, and numerous well-preserved historical buildings. The town is just the right size to go on a walking tour. My ebook Walking Tour of Rye, the Most Beautiful Town in England takes you to every important building and explains it and directs you to the next one. There are stories of French raids, piracy, murder, plague and Royal visits. The historical background is set out in brief history lessons to read on the tour or at home. 77 landmarks described. There are over 100 photographs. Published: August 2012 http://www.murnis.com/index.php/ebook/ebook-3/product/4-walking-tour-of-rye-the-most-beautiful-town-in-england
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4 imagesRye, 70 miles south of London, is a small town, rich in history, and numerous well-preserved historical buildings. The town is just the right size to go on a walking tour. My ebook Walking Tour of Rye, the Most Beautiful Town in England takes you to every important building and explains it and directs you to the next one. There are stories of French raids, piracy, murder, plague and Royal visits. The historical background is set out in brief history lessons to read on the tour or at home. 77 landmarks described. There are over 100 photographs. Published: August 2012 http://www.murnis.com/index.php/ebook/ebook-3/product/4-walking-tour-of-rye-the-most-beautiful-town-in-england
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11 imagesThe Open University was founded by the Labour government under Prime Minister Harold Wilson. Wilson envisioned The Open University as a major marker in the Labour Party's commitment to modernising British society. He believed that it would help build a more competitive economy while also promoting greater equality of opportunity and social mobility. The OU was established in 1969 and the first students enrolled in January 1971. The Open University (OU) is a public distance learning and research university, and one of the biggest universities in the UK for undergraduate education. The majority of the OU's undergraduate students are based throughout the United Kingdom and principally study off-campus; many of its courses (both undergraduate and postgraduate) can also be studied anywhere in the world. There are also a number of full-time postgraduate research students based on the 48-hectare university campus where they use the OU facilities for research, as well as more than 1000 members of academic and research staff and over 2500 administrative, operational and support staff.
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5 imagesCanterbury, a cathedral city in southeast England, was a major pilgrimage site in the Middle Ages. Ancient walls, originally built by the Romans, encircle its medieval centre with cobbled streets and timber-framed houses. Iconic Canterbury Cathedral, founded in 597 A.D., is the headquarters of the Church of England and Anglican Communion. With intricate carvings and stained-glass windows, it incorporates Gothic and Romanesque elements.
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22 imagesCanterbury Cathedral in Kent is one of the oldest Christian buildings in England. It's part of a World Heritage Site. It is the cathedral of the Archbishop of Canterbury, head of the Church of England. Founded in 597, the cathedral was completely rebuilt between 1070 and 1077. There was a fire in 1174 and the east end was largely rebuilt in the Gothic style. The cathedral's first bishop was Augustine, who was sent by Pope Gregory I in 596 as a missionary to the English. Augustine founded the cathedral in 597. The cathedral was destroyed by fire in 1067, a year after the Norman Conquest. Rebuilding began in 1070 under the first Norman archbishop, Lanfranc (1070–1077). Lanfranc's successor was Anselm. Archbishop Thomas Becket was murdered in the cathedral in 1170 in the north-west transept (also known as the Martyrdom) by knights of King Henry II. The king had frequent disagreements with Becket and is said "Will no one rid me of this turbulent priest" Four knights did and murdered Becket. He was the second Archbishop of Canterbury to be murdered. The first was the Anglo-Saxon Ælfheah.
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3 imagesStonehenge is a prehistoric monument in Wiltshire, England, 2 miles (3 km) west of Amesbury and 8 miles (13 km) north of Salisbury. Stonehenge's ring of standing stones are set within earthworks in the middle of the most dense complex of Neolithic and Bronze Age monuments in England, including several hundred burial mounds. Archaeologists believe it was constructed from 3000 BC to 2000 BC. The surrounding circular earth bank and ditch, which constitute the earliest phase of the monument, have been dated to about 3100 BC. Radiocarbon dating suggests that the first bluestones were raised between 2400 and 2200 BC although they may have been at the site as early as 3000 BC.
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7 imagesArundells is a Grade II* listed house at 59 Cathedral Close, Salisbury, Wiltshire, England. Located on the West Walk of the Close, it was the home of Edward Heath, the former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, from 1985 until his death in 2005.
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40 imagesWinchester, Hampshire is on the River Itchen, 60 miles (97 km) south-west of London. Originally an Iron Age settlement, it was overrun by the confederation of Gaulish tribes known as the Belgae in the first century BCE. After the Roman conquest of Britain, it was the capital and called Venta Belgarum, "Venta of the Belgae". Following the Roman withdrawal from Britain in 410, it continued until around 450 AD. The present plan was created in the late 9th century, when King Alfred the Great removed the Roman street plan and instituted a new grid to provide better defences against the Vikings. The 15th century City Cross (known as the Buttercross) in the High Street features 12 statues of the Virgin Mary, saints and various historical figures. Winchester's major landmark is Winchester Cathedral. It is home to Winchester College, the oldest public school in the United Kingdom. There are three bronze sculptures: Queen Victoria, now in the Great Hall, by Sir Alfred Gilbert (the sculptor of 'Eros' in London's Piccadilly Circus), King Alfred, with raised sword in the Broadway, by Hamo Thornycroft, and Horse and Rider by Dame Elizabeth Frink in front of the Law Courts. The novelist Jane Austen lived in Winchester and died on 18 July 1817. She is buried in the cathedral. In March 2016 the Sunday Times Best Places To Live guide said Winchester was the best place to live in Britain.
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66 imagesWinchester Cathedral is a Church of England cathedral in Winchester, Hampshire, England. It is one of the largest cathedrals in Europe, with the longest nave and greatest overall length of any Gothic cathedral in Europe. Dedicated to the Holy Trinity, Saint Peter, Saint Paul, and before the Reformation, Saint Swithun, it is the seat of the Bishop of Winchester. The cathedral is a Grade I listed building.
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6 imagesThe Lakeside and Haverthwaite Railway is a 3.2-mile-long (5.1 km) heritage steam railway in Cumbria, England. The carraiages are from the 1950s.
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4 imagesGrasmere is a village, and popular tourist destination, in the centre of the English Lake District. It takes its name from the adjacent lake, and is associated with the Lake Poets. The poet William Wordsworth, who lived in Grasmere for fourteen years, described it as "the loveliest spot that man hath ever found".
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2 imagesA chartered market town, the centre of Kendal is structured around a high street with fortified alleyways, known locally as yards, off to either side which allowed the local population to seek shelter from the Anglo-Scottish raiding parties known as the Border Reivers. The main industry in these times was the manufacture of woollen goods, the importance of which is reflected in the town's coat of arms .