Category Archives: history

Roses and Castles

Posted on April 6, 2010 by Shades

The Greys had a short Easter break on the waterways, cruising between Llangollen and Ellesmere on a 58′ steel hulled narrowboat. Most of Britain’s canals are an industrial heritage museum but the llangollen canal is a lot more rural and … Continue reading →

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The iron behemoth

Posted on September 12, 2009 by Shades

Trawling the Heritage weekend site for places to visit this weekend, I was surprised to find something monumental in the industrial archaeology stakes that I wasn’t aware of not too far from us. It is a preserved giant Steam Shovel, … Continue reading →

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The birthday bridge

Posted on July 23, 2009 by Shades

According to the 2009 Whitby Calendar up on our wall, today is the centenary of Whitby’s swing bridge. There is some confusion over when the bridge was built but the official celebrations will be next month. Sat 08 Aug 2009     Whitby Swing … Continue reading →

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A birthday visit…

Posted on June 22, 2009 by Shades

When we were in California, we dropped in on the Grauman’s Chinese Theatre in Hollywood. It is arguably the most famous Cinema in the world and has hosted hundreds of Premieres since it opened on May 18th 1927. By co-incidence, … Continue reading →

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More of Lotherton Hall

Posted on April 6, 2009 by Shades
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