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An impressive church of mainly fourteenth-century date. The tower, which was still under construction in the early sixteenth century, is one of the most ...
Stone Cross Mansion was built for Myles Kennedy, whose family made their money from iron ore mining in the Furness peninsula.
It was designed by James Wrigh...
https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=B1435
North Devon Leisure Center on Seven Brethren Bank, Barnstaple.
Demolition commenced in 2023.
The B2097 runs 3 miles from Bridgewood to Rochester.
https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=B2097
Aberdeen's Mercat Cross was built in 1686 by John Montgomery, an Aberdeen architect. It is in the Castlegate area of Aberdeen.
This open-arched structure, 2...
The B9077 runs 14 miles from Aberdeen to Crathes, via The Great Southern Road.
https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=B9077
A heritage pub in a southern suburb of Sheffield. There was an ale house on the site since at least 1781, of which the former concert room remains as a back ...
St Mary's Church is a redundant Anglican church in Bungay. The church and the ruins of the adjacent priory are recorded in the National Heritage List for Eng...
The pub grew out of domestic premises c.1868, but was a pub by the early 20th century. Remodelled and extended by Ind Coope in 1931. The layout and furnishin...
The pub was built c.1900 and is rated by CAMRA as a 'Heritage pub' for its pre-War features, and for being 'the best surviving example of a pub built by Thom...
Grindleford railway station is about a mile away from the village of Grindleford, the nearest village being Nether Padley. The station was opened in 1894 on ...
Photos taken from a transatlantic flight from Newark to Glasgow on 15th July 2011.
Meanders tend to migrate downstream over a period of time. This particular meander near the mouth of the River Ruel near Ormidale shows very recent signs sub...
Manuden is a village in NE Essex located on the River Stort.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuden
Elsenham station is on the West Anglia Main Line, serving the village of Elsenham in Essex. It is 35 miles 45 chains down the line from London Liverpool Stre...
Herstmanceux is a village in the Wealden district of East Sussex.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Herstmonceux
A large Aqua Park, Water Sports and Outdoor Activity Centre set in a disused Chalk quarry near Halling.
Website: https://www.standrewswatersports.co.uk/st-a...
An arched & girder viaduct across the River Dee in Aberdeen. Built in 1851. Category C listed.
https://www.railscot.co.uk/locations/D/Dee_Viaduct/
The Wellington Suspension Bridge (also known as the Chain Bridge and Craiglug Bridge) is a suspension bridge crossing the River Dee from Ferryhill to Craiglu...
The A956 runs 11 miles from Cleanhill to The Bridge of Don, via Aberdeen Harbour.
The country park, operated by Staffordshire County Council, comprises the former Knypersley Hall and Greenway Bank estates. The house at Greenway Bank, built...
Humphrey Head is a limestone peninsula on the northern side of Morecambe Bay, including the only true sea cliff in the South Lakes. It is reached by minor ro...
The B1435 is a 1.7 mile long L-shaped road connecting Bungay town centre with the B1062 southern bypass in both directions [[7663361]] .
https://www.sabre-r...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Buxton,_Norfolk
https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=B1150
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frettenham
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horstead_with_Stanninghall
The shipwreck on the foreshore near Corpach is that of a fishing boat originally named the MV Dayspring. In December 2011 the 26 metre-long vessel was torn...
The A392 is a reasonably short A-road in west Cornwall. It runs for 7½ miles between Newquay and the Halloon roundabout on the A39 at St Columb Road.
It is believed that a lone sycamore tree stood in this col between Peel Crags and Highshields Crags for well over 200 years. Its dramatic setting had given i...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gestingthorpe
The B986 runs 2.6 miles from Wapping St [[7647906]] to North Anderson Drive in Aberdeen
https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=B986
William King, 1st Earl of Lovelace, was owner of the East Horsley Estate in the 19th Century. The estate included an extensive forested area, and in order t...
Town Gardens Park was established on the cusp of the 20th century when the limestone quarry in which it was built was exhausted. It is now a jewel in the tow...
The road is intended to to allow people living in the houses to be built in the New Eastern Villages (NEV) east of Swindon to get to Commonhead Roundabout w...
The A3075 is the main road from Newquay to Chiverton Cross (and thus via the A30 to southwest Cornwall). https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=...
The A9119 runs 4 miles from Aberdeen [[7647906]] to Kingswell.
https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=A9119
This is a 1 mile long urban road in Aberdeen.
https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=B983
Many of Aberdeen's buildings are built from local granite. Article: https://www.scotsman.com/arts-and-culture/scottish-fact-of-the-week-the-granite-city-1529...
Grade I listed Norman Church. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1264324
History https://www.ewbchurches.org.uk/staugustineschurchh...
A small East Kent village.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northbourne,_Kent
The A394 is a primary route running along the south coast of Cornwall linking Penzance to Falmouth via Helston and beyond. It is noteworthy for being the mos...
Grade I listed Norman church. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1085575
Detail: http://www.bridgechurchgroup.co.uk/nackington-chur...
The B3038 runs 0.7 miles from Itchen Bridge to Northam road in Southampton.
https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=B3038
I loved Ramsey: I loved everywhere in the Isle of Man, but I think Ramsey ticked all the Eyre Family boxes. The main town in the north, my sister's favourite...
This chainsaw sculpted Memorial by Tim Burgess to recipients of the Dickin Medal http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dickin_Medal (the animal equivalent of the Vict...
A community museum located in the former Fairfield shipyard head office on on Govan Road. Dedicated to telling the story of Govans outstanding role in world...
Manx National Heritage believes the crosses date as far back as 500AD. There are crosses at Andreas, Ballaugh, Braddan, Bride, German, Jurby, Lezayre, Lonan,...
A key part of a new active travel route between Glasgow University's Gilmorehill campus and the Queen Elizabeth University Hospital, the bridge will carry pe...
The iconic Laxey Wheel was designed in 1854 by the engineer Roger Casement to pump water from the workings higher up in the valley. It became a tourist attra...
Castle Rushen is widely regarded as one of the most complete mediaeval sites in the British Isles. Originally built for a Norse king in the 12th century and ...
The National Folk Museum at Cregneash is unusual in that it is not a discrete museum like many heritage sites. You buy a wristband so that you can visit the ...
Cheetham Park (also known as Elizabeth Street Park) is a park in Cheetham Hill, Manchester. It was opened in 1886. It contains two historic structures: a lis...
The Grove Museum is the former residence of the Gibb family. Originally a holiday home, it eventually became their main residence on the retirement of the pa...
This route from Canterbury to Royal Tunbridge Wells is 63 miles long and takes in some of Kent's best scenery.
One of my favourite songs is that old pub classic 'The Craic was 90 in the Isle of Man' Well today, it was 9 (nine) when we got to the Manx Museum. Half an h...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulmer,_Essex
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twinstead
Stonehaven station serves Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire. It is sited on the Dundee to Aberdeen line, and is situated between Laurencekirk and Portlethen. The s...
While the SW coast path between Porthallow and Porthoustock follows inland routes, there has always been an unofficial path along the coast. This narrow and ...
Grade II* listed church.
History. https://mongeham.co.uk/local-history/a-history-of-great-mongeham/chapter-3-the-story-of-st-martins-church/
Following the success of Stockports Giant Leap Frog Art Trail in 2019 https://www.geograph.org.uk/snippet/19726 and Stockports Gigantic Leap Frog Art Trai...
Leicester Monsters is a city-wide trail of giant, glowing monsters, who will be playfully peeking over buildings across Leicester city centre from 16-31 Octo...
Grade I listed. https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1162094
History - https://www.stmaryslinton.org.uk/Groups/281459/Our_History.aspx
Hebble Brook flows 21.3km from Ogden Reservoir through Halifax to join The River Calder at Salterhebble.
A Broch is an Iron Age, drystone structure found almost exclusively in Scotland and the Isles. Designed to impress and defend, they were probably the homes o...
The second named storm of August 2023, Storm Betty affected Britain and Ireland on Friday and Saturday 18th and 19th bringing high winds and heavy rainfall....
This road junction is to be modified in 2024 with the addition of traffic light control to ease congestion at busy times.
Built in 1914 for Ward's of Sheffield, architect H L Tacon & Sons, this pub is included in CAMRA's regional inventory of historic interiors for its oak furni...
The B2163 runs 3.6 miles from Swanley to Ruxley.
https://www.sabre-roads.org.uk/wiki/index.php?title=B2173
Loch an Eilein is a small irregular shaped, freshwater loch in the Rothiemurchus Forest about 5 km (3.1 mi) south of Aviemore, Scotland in Cairngorms Nationa...
The pub on West Laith Gate is in CAMRA's national list of pubs with historic interiors. It existed in the 19th century but was remodelled in 1934 and retains...
A network of military roads, sometimes called General Wade's Military Roads, was constructed in the Scottish Highlands during the middle part of the 18th cen...
Arnol (Scottish Gaelic: Àrnol) is a small settlement on the west coast of the Isle of Lewis. Once a thriving township with over forty crofts, it now has a mu...
Montrose station serves the town of Montrose in Angus. The station overlooks the Montrose Basin and is situated on the DundeeAberdeen line, 90 miles north o...
The Hepworth Wakefield art gallery is purpose-built and named after the late English artist Barbara Hepworth, who was born in Wakefield in 1903. Most of the ...
The Hepworth Wakefield building is located on a headland site on the River Calder and within the Wakefield Waterfront conservation area. It has no dominant f...
Arbroath station serves the town of Arbroath in Angus. The station is 17 miles east of Dundee on the line between Dundee and Aberdeen, between Carnoustie and...
Carnoustie Golf Links is in Carnoustie, Angus. Carnoustie has four courses the historic Championship Course, the Burnside Course, the Buddon Links Course a...
Dundee station serves the city of Dundee on the east coast of Scotland. It is situated on the northern, non-electrified section of the East Coast Main Line, ...
Oulton Broad South Station is on the East Suffolf Line. It opened in 1859.
Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oulton_Broad_South_railway_station
All Hallows Church was consecrated here in 1904, built on the site of the much earlier St Conval's Church which was established in 1100 (before Glasgow Cathe...
There was a medieval church on the site, a chapel of ease to West Ardsley (now known as Woodkirk) which belonged to Nostell Priory. It was rebuilt in 1880/81...
Built in the 14th century, The Grade II* listed https://cadwpublic-api.azurewebsites.net/reports/listedbuilding/FullReport?lang=en&id=3229 St Michael's Old...
A single kiln with no cowl and no stowage.
Round Towered Churches always raise a smile: but why? The traditional square tower or spire, perhaps, is so common to most counties that these are just more ...
The "Underpass Of Graffiti" is a U.K. art gallery based in Wakefield, Yorkshire. It is located at Green Lane, Horbury, Wakefield WF2 8WE. The foot and cycle ...
More often seen in the Highlands, the luxury touring train which is operated by Belmond often ventures through the east side of Glasgow on its way to or from...
The A5191 is a short A road, stretching 5.5 kilometres (less than 3½ miles) in the town of Shrewsbury. It follows the route of the former A49 through the ce...
In 1884 the medieval east end of Dewsbury Minster was demolished and an extension in the Decorated Gothic style was built that doubled the size of the church...
The Test Way is a 44 mile path running from the chalk downs of Inkpen Hill in West Berkshire, south to Eling Wharf near the head of Southampton Water. Most ...
Rubha nan Gall lighthouse marks the southern side of the northwestern entrance to the Sound of Mull. It is located north of Tobermory but despite having been...
Radical alterations have been made to Dewsbury Minster in modern times. An organ loft created in 1978 was converted into the St Paulinus Chapel in 1994, and ...