Places to see in ( Newcastle upon Tyne - UK )
Places to see in ( Newcastle upon Tyne - UK )
Newcastle upon Tyne is a university city on the River Tyne in northeast England. With its twin city, Gateshead, it was a major shipbuilding and manufacturing hub during the Industrial Revolution and is now a centre of business, arts and sciences. Spanning the Tyne, modern Gateshead Millennium Bridge, noted for its unique tilting aperture, is a symbol of the 2 cities.
Newcastle upon Tyne commonly known as Newcastle, is a city in Tyne and Wear, North East England, 103 miles (166 km) south of Edinburgh and 277 miles (446 km) north of London on the northern bank of the River Tyne, 8.5 mi (13.7 km) from the North Sea. Newcastle is the most populous city in the North East, and forms the core of the Tyneside conurbation, the eighth most populous urban area in the United Kingdom. Newcastle is a member of the English Core Cities Group and is a member of the Eurocities network of European cities. Newcastle was part of the county of Northumberland until 1400, when it became a county of itself, a status it retained until becoming part of Tyne and Wear in 1974. The regional nickname and dialect for people from Newcastle and the surrounding area is Geordie. Newcastle also houses Newcastle University, a member of the Russell Group, as well as Northumbria University.
The city of Newcastle upon Tyne developed around the Roman settlement Pons Aelius and was named after the castle built in 1080 by Robert Curthose, William the Conqueror's eldest son. The city grew as an important centre for the wool trade in the 14th century, and later became a major coal mining area. The port developed in the 16th century and, along with the shipyards lower down the River Tyne, was amongst the world's largest shipbuilding and ship-repairing centres. Newcastle's economy includes corporate headquarters, learning, digital technology, retail, tourism and cultural centres, from which the city contributes £13 billion towards the United Kingdom's GVA. Among its icons are Newcastle United football club and the Tyne Bridge. Since 1981 the city has hosted the Great North Run, a half marathon which attracts over 57,000 runners each year.
Newcastle International Airport is located approximately 6 miles (9.7 km) from the city centre on the northern outskirts of the city near Ponteland . Newcastle railway station, also known as Newcastle Central Station, is a principal stop on the East Coast Main Line and Cross Country Route. Central Station is one of the busiest stations in Britain. The city is served by the Tyne and Wear Metro, a system of suburban and underground railways covering much of Tyne and Wear. Major roads in the area include the A1 (Gateshead Newcastle Western Bypass), stretching north to Edinburgh and south to London; the A19 heading south past Sunderland and Middlesbrough to York and Doncaster; the A69 heading west to Carlisle; the A696, which becomes the A68 heads past Newcastle Airport. Newcastle is accessible by several mostly traffic-free cycle routes that lead to the edges of the city centre. here are 3 main bus companies providing services in the city; Arriva North East, Go North East and Stagecoach North East.
Alot to see in ( Newcastle upon Tyne - UK ) such as :
Great North Museum
Centre for Life
Discovery Museum
The Castle, Newcastle
Tyne Bridge
Laing Art Gallery
Newcastle Cathedral
Angel of the North
Great North Museum: Hancock
Jesmond Dene
Beamish Museum
Hatton Gallery
Newcastle town wall
Newcastle Racecourse
Church of St Thomas the Martyr
Tyneside Cinema
Town Moor, Newcastle upon Tyne
Grey's Monument
Exhibition Park, Newcastle
Pets Corner
Bessie Surtees House
Quayside
Aspers Casino Newcastle
St Mary's Cathedral, Newcastle upon Tyne
The Biscuit Factory
Genting Casino Newcastle
Seven Stories
Paddy Freeman's Park
Side Photographic Gallery
Iles Tours Newcastle
Newcastle-upon-Tyne Trinity House
The Black Gate
National Trust - Holy Jesus Hospital
Stephenson Works Boilershop
Hodgkin Park
North East Land, Sea and Air Museums
Benwell Roman Temple - Hadrian's Wall
Motor Museum
Lambton Castle
Trinity Maritime Centre
Partnership House
Iris Brickfield
Heaton Park
Denton Hall Turret - Hadrian's Wall
Benwell Nature Park
Byker Grove
Lemington Glass Works
Kenton Park Sports Centre
Ravensworth Castle
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Greenwich - South East London - England
Greenwich is a district of South East London, England, Great Britain, United Kingdom, located in the London Borough of Greenwich.
Greenwich is best known for its maritime history and for giving its name to the Greenwich Meridian (0° longitude) and Greenwich Mean Time. The town became the site of a Royal palace, the Palace of Placentia from the 15th century, and was the birthplace of many in the House of Tudor, including Henry VIII and Elizabeth I. The palace fell into disrepair during the English Civil War and was rebuilt as the Royal Naval Hospital for Sailors by Sir Christopher Wren and his assistant Nicholas Hawksmoor. These buildings became the Royal Naval College in 1873, and they remained an establishment for military education until 1998 when they passed into the hands of the Greenwich Foundation. The historic rooms within these buildings remain open to the public; other buildings are used by University of Greenwich and the Trinity College of Music.
The town became a popular resort in the 17th century with many grand houses, such as Vanbrugh castle established on Maze Hill, next to the park. From the Georgian period estates of houses were constructed above the town centre. The maritime connections of Greenwich were celebrated in the 20th century, with the sitting of the Cutty Sark and Gipsy Moth IV next to the river front, and the National Maritime Museum in the former buildings of the Royal Hospital School in 1934. Greenwich formed part of Kent until 1889 when the County of London was created. SOURCE : WIKIPEDIA
Spithead Review 1953 (1954)
Shots of Naval vessels at sea heading for Spithead : H.M.S. Vanguard, Aircraft carrier H.M.S. Eagle, Cruiser Glasgow, Mine layer Manxman, Daring class ship, a line of Frigates, A Mine sweeper, Fast Patrol boat, a submarine.
Title :Spithead Review 1953.
Aerial shot of fleet at sea. H.M.S. Surprise pipes her Majesty aboard for the review. Royal Standard in flying. Queen and Duke of Edinburgh receives Captains of many of the vessels. Queen Mother and Princess Margaret join the party. H.M.S. Surprise departs port. Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh go to the saluting platform, crowds wave from quayside. The Trinity House yacht Patricia moves to the head of the procession. Ariel shot of ships firing 21 gun salute, Eagle, Vanguard. Surprise moves towards the line, with Minesweeper Welcome on left. Marine band plays Anthem on deck of Vanguard, CU of nameplate and lamp.
Sailors on Vanguard off caps and give three cheers. Pass the stern of American ship Baltimore. Pass French ship Montcalm and Eagle. Aerial shot of procession. Surprise passes the carrier Indomitable and U.S.S.R. Sverdlov. CA Queen and Duke, and Queen Mother and Lady Mountbatten and others. Air craft carrier Indefatigable. Aerial shots. Italian training ship Amerigo Vespucci with her masts manned. CA Royals and Duchess of Kent and daughter.
Surprise passes Adamant we see the ships Devonshire,Protector,Maidstone, Montdare, and submarines of the A class with sailors cheering from the deck. The Surprise passes frigate Brochlesby and frigates Orwell and Termagent. The review continues on to frigates Tyrian and Tenacious and destroyer St, Kitts'. More shots Queen and Duke. Among wide shots and CA's we see 'Finisterre, destroyers Barfleur, Crossbow, Scorpion and the Devonshire. Moving on to cruisers Sheffield, Swifture, Gambia, Glasgow, Dido and minelayer Manxman. More CA,s of Royal party. More three cheers. VG shots of Queen Mother and Margaret and aerial view of the fleet.
Dragonfly helicopters appear over the bow of Dido and past Royal family.
A Vampire jet fighter fly's past. Admirals look on. Aerial shot above the planes and fleet. VG shots of planes in formation flying past and CA,s of the Royal box. Aerial shot of 300 ships. Pan across ships at dusk. Nightime and the ships are light up by lights followed by a firework display and super titles The End.
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Queens for a Day - Memories of Leith Pageant and Gala Day
Investigating the historic origins of Gala Day, along with its strong local traditions, Queens for a Day, Pageants and Parades in Leith worked a broad range older and younger people to document the history and celebrate the memories of the Kings and Queens involved in this community wide celebration.
This film, created by project lead Ria Sloan, captures some of the oral history and photographic material collected through out the project.
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Sunset Photography in Edinburgh - Newhaven Lighthouse
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#Coastal #Sunset #Photography - It's that time of year again when the sunsets are blazing and at a time of day that you can head out, take some photographs and return for dinner. For this trip, I stayed local and headed down to Newhaven Harbour where there is a lovely lighthouse perched at the end of the harbour wall. I was hoping for some high clouds to allow the sunset to light up the sky. Stunning evening and a nice couple of shots to take away.
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The History of Poverty and Medicine in Leith
Interviews with Dr James Gray, Dr James Syme, Dr Christopher Clayson and Dr David Boyd regarding poverty in Leith and its impact on health. Dr Gray discusses the work of his grandfather, a medical officer in Leith in the 1880s and 1890s. Sailors would bring diseases, such as typhus, into the port of Leith and insufficient hospital accommodation meant the infectious and non-infectious cases mixed together. Rickets was a common complaint. Public health initiatives such as reductions in overcrowding, rehousing and changes to nutrition all had positive impacts on health. Although these were not always unqualified successes – many buildings were condemned but were not destroyed and were then occupied by squatters. Some residents were moved out of Leith to Wester Hailes, a move which proved unpopular among many individuals.
Dr James Allan Gray was born in Bristol in 1935 to a medical family; both his father and grandfather were fellows of the College. Gray studied medicine at the University of Edinburgh and later became a Research Fellow at Edinburgh Royal Infirmary. He held posts at both Bristol Royal Infirmary and the Royal Free Hospital in London before taking up the post of consultant in communicable diseases at Edinburgh City Hospital from 1969 to 1995. Gray was Assistant Director of Studies at Edinburgh Postgraduate Board from 1976 to 1984.
Dr James Syme was born on 25 August 1930 in Lochgelly, Fife. He graduated from the University of Edinburgh in 1954. After house posts at the Edinburgh Royal Infirmary he entered the Royal Army Medical Corps and was posted to the Military Hospital in Lagos, Nigeria. He went on to study and work in Glasgow, and specialised particularly in the care of children and families, particularly in relation to new-born-babies and breathing difficulties.
Dr Christopher Clayson attended medical school at the University of Edinburgh and was diagnosed with pulmonary tuberculosis shortly after his final examination, resulting in two years of treatment in Southfield Sanatorium under the care of Sir Robert Philip. He was appointed Medical Superintendent at Lochmaben Sanitorium, Dumfries in 1943 where he introduced successful treatments for tuberculosis. Clayson was on the Council of the College from 1960 to 1965 and was President from 1966 to 1970. He later became Chairman of the Scottish Council for Postgraduate Medical Education.
Dr David Boyd attended the University of Edinburgh to study medicine in 1944. He was posted to Nigeria with the Royal West African Frontier Force through the Royal Army Medical College in the early 1950s and upon his return continued his studies with a post-graduate in medicine and sat his membership at the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh. He worked various jobs across Scotland and in many different hospitals but he settled in Edinburgh in 1970. He was Secretary of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh from 1975 to 1979 and was on the Council of the College from 1981 to 1984.
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Fleet Air Arm
The Fleet Air Arm (FAA) is the branch of the British Royal Navy responsible for the operation of naval aircraft. The Fleet Air Arm currently operates the AgustaWestland Merlin, Westland Sea King and Westland Lynx helicopters and the Bae Hawk. Helicopters such as the Lynx and Westland Wasp have been deployed on smaller vessels since 1964, taking over the roles once performed by biplanes such as the Fairey Swordfish.
The Fleet Air Arm was formed in 1924 as an organisational unit of the Royal Air Force which was then operating the aircraft embarked on RN ships – the Royal Naval Air Service having been merged with the British Army's Royal Flying Corps in 1918 – and did not come under the direct control of the Admiralty until mid-1939. During the Second World War, the Fleet Air Arm operated aircraft on ships as well as land-based aircraft that defended the Royal Navy's shore establishments and facilities.
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The Shore, Leith.
The sun is shining as we look around the ancient and historic Shore in Leith, Edinburgh, which was the landing point of Mary Queen of Scots when she returned from exile in France to take the Scottish throne, spending time at Lambs House.
The Shore at Leith long predates that though. The first historical reference to Leith dates from the 1100's but The Shore in Leith has shown signs of habitation since prehistoric times.
Leith docks is still thriving in this old seaport and the old bars that were once wild places to have a beer are very different now, the rest of the Shore mostly being a mix of shops and expensive restaurants, along with the Malmaision Hotel at the dock gates, which used to be the Seaman's Mission.
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Life in A Shire, the non Hobbit version - Luncarty, Perthshire Scotland
Luncarty is a village in Perth and Kinross, Scotland, approximately four miles north of Perth. It lies between the A9 to the west, and the River Tay to the east.
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Royal Naval College - London, England, United Kingdom
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Royal Naval College London
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- ... of) the Cutty Sark, I strolled east along the south bank of the Thames, past the handsome buildings of the Old Royal Naval College (finding a geocache right next to the river there), past the Trafalgar Tavern, to the oldest building in Greenwich, Trinity ...
- ... On arrival in Greenwich, we walked along the riverbank in front of the Old Royal Naval College, where there were a lot of security fences and guards, and marquees blocking the view towards the Queen's House ...
- ... a site which has been various things at various times through history including a Royal residence, a hospital, an orphanage, Royal Naval College and now University The Banquet hall built for King William and Queen Anne is a unique building with huge ...
- ... We had a quick walk around the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College, a brief look around inside the National Maritime Museum and made our way up the hill to the ...
- ... After meandering through the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College and National Maritime Museum, I climbed the steep path to the observatory ...
- ... We walked through the grounds of the old Royal Naval College, now Greenwich University ...
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Fairytale romance on the Island of Ireland
Discover the royals who have visited our island to explore our rich culture, fascinating history and heritage.
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Fairytale castles, gorgeous gardens and colourful towns – the island of Ireland has long been a popular romantic destination for royals around the globe. And in July 2018, we welcomed Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, to our fair city of Dublin.
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1861: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visited the island. In their eight day tip, they travelled from coast to coast. They arrived in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, before travelling to the Curragh, County Kildare, for a military review in which their son took part. Killarney, County Kerry, was next, with Muckross House their residence while they were taken to local beauty spots, including Ross Castle, Muckross Abbey and a place that is known as Ladies View.
1961: Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco visited the island. They visited various spots in Dublin city, including Dublin zoo, Croke Park and Dublin Castle, before heading west to County Mayo, where Princess Grace met her relatives in Westport, climbed Croagh Patrick, and visited Drimurla, where her grandfather was born.
1968: King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola of Belgium visited Dublin City’s Trinity College, University College Dublin, and the National Museum. They also attended a party at the Abbey Theatre, and King Baudouin tried his hand at hurling at Áras an Uachtaráin – the Irish President’s residence in the Phoenix Park.
1978: Denmark's Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik visited Dublin and Wicklow. They each planted a tree in the Phoenix Park, laid a wreath at the Garden of Remembrance, and visited the beautiful grounds of Powerscourt House and Gardens in County Wicklow.
1978: The Netherlands’ King Willem-Alexander and his family visited the Ring of Kerry. They flew into Cork and from there travelled on holiday to Sneem in County Kerry.
2006: Norway’s King Harald and Queen Sonja came on a three day visit to Ireland. They began in Dublin, where they visited Dublin Castle, Áras an Uachtaráin in Phoenix Park, and Trinity College Dublin. Following this, they travelled to County Cork, where they visited the beautiful town of Cobh – known as the last port of call for the tragic liner, Titanic – and visited the National Maritime College of Ireland.
2007: King Albert and Queen Paola of Belgium came on a three day visit to Ireland. They first went around Dublin, laying a wreath at the Garden of Remembrance, visiting the National Museum and Leinster House. They also toured Trinity College, the GPO, the Spire and Fitzwilliam Square. After Dublin, the pair travelled west to Bunratty Castle Folk Park and the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare, before returning home.
2011: Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, visited Belfast, County Antrim. They visited on Shrove Tuesday, and flipped pancakes with some children at City Hall.
2011: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, made a historic visit to Ireland, the first visit by a reigning British monarch to the Republic of Ireland since 1911. They visited an array of locations in Dublin, including the Phoenix Park, the Guinness Storehouse, Croke Park and Dublin Castle, before touring the Irish National Stud in County Kildare, the Rock of Cashel in County Tipperary, and the English Market in County Cork.
2018: Prince Harry and Megan, Duchess of Sussex, made a trip to Dublin city on July 10 and 11. They visited the Book of Kells in Trinity College Dublin, the Famine Memorial, EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum and Croke Park, home of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA).
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After the fairytale in Dublin
Discover the amazing locations around Dublin Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, chose to visit on the visit to Ireland.
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Fairytale castles, gorgeous gardens and colourful towns – the island of Ireland has long been a popular romantic destination for royals around the globe. And in July 2018, we welcomed Prince Harry and Meghan, Duke and Duchess of Sussex, to our fair city of Dublin.
FAST FACTS:
1861: Queen Victoria and Prince Albert visited the island. In their eight day tip, they travelled from coast to coast. They arrived in Dún Laoghaire, County Dublin, before travelling to the Curragh, County Kildare, for a military review in which their son took part. Killarney, County Kerry, was next, with Muckross House their residence while they were taken to local beauty spots, including Ross Castle, Muckross Abbey and a place that is known as Ladies View.
1961: Prince Rainier and Princess Grace of Monaco visited the island. They visited various spots in Dublin city, including Dublin zoo, Croke Park and Dublin Castle, before heading west to County Mayo, where Princess Grace met her relatives in Westport, climbed Croagh Patrick, and visited Drimurla, where her grandfather was born.
1968: King Baudouin and Queen Fabiola of Belgium visited Dublin City’s Trinity College, University College Dublin, and the National Museum. They also attended a party at the Abbey Theatre, and King Baudouin tried his hand at hurling at Áras an Uachtaráin – the Irish President’s residence in the Phoenix Park.
1978: Denmark's Queen Margrethe II and Prince Henrik visited Dublin and Wicklow. They each planted a tree in the Phoenix Park, laid a wreath at the Garden of Remembrance, and visited the beautiful grounds of Powerscourt House and Gardens in County Wicklow.
1978: The Netherlands’ King Willem-Alexander and his family visited the Ring of Kerry. They flew into Cork and from there travelled on holiday to Sneem in County Kerry.
2006: Norway’s King Harald and Queen Sonja came on a three day visit to Ireland. They began in Dublin, where they visited Dublin Castle, Áras an Uachtaráin in Phoenix Park, and Trinity College Dublin. Following this, they travelled to County Cork, where they visited the beautiful town of Cobh – known as the last port of call for the tragic liner, Titanic – and visited the National Maritime College of Ireland.
2007: King Albert and Queen Paola of Belgium came on a three day visit to Ireland. They first went around Dublin, laying a wreath at the Garden of Remembrance, visiting the National Museum and Leinster House. They also toured Trinity College, the GPO, the Spire and Fitzwilliam Square. After Dublin, the pair travelled west to Bunratty Castle Folk Park and the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare, before returning home.
2011: Prince William and Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, visited Belfast, County Antrim. They visited on Shrove Tuesday, and flipped pancakes with some children at City Hall.
2011: Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh, made a historic visit to Ireland, the first visit by a reigning British monarch to the Republic of Ireland since 1911. They visited an array of locations in Dublin, including the Phoenix Park, the Guinness Storehouse, Croke Park and Dublin Castle, before touring the Irish National Stud in County Kildare, the Rock of Cashel in County Tipperary, and the English Market in County Cork.
2018: Prince Harry and Megan, Duchess of Sussex, made a trip to Dublin city on July 10 and 11. They visited the Book of Kells in Trinity College Dublin, the Famine Memorial, EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum and Croke Park, home of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA).
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Free entrance East Perth Cemetary
Free entrance during the Western Australian Heritage Festival - National Trust 2016
Here they are buried, three young men murdered by indigenous people while they slept, a settler who came to Australia on the whaler 'The Mayflower' from America, Japanese pearl divers, a beloved infant who was his ''nanna's darling' , Captain Fowler 'whose 'character was noble, generous, yet simple' and thousands more.
The first colonists settled in Western Australia in 1829 and East Perth cemeteries was surveyed as a burial site in 1829. The first acknowledged burial took place in 1830. The East Perth Cemeteries burial ground were closed for new burials in 1899 with the exception of those in vaults or with the approval of the Governor.
Maughold Lighthouse - Isle of Man by Drone
Maughold Head Lighthouse is an active 20th century lighthouse, located on the headland of the same name at the southern end of Ramsey Bay on the eastern coast of the Isle of Man. Completed in 1914, it was designed by David A and Charles Stevenson
History
Following a complaint by the shipping owner Lord Inverclyde that a number of ships had foundered as a result of poor maritime signalling near the Whitestone Bank, and that a fog signal should be built at Maughold Head, the need for a new lighthouse was raised in 1909 by the Commissioners of Northern Light Houses. Trinity House stated that there was already a fog and light signal established on the Bahama Bank Lightship nearby. But after further discussion, and with the support of the Board of Trade they approved the works for a lightstation to be built on Maughold Head.
Fresnel lens and lamp changer at Maughold Head
Designed by Charles and David, two brothers from the notable Stevenson lighthouse engineering family, it consists of a 23 metre high masonry tower, with the lighthouse keepers accommodation built on the headland above at the same level as the lantern. A set of 127 steps links the tower to the keeper's cottage. The optic was supplied by Chance Brothers of Smethwick, the fog signal and other ancillary equipment by Dove & Co of Edinburgh. The 1st order Fresnel lens is still in use.
Maughold Head Lighthouse became operational on 15 April 1914, and the Bahama Bank Lightship was subsequently taken out of service.
With a focal height of 65 metres (213 ft) above the sea, its light can be seen for 21 nautical miles, and has a characteristic of three flashes of white light every thirty seconds. The fog signal, which formed the major part of justification for the station, produced a single blast every 90 seconds. It was deactivated in 1987.
Following automation in 1993, the former keeper's cottages were converted into bed and breakfast holiday accommodation, they were later sold in 2014 for a guide price of £600,000.
The light and tower continues to be maintained by the Northern Lighthouse Board, and is registered under the international Admiralty number A4786 and has the NGA identifier of 114-5036.
Maughold Head is the easternmost point of the Isle of Man and the closest point in the Isle of Man to England, being 50 kilometres (31 mi) from St. Bees Head in Cumbria.
Maughold Head lies in the northeast of the island, some 5 kilometres (3 mi) from Ramsey, at the southern end of Ramsey Bay.
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10. Captain Kidd’s Treasure
Captain Kidd once hunted pirates for a living, but turned to the dark side in the late 1600s… attacking merchant vessels in the Caribbean and reaching as far as Madagascar. He returned to America, though, and was arrested, sent back to England, and hanged for his crimes in 1701.
9. A Skeleton
In 2015, council workers were carrying out survey work to prepare for building an extension to a primary school in Edinburgh when they made a gruesome discovery… what is believed to be the corpse of a pirate. The bones have been tested and found to have been from a man in his 50’s who lived during the 16th or 17th century.
8. Underground Smuggling Network
Cornwall, in the south-west of England, was a popular place for pirates and smugglers to bring their ill-gotten gains ashore. In 2008 a crew of builders working on the renovation of a waterfront warehouse in the town of Penzance found two escape hatches that led underground. Good name right, get it, pirates of Penzance. The 2-foot square holes have access to two tunnels that stretched beneath the roads to a local pub about 300 yards away.
7. Maps
When you think of pirates plundering treasure, the first things that springs to mind are chests full of gold and jewels, but they weren’t necessarily the most valuable things in their minds. Bartholomew Sharpe was an influential pirate from 1680, who traveled with his 300 men to Panama, where they captured a Spanish ship, the Trinity, and raided Spanish ships along the Pacific coastline of central and South America.
6. The Schiedam
With some pirates living more than 350 years ago, many artifacts that found their way to the seabed have now been covered over, but a storm in 2018 disrupted the sands around Cornwall and led to an amazing discovery. Divers spotted objects, such as hand grenades and cannons, which had come from the wreck of the Schiedam- a ship that had sunk off the Cornish coast in 1684.
5. The Pirate Executions of 1718
It’s well known that when the authorities were able to catch pirates, they usually made an example of them… but documents have been found that survive from 1718 that show that year was a particularly brutal one. Stede Bonnet was a famed pirate of the time, having been involved in the siege of Charleston, South Carolina alongside Blackbeard.
4. Visiting Japan
Pirates operated across the world, and recent evidence came to light that showed the first Australian ship to venture into Japanese waters was run by a crew of pirates escaping from Tasmania. There had long been a tale of a ship of convicts venturing into feudal Japan, which at the time was isolated from the rest of the world, but most had dismissed it as nothing more than legend.
3. Mass Burial
‘Black Sam” Bellamy was thought to have been the richest pirate ever, but all trace of him and his crew vanished following the wrecking of their ship, the Whydah Gally, off the coast of Cape Cod in 1717. They had amassed a fortune worth around 120 million dollars in today's currency, but it was only in 2018 that researchers discovered what had happened to them.
2. The Queen Anne’s Revenge
The most famous pirate of all time, Blackbeard, was notorious for his brutality, the burning gunpowder in his beard, and his surprisingly educated demeanor. He and his crew terrorized the waters of North Carolina with their ship ‘The Queen Anne's Revenge'. Perhaps his most famous act was the siege of Charleston in 1718, where the city was held hostage for several weeks while he demanded food, money, and supplies…
1. The Sunken Pirate City
By the late 1600s, the natural harbor at Port Royal had become the center of the English presence in Jamaica. It was the second largest European city in the new world, and soon became the notorious home of pirates and criminals. This soon became a dangerous place full of debauchery, and was once described as ‘the most wicked and sinful city in the world'.
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University Challenge - Christmas 2016 E01 Manchester v St Annes Oxford
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19 Dec Manchester vs. St. Anne’s, Oxford
20 Kent vs. Sussex
21 City vs. Newcastle
22 SOAS vs. Leeds
23 Edinburgh vs. St. Catherine’s, Cambridge
25 Magdalene, Cambridge vs. St. Hilda’s, Oxford
26 Bristol vs. Nottingham
27 Semi-Final 1
28 Semi-Final 2
29 Final
Over 50 prominent alumni from 14 universities and university colleges will compete against each other as they vie for the honour of being crowned Series Champions. Each team will compete in one of seven first round matches, after which the four teams with the highest winning scores will face each other in two semi-finals, with the winners then meeting in the final.
Teams
Bristol
Will Hutton (Principal of Hertford College, Oxford, author and Observer Columnist)
Kate Quilton (Journalist and television presenter)
Miranda Krestovnikoff (Wildlife presenter and President of the RSPB)
Julie Myerson (Novelist)
City
Samira Ahmed (Journalist and broadcaster)
Sir Brendan Barber (Chair of ACAS)
Tiff Needell (Professional racing driver and television presenter)
Ramita Navai (Foreign affairs journalist and author)
Edinburgh
Rachael Stirling (Actress)
Helen Pidd (North of England Editor of The Guardian)
Steve Jones (Science Writer)
Hermione Cockburn (TV presenter and Scientific Director of Dynamic Earth)
Kent
Paul Ross (Television and radio presenter)
Jeremy Wade (Presenter of TV’s River Monsters)
Jamie Angus (Expert and Inventor in Audio Technology)
Shiulie Ghosh (Television journalist and news anchor)
Leeds
Kamal Ahmed (Economics Editor of the BBC)
Gus Unger-Hamilton (Member of the Mercury prize-winning band alt-J)
Steve Bell (Political Cartoonist for The Guardian)
Louise Doughty (Novelist)
Magdalene, Cambridge
Chris Lintott (Co-presenter of The Sky at Night)
Clemency Burton-Hill (Writer and broadcaster)
Mike Newell (Film director, Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire)
Stefan Wolff (Professor of International Security at the University of Birmingham)
Manchester
Simon Armitage (Poet)
Sir Philip Craven (President of the International Paralympic Committee)
Sarfraz Manzoor (Journalist, broadcaster and author)
Erica McAlister (Entomologist and Collections Manager at the Natural History Museum)
Newcastle
Helen Scales (Marine biologist and writer)
Wilko Johnson (Music legend)
Neil Astley (Founder of poetry publishers, Bloodaxe Books)
Charlie Webster (TV and sports presenter)
Nottingham
Chris Hawkins (Presenter on BBC Radio 6 Music)
David Florence (Canoeist, triple Olympic silver medallist)
Nick Miller (BBC weather presenter)
Frances Spalding (Art Historian)
SOAS
Dom Joly (Comedian and travel writer)
Minna Salami (Writer, blogger and commentator on social, political and cultural issues)
Gus Casely-Hayford (Cultural historian)
Sir David Warren (Former Ambassador to Japan, Chairman of the Japan Society of the UK)
St. Anne’s, Oxford
Dame Mary Archer (Chair of the Science Museum Group)
Dr Janina Ramirez (Historian, broadcaster and writer)
Jacky Rowland (Television news correspondent)
Rebecca Morelle (Science Correspondent at BBC News)
St. Catharine’s, Cambridge
Matthew Price (Chief Correspondent for BBC Radio 4’s Today programme)
Joanne Harris (Novelist)
Peter Wothers (Science author and Cambridge academic)
Ivana Gavric (Concert pianist)
St, Hilda’s, Oxford
Val McDermid (Crime writer and broadcaster)
Daisy Dunn (Author and journalist)
Dame Fiona Caldicott (National Data Guardian for Health and Social Care)
Adele Geras (Novelist, children’s writer)
Sussex
Dermot Murnaghan (TV news presenter)
Hattie Hayridge (Comedienne)
Sir Timothy O’Shea (Principal of the University of Edinburgh)
Alex Bailin (QC at Matrix Chambers)
The Painted Hall, Old Royal Naval College
Discover one of London’s most spectacular hidden gems in the heart of historic Greenwich. Designed by Sir Christopher Wren, the Painted Hall at the Old Royal Naval College is known as the UK’s own Sistine Chapel.
Prepare to be dazzled by one of the most astonishing spaces in Europe. In 1707, Queen Mary II invited artist Sir James Thornhill to paint a monument to English power and prosperity in Wren’s epic space – covering more than 4,000 square metres, it’s equivalent to more than 20 tennis courts. Thornhill took two decades to create his masterwork, a series of paintings and murals that stretch from floor to ceiling through three inter-connected rooms.
Following a painstaking programme of conservation works, the Painted Hall has never looked finer than it does today.
Dark, quick 2008 Kone MonoSpace traction elevator (lift) Museum of London UK
(3/13/2017) Tall people might have to squat to film this elevator's controls. One of three different types of elevators (lifts) in this building.
Brutalist architecture
Brutalist architecture is a movement in architecture that flourished from the 1950s to the mid-1970s, descended from the modernist architectural movement of the early 20th century. Brutalism became popular with governmental and institutional clients, with numerous examples in Britain, France, Germany, Japan, the United States, Canada, Brazil, the Philippines, and Australia. Examples are typically massive in character (even when not large), fortress-like, with a predominance of exposed concrete construction, or in the case of the brick brutalists ruggedly detailed brickwork and concrete together. There is often an emphasis on graphically expressing in the external elevations and in the whole-site plan the main functions and people-flows of the buildings. Brutalism became popular for educational buildings (especially university buildings), but was relatively rare for corporate projects. Brutalism became favoured for many government projects, high-rise housing, and shopping centres to create an architectural image that communicated strength, functionality, and frank expression of materiality.
In its ruggedness and lack of concern to look comfortable or easy, Brutalism can be seen as a reaction by a younger generation to the lightness, optimism, and frivolity of some 1930s and 1940s architecture. In one critical appraisal (by Reyner Banham) Brutalism was posited not as a style at all but as the expression of an atmosphere among architects of moral seriousness. Brutalism as an architectural critical term was not always consistently used by critics; architects themselves usually avoided using it altogether. More recently, brutalism has become used in popular discourse to refer to buildings of the late twentieth century that are large or unpopular – as a synonym for brutal – making its effective use in architectural historical discourse problematic.
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The Queens Visit To Newhaven - 31/10/13
The Queen and The Duke of Edinburgh visit Bickerstaff Fisheries on the West Quay in Newhaven.