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Events On This Day In History
Article by Thomas Nugent, with 62064 words, 2,227 images and viewed 11,334 times.
Updated 4 hours ago.
Events On This Day In History
Introduction
Every day there are anniversaries of events that have taken place throughout Britain and Ireland over the years. Sometimes Geograph has displayed a picture marking a particular anniversary as ‘Picture of The Day’.
This article is intended to use Geograph ...
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Images shortlisted for POTY, 2014
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4245 words, 2,675 images and viewed 2,942 times.
Updated 2 months ago.
A: Adam Ward to alistairG
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Images shortlisted for POTY, 2010
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4565 words, 2,621 images and viewed 2,893 times.
Updated 2 months ago.
A: A Holmes to AlastairG ...
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Images shortlisted for GOTY, 2007
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4054 words, 2,208 images and viewed 2,584 times.
Updated 2 months ago.
A: A Holmes to Alan Walker
A Holmes (13178) 1
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Adam Brooks (7979) 1
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Adam Ward (6363) 5
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Images shortlisted for GOTY, 2006
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 2783 words, 1,454 images and viewed 2,130 times.
Updated 2 months ago.
A: Aaron Thomas to Andrew Longton
Aaron Thomas (8220) 2
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Adam Ward (6363) 4
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Images shortlisted for POTY, 2023
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 3950 words, 2,632 images and viewed 2,881 times.
Updated 2 months ago.
A: A J Paxton to AJD
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Underpass Artworks of the British Isles
Article by Thomas Nugent, with 2818 words, 356 images and viewed 5,412 times.
Updated 14 months ago.
Underpass Artworks
The humble underpass, especially the pedestrian variety, comes in many different shapes and sizes. The aim of this collection is to show the many wonderful artworks that are to be found in some of them. Artworks which often go un-noticed or which are afforded just a cursory glance ...
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Angels on Memorials
Article by Humphrey Bolton, with 665 words, 140 images and viewed 2,350 times.
Updated 15 months ago.
This is a collection of angels, which are mainly sculptures on memorials. It was inspired by the angel on the Brighouse war memorial in Rydings Park, near to my home.
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Like most angels on war memorials she is stern and aloof. She is standing on a ball, which seems to be a popular motif. ...
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Class 144 diesel multiple units
Article by JThomas, with 995 words, 112 images and viewed 1,559 times.
Updated 16 months ago.
Introduction
[img=https://media.geograph.org.uk/files/1700002963a49da13542e0726b7bb758/144_front.jpg Northern Class 144, No. 144008 Carnforth Station]
British Rail Class 144 "Pacer" diesel multiple units (DMUs) were built by BREL Derby between 1986 and 1987. Twenty-three Class 144 units were ...
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New Year's Day 2012
Article by Penny Mayes, with 718 words, 96 images and viewed 342 times.
Updated 21 months ago.
The collection of photos taken on New Year's Day, one from each contributor, has been run in the Themed Topic Forum for a number of years.
Some people take active part and add their photos to the forum thread, as well as attaching the shared description to their image. Many others take the photo and ...
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WW1 Great War Centenary - Drill Halls
Article by John M, with 13781 words, 1,165 images and viewed 30,061 times.
Updated 61 months ago.
Introduction
Drill halls were built from 1860 for the local Rifle Volunteer Corps funded by public subscription or local benefactors. This became more formalised with the 1863 Volunteer Act. The units required a secure armoury and place to train. Initially this may have been found in the town hall, ...
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Great War Centenary
Article by John M, with 13210 words, 1,370 images and viewed 10,642 times.
Updated 74 months ago.
Introduction
As a collaborative project Geograph contributors have many diverse interests and over the last decade have taken photographs of the Great War sites, memorials and centenary commemorations throughout the British Isles. This article will try to bring together for a larger audience the ...
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Postal addresses: a little history and a lot of photos
Article by Chris Downer, with 52102 words, 2,760 images and viewed 42,059 times.
Updated 81 months ago.
INTRODUCTION
This article takes a little look back at the history of postal addressing, especially the period in the 1970s when the postcodes became national. We look at post towns, postal counties and postcodes and the way these have developed.
Following this, an album displays a photograph from ...
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Brick bonds and details
Article by Oast House Archive, with 521 words, 42 images and viewed 64,266 times.
Updated 88 months ago.
A basic photographic illustration of various brick bonds (brick work) and brick detail found within Great Britain.
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Stretcher bond
The simplest to lay, and therefore the most common, the bricks are laid flat long side to the face of the wall.
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Header bond
Using only the header ( ...
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Tweeted from @geograph_bi in November 2015
Gallery started by Robin Stott, with 3 posts, 149 images and viewed 549 times.
Updated 107 months ago.
A selection of Geograph photos (5-a-day!) tweeted or retweeted in November. Regular tweeters are Bob Harvey, Richard Humphrey, Roger Jones, Julian Osley and myself. Inclusion in this gallery ensures that you'll be notified if one of your photos has been posted (if you subscribed to ...
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The Stationary Steam Engine
Gallery started by Chris Allen, with 26 posts, 363 images and viewed 16,616 times.
Updated 110 months ago.
One of the books that helped to shape my life outside work was The Stationary Steam Engine by George Watkins (1968), David & Charles.When I first became interested in these wonderful machines, this book was my introduction and the information I learnt from it back in 1976 has stayed with me ever ...
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Textile Mill Engines
Gallery started by Chris Allen, with 21 posts, 360 images and viewed 18,804 times.
Updated 124 months ago.
A gallery devoted to steam engines in textile mills and former textile mills. This also includes ancillary engines and items of steam related plant.This gallery has now had the framework very largely completed and populated but I will continue to upload relevant photographs as they become available. ...
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Cancer Research UK - Shops
Gallery started by Roy Hughes, with 2 posts, 48 images and viewed 934 times.
Updated 154 months ago.
NORTHERN IRELAND 152073 SCOTLAND 536403 1801736 THE MIDLANDS 1102004 2447416 2435551 2721939 2721945 2730399 2878111 3040172 3040189 3096668 3157560 3206450 3482583 3960910 3982215 THE NORTH 2221432 2124400 2075901 2020936 1890451 1852650 1788054 1733533 ...
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Strange and unusual Public Houses
Gallery started by Maurice Pullin, with 40 posts, 45 images and viewed 11,466 times.
Updated 172 months ago.
Just waiting for the moderators to do their bit then I'll set the tone of the thread. This is the sort of thing I have in mind. 621570 is it to do with the state of their customers when leaving? Or perhaps it was the pub down the road 621505 075376 Qualifies on account of it's age ...
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Geographical Features: Settlement Growth / Location
Gallery started by Colin Smith, with 39 posts, 192 images and viewed 10,074 times.
Updated 196 months ago.
University Towns 118509 126793 543110 321838 173106 Gap Towns 646708 558744 342266 47967 39934 Fishing Towns 115530 602963 390295 345718 387179 Roman Towns 643306 435253 2628 407695 1250 First / Lowest Bridging Point Towns 325138 29192 76138 ...