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Events On This Day In History
Article by Thomas Nugent, with 58192 words, 2,103 images and viewed 10,870 times.
Updated 8 days 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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Descriptive words on OS maps
Article by David Hawgood, with 20261 words, 1,721 images and viewed 25,010 times.
Updated 22 days ago.
This is a work in progress. Through the Geograph discussion forum we are collecting examples of as many descriptive words as possible used on Ordnance Survey maps, and we want examples of others. We have also worked through OS Mastermap Real World Object Catalogue . This lists anything which can be ...
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Beam Engines in the UK
Article by Chris Allen, with 15221 words, 735 images and viewed 31,624 times.
Updated 1 months ago.
INTRODUCTION
To many people the archetypal stationary steam engine is the beam engine. The UK was where the beam engine (initially all steam engines were beam engines) was invented and it is now where the largest number are to be found; including many workable examples.
There are over 170 beam ...
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Images shortlisted for POTY, 2015
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4260 words, 2,667 images and viewed 2,906 times.
Updated 1 months ago.
A: Adam C Snape to Alan Richards
Adam C Snape (122082) 1
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Images shortlisted for POTY, 2014
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4245 words, 2,675 images and viewed 2,885 times.
Updated 1 months ago.
A: Adam Ward to alistairG
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Images shortlisted for POTY, 2012
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4638 words, 2,790 images and viewed 3,083 times.
Updated 1 months ago.
A: A runningman to Albert Bridge ...
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Images shortlisted for POTY, 2011
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4285 words, 2,555 images and viewed 3,101 times.
Updated 1 months ago.
A: Adam Ward to Alan Tunnicliffe ...
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Images shortlisted for POTY, 2023
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 3950 words, 2,632 images and viewed 2,875 times.
Updated 1 months ago.
A: A J Paxton to AJD
A J Paxton (24602) 17
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Images shortlisted for POTY, 2022
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 3897 words, 2,620 images and viewed 3,199 times.
Updated 1 months ago.
A: A J Paxton to Ajay Tegala
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Images shortlisted for POTY, 2019
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4102 words, 2,679 images and viewed 3,117 times.
Updated 2 months ago.
A: Adam Ward to Alan Hughes
Adam Ward (6363) 16
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Images shortlisted for POTY 2018
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4156 words, 2,698 images and viewed 1,971 times.
Updated 2 months ago.
A: Adam Ward to Alan O'Dowd
Adam Ward (6363) 9
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New Year's Day 2006
Article by Penny Mayes, with 933 words, 168 images and viewed 1,933 times.
Updated 16 months ago.
There was a 'Same again on New Year's Day?' thread in the forum in 2006 (a follow-up to our first Christmas Day effort), which did attract a few photos taken on New Year's Day, some commenting on the gloomy weather. 169 contributors took and submitted photos of their outings on the day, though 54 of ...
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Bottle ovens.
Gallery started by Chris Allen, with 22 posts, 182 images and viewed 9,247 times.
Updated 39 months ago.
In 1988 the Potteries Heritage society produced a list of "Bottle Ovens of Stoke-on-Trent". Although there were once over 2ooo bottle ovens in the six towns, by 1988 there were only 46 left and one town (Tunstall) had no remaining bottle ovens at all.For the purposes of the list, bottle oven refers ...
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WW1 Great War Centenary - Drill Halls
Article by John M, with 13781 words, 1,165 images and viewed 30,007 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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Postal addresses: a little history and a lot of photos
Article by Chris Downer, with 52102 words, 2,760 images and viewed 41,977 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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Parliamentary Constituencies - Election 2017
Article by John M, with 11312 words, 958 images and viewed 3,611 times.
Updated 85 months ago.
East
The Eastern Region comprising East Anglia with Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire is overwhelmingly dominated by Conservative seats with 52 Conservatives, 4 Labour and 1 Liberal Democrat.
Cambridge
Cambridge only has one constituency. Overall the City has done well economically and has two ...
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Selected tweets, Week 35
Gallery started by Robin Stott, with 1 posts, 31 images and viewed 549 times.
Updated 85 months ago.
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River Severn - The Shropshire Severn
Article by John M, with 1642 words, 222 images and viewed 10,200 times.
Updated 88 months ago.
The Shropshire Severn
'SJ 3215'
Leaving the Welsh Border and the confluence with the River Vyrnwy the river meanders across the flood plain north-west of Shrewsbury.[br/]
Welsh Border to Montford Bridge
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The bridge at Crewgreen was built to carry the ...
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POTY - 2011 Weekly Nominations Shortlist
Gallery started by Christine Matthews, with 1 posts, 18 images and viewed 695 times.
Updated 101 months ago.
Week 7 2279720 Week 13 2340834 Week 15 2364927 2365936 2364920 2366616 Week 19 2405837 1st Place 2405854 2406398 Week 26 2492201 Week 27 2500275 Week 28 2510621 Week 30 2534798 2533387 2533376 Week 34 2577843 2578142 Week 45 2689343 | | POTY - 2011 Weekly ...
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The Stationary Steam Engine
Gallery started by Chris Allen, with 26 posts, 363 images and viewed 16,589 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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Tweeted from @geograph_bi in August 2015
Gallery started by Robin Stott, with 3 posts, 223 images and viewed 677 times.
Updated 110 months ago.
A selection of Geograph photos tweeted or retweeted in August. Inclusion in this gallery ensures that you'll be notified if one of your photos has been posted if you subscribe to notifications. Please comment on our Twitter offering in the Discussions thread.Earlier in 2015: January February ...
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Monarch's Way
Article by John M, with 2094 words, 378 images and viewed 4,331 times.
Updated 140 months ago.
Introduction
The Monarch's Way is a Long Distance Footpath devised by the late Trevor Antill based upon the route taken by King Charles II in his flight to exile following the Battle of Worcester on September 3rd 1651. The footpath runs for 619 miles from the battlefield at Worcester to Shoreham on ...
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The Monarch's Way
Gallery started by John M, with 22 posts, 992 images and viewed 12,642 times.
Updated 140 months ago.
A record of the journey of King Charles II following the Battle of Worcester in 1651.(following the route devised by Trevor Antill www.monarchsway.50megs.com )The route starts in Worcester 355444 420174 355447 after the battle on 3rd September 1651and finishes in Shoreham on Sea 648920 ...
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Geographical Features: Settlement Growth / Location
Gallery started by Colin Smith, with 39 posts, 192 images and viewed 10,065 times.
Updated 195 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 ...