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Events On This Day In History
Article by Thomas Nugent, with 58192 words, 2,103 images and viewed 10,874 times.
Updated 9 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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Images shortlisted for POTY, 2024
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 3969 words, 2,668 images and viewed 5,130 times.
Updated 20 days ago.
A: A J Paxton to Ajay Tegala
A J Paxton (24602) 5
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Descriptive words on OS maps
Article by David Hawgood, with 20261 words, 1,721 images and viewed 25,015 times.
Updated 23 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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Images shortlisted for POTY, 2017
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4024 words, 2,600 images and viewed 2,931 times.
Updated 1 months ago.
A: Adam Ward to Alan Reid
Adam Ward (6363) 5
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Images shortlisted for POTY, 2016
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4076 words, 2,609 images and viewed 2,522 times.
Updated 1 months ago.
A: Adam Ward to AlastairG
Adam Ward (6363) 15
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Preserved steam locomotives of British Rail
Article by Roger Cornfoot, with 4943 words, 2,045 images and viewed 14,883 times.
Updated 1 months ago.
Almost from the beginning of our railways, attempts have been made to preserve examples of the most significant locomotive designs. By the end of mainline steam in 1968, there was a reasonable mix of public and private preservation (mainly on static display in museums) together with a selection of ...
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Images shortlisted for POTY, 2015
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4260 words, 2,667 images and viewed 2,911 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, 2013
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4524 words, 2,827 images and viewed 3,452 times.
Updated 1 months ago.
A: A Thomas to Albert Bridge
A Thomas (38050) 1 ...
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Images shortlisted for POTY, 2012
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4638 words, 2,790 images and viewed 3,086 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, 2010
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4565 words, 2,621 images and viewed 2,887 times.
Updated 1 months ago.
A: A Holmes to AlastairG ...
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Images shortlisted for GOTY, 2009
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4667 words, 2,575 images and viewed 2,616 times.
Updated 1 months ago.
A: adam sommerville to Alexander P Kapp ...
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Images shortlisted for GOTY, 2008
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4182 words, 2,382 images and viewed 2,465 times.
Updated 1 months ago.
A: Adam Ward to AlastairG
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Adie Jackson (14680) 1 ...
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Images shortlisted for GOTY, 2007
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4054 words, 2,208 images and viewed 2,552 times.
Updated 1 months ago.
A: A Holmes to Alan Walker
A Holmes (13178) 1
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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
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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
A J Paxton (24602) 5
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Preserved diesel locomotives of British Rail
Article by Roger Cornfoot, with 3654 words, 1,031 images and viewed 9,266 times.
Updated 2 months ago.
Manufacturers in the United States and mainland Europe had started building diesel locomotives from the late 19th century and in large numbers from the 1930s onwards. In the UK, most of the pre-grouping companies experimented with them. The LMS produced a successful series of diesel shunting ...
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Inns and Public Houses in Norfolk
Article by Adrian S Pye, with 8518 words, 1,038 images and viewed 12,944 times.
Updated 2 months ago.
The number of pubs that have been lost over the years, their names perhaps forever lost into the mists of memory even if the building is still there. So before these ones disappear I thought them worthy of recollection here.
As long as it's Norfolk post your own image of the building and if possible ...
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Class 156 diesel multiple units
Article by JThomas, with 4255 words, 513 images and viewed 3,944 times.
Updated 3 months ago.
Introduction
[img=https://media.geograph.org.uk/files/1700002963a49da13542e0726b7bb758/156_front.jpg Class 156 No. 156413 Market Rasen Railway Station]
The British Rail Class 156 Sprinter is a class of diesel multiple-unit trains. Each consisting of two carriages, a total of 114 sets were built ...
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Windmills
Article by Oast House Archive, with 15104 words, 736 images and viewed 34,358 times.
Updated 10 months ago.
A brief description of different types and list of remaining windmills in Britain and Ireland.
Types
Post Mill
A small wooden mill based on a central pivot, turned manually by a tiller.
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The remains of this mill show the central post that the whole structure would pivot on.
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New Year's Day 2014
Article by Penny Mayes, with 366 words, 84 images and viewed 347 times.
Updated 22 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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Village signs of Norfolk
Article by Adrian S Pye, with 2683 words, 1,256 images and viewed 28,073 times.
Updated 28 months ago.
The design usually depicts a particular feature of the village or a scene from its history, heritage, or culture. They are typically made of wood or metal or a combination of both, modern cast and fibreglass signs are becoming more commonplace, the less elaborate are often made within the local ...
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War Memorials in Norfolk
Article by Adrian S Pye, with 14823 words, 977 images and viewed 10,068 times.
Updated 33 months ago.
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War Memorials are something all of us pass every day but how much notice do we take of them and do we think of the people behind the names for just two minutes every Remembrance Sunday?
By assembling this collection of roughly ...
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Graves with Headstones of Occupation
Article by Adrian S Pye, with 273 words, 54 images and viewed 1,012 times.
Updated 51 months ago.
Click on the image to enlarge and read the text
Nautical
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*| Image | Occupation
5748054 | crewman, man o' war
6598418 | drifterman
5199192 | seaman & explorer
5012024 | captain of a steam tug
6594494 | harbour pilot
2390094 | wherryman
2985220 | wherryman
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Lifeboat Stations
Article by Oast House Archive, with 2582 words, 212 images and viewed 1,413 times.
Updated 51 months ago.
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*| Photo | Lifeboat | Place | Grid square | Comment |
| 2906424 | | Aberdeen | NJ952059 | |
| 4753661 | | Aberdovey | SN613958 | |
| 724879 | | Abersoch | SH313283 | |
| 4679346 | | Aberystwyth | SN580810 | |
| 4130014 | | Aberystwyth | SN584820 | ...