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ijustkindalikebooks · 1 year ago

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Accompanied by some really beautiful artwork, Britain's Landmarks and Legends is a fantastic read about the legends and folklore that follows and shrouds some of Britain's historic places.

Discovering some incredible new places that are filled with history and legend, this book shines a light on places I've never heard of, even in my home county and across the UK where we discover rings of stones, castles of lore and places of natural brilliance.

A real joy to take in, this book will make you want to get up and go outside and see something new.

(I received an ARC from Netgalley for review).

#booklr #books #bookblr #non fiction #folklore #book #British history #legends #british landmarks

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seashorepics · 5 months ago

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Day 8: The Spinnaker Tower: Portsmouth's Iconic Landmark

Introduction The Spinnaker Tower is an iconic structure located in Portsmouth, Hampshire, on the southern coast of England. Towering over the city and visible for miles, it serves as a symbol of Portsmouth’s maritime history and contemporary vibrance. This article explores the history, design, and significance of the Spinnaker Tower, from its conception to its place in modern…

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adamburt1984 · 2 years ago

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My Favourite British Things 🇬🇧 (Part One)

Landmarks I like (I include some as there many)

Union Jack flag

Henry Hovers

Spitfire and Hurricane Hawker

Red Post Boxes and Red Telephine Boxes

Lancaster Bombers

Flying Scotsman

Mallard

Royal Guards

Black Cabs

Red Buses

Full Breakfast

Underground

Tea (Yorkshire Tea)

Taj’s Chicken Tikka Malasa with Chaptai/Naan

Sherlock Homles and Dr Waston

Sir Winston Churchill

Horatio Lord Nelson

Captain Cook

Doctor Who

King Arthur

Excalibur

Sutton Hutton

Horned Hemlet

Leeds Clock (Leeds City Museum)

Leeds Tiger (Leeds City Museum)

#british #british things #british landmarks #britain #uk #british history #british figures #british foods

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rabbitcruiser · 6 months ago

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Forest (No. 22)

Emerald Lake, YT

Tutshi Lake, BC (three pics)

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mindbodysoulflowblog · 7 months ago

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worstloki · 11 months ago

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Loki surveilling the skyline of New York from the top of Stark Tower and clocking that his favorite paired set of buildings are gone. sad

#everyone wants thor and loki to have visited earth a bunch of times and obviously they wouldn't be too invested in earth politics #but i think the concept of much time passing between visits should be taken advantage of #like what if one of them missed seeing the statue of liberty on their past 3 visits and now that's 'suddenly' a famous historic landmark #Loki like wow I sure hope that restaurant in the Soviet Union is still around!#and Natasha's head whips around so fast like you mean Russia or one of the surrounding countries that used to be part of the USSR #Loki: uhm. well. what's the difference #Natasha: here is a map of the countries does this help #Loki: it does not help but thank you for trying #Thor: what do you mean Rome is gone???? Rome was HUGE?????#Tony: well it's been a few centuries since then Europe is very different now #Thor: (visibly distressed) so the the sweet effeminate men enjoy the streets no more??#Tony: ...I don't keep track of foreign border laws about that #Thor shows up after 3 years and there's a new president and he's very confused through the entire meeting #brodinsons being so detached from the political scene but being so used to realm politics they come to correct conclusions about things #even though the timeline and how long things stay the same on midgard still messes with them #Loki: at least Egypt is still around #Thor: China also #Brodinsons visiting New Zealand(Aotearoa)/Australia/various British mandate islands before the British formally showed up #returning 2 centuries later and 'the gene pool has altered drastically' 'must've been a war'#well it's either that or since Asgard seems spared of colorism they treat all humans as the same and don't notice. which might be worse #on the colonisation and liberation side of things

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miscellaneousdoodles · 17 days ago

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London landmarks

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postcard-from-the-past · 2 months ago

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Rostenburg Kloof landmark in South Africa

British vintage postcard

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royllowarch · 4 months ago

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Trafalgar Square by Roy Llowarch Via Flickr: Trafalgar Square is a public square in the City of Westminster, Central London, built around the area formerly known as Charing Cross. Its name commemorates the Battle of Trafalgar, the British naval victory in the Napoleonic Wars over France and Spain that took place on 21 October 1805 off the coast of Cape Trafalgar. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trafalgar_Square

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imissthembutitwasntadisaster · 1 year ago

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Honestly one of the most important bits of Emily characterization to me in chapter one is how she keeps making promises, she promises the dog isn't a vengeful ghost, she promises to Will that she won't look at the shuck, and it's like she lives such a deeply uncertain life but she's still swearing recklessly she's willing to pledge herself to certainty. And so much of working her out was working out that she would always give her whole being to the world to help it, she just never had the chance until Will. And that's another point of what he's doing, why he's so so important, he gives her the chance to be the stability for others that she needs.

#sooooo it comes back to the imagery in the sacred and the profane #which I talk about SO much but that's because it made me insane at the age of seventeen #how for religious man the whole world is this indifferentiated grey mass #but religious sites and spaces are landmarks. they give you direction they give you space they allow you to navigate #and it's like that. will and emily are stuck in a grey moor of a world #full of swirling mists #and what they are trying to do is put up landmarks #supernatural but british

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depvotee · 1 year ago

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Feeling insane and thinking on how Billy describes Jim as "Made with the same thing as Stonehenge was made of" Knowing Jim so well and his ardent patriotism for his new home and describing him like that...

#tinker tailor soldier spy #jim prideaux #uhhh what if i scream????#what if we we're clooose 'friends' and you knew i was a virgin 8 ft tall and made out of one of the most recognizable British landmarks 💕😳#what if i scream????

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cloudy-dormir · 2 years ago

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Harlaxton Manor in Lincolnshire, England

#uk #castle #british #landmark #filming locations

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coolclipartfree · 24 years ago

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"Angled Big Ben Clock"

#old web #retro #not mine #old internet #web graphics #wmf #clipart #web safe colors #environment #landmark #big ben #british #london #clock

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alexsmithson · 5 days ago

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London’s Architecturally Weatherworn Moments!

The architecturally weatherworn moments that London’s old buildings share with the city and worldwide signify the timelessness of the town’s history. #shotoniphone #history #landmarks #photography #london