A Bit About Britain
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Britain’s #history, #heritage, #countryside, culture. Join in, follow, share and smile occasionally. Much more on the website.
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Warning - ABAB plugs places to visit and of interest in #Britain.
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Warning - ABAB plugs places to visit and of interest in #Britain.
March 4, 2025 at 8:20 AM
March 1, 2025 at 10:10 AM
From a walk along the seafront #Portsmouth #Southsea #Hampshire
Portsmouth's Yomper statue #RoyalMarines
Portsmouth's Yomper statue #RoyalMarines
February 26, 2025 at 8:57 AM
From a walk along the seafront #Portsmouth #Southsea #Hampshire
Portsmouth's Yomper statue #RoyalMarines
Portsmouth's Yomper statue #RoyalMarines
From a walk along the seafront #Portsmouth #Southsea #Hampshire
The Canoe Lake - formally part of the Great Morass.
The Canoe Lake - formally part of the Great Morass.
February 25, 2025 at 8:33 AM
From a walk along the seafront #Portsmouth #Southsea #Hampshire
The Canoe Lake - formally part of the Great Morass.
The Canoe Lake - formally part of the Great Morass.
Calling every #Heritage attraction #museum #church #castle #statelyhome in #Britain #England #Scotland #Wales follow A Bit About Britain and I will follow back.
Here's a shot of the reconstructed gatehouse at Arbeia Roman Fort, #SouthShields #TyneandWear
Here's a shot of the reconstructed gatehouse at Arbeia Roman Fort, #SouthShields #TyneandWear
February 25, 2025 at 8:25 AM
Calling every #Heritage attraction #museum #church #castle #statelyhome in #Britain #England #Scotland #Wales follow A Bit About Britain and I will follow back.
Here's a shot of the reconstructed gatehouse at Arbeia Roman Fort, #SouthShields #TyneandWear
Here's a shot of the reconstructed gatehouse at Arbeia Roman Fort, #SouthShields #TyneandWear
From a walk along the seafront #Portsmouth #Southsea #Hampshire
The Camber - the centre of Old Portsmouth and still home to the City's tiny fishing fleet.
The Camber - the centre of Old Portsmouth and still home to the City's tiny fishing fleet.
February 20, 2025 at 8:25 AM
From a walk along the seafront #Portsmouth #Southsea #Hampshire
The Camber - the centre of Old Portsmouth and still home to the City's tiny fishing fleet.
The Camber - the centre of Old Portsmouth and still home to the City's tiny fishing fleet.
From a walk along the seafront #Portsmouth #Southsea #Hampshire
This Bonds of Friendship monument outside Square Tower commemorates the First Fleet sailing to #Australia from Spithead on 13 May 1787. There is a twin monument in Sydney.
This Bonds of Friendship monument outside Square Tower commemorates the First Fleet sailing to #Australia from Spithead on 13 May 1787. There is a twin monument in Sydney.
February 19, 2025 at 8:21 AM
From a walk along the seafront #Portsmouth #Southsea #Hampshire
This Bonds of Friendship monument outside Square Tower commemorates the First Fleet sailing to #Australia from Spithead on 13 May 1787. There is a twin monument in Sydney.
This Bonds of Friendship monument outside Square Tower commemorates the First Fleet sailing to #Australia from Spithead on 13 May 1787. There is a twin monument in Sydney.
From a walk along the seafront #Portsmouth #Southsea #Hampshire
The Black Stone - a memento of the Russian War...
The Black Stone - a memento of the Russian War...
February 18, 2025 at 7:53 PM
From a walk along the seafront #Portsmouth #Southsea #Hampshire
The Black Stone - a memento of the Russian War...
The Black Stone - a memento of the Russian War...
From a walk along the seafront #Portsmouth #Southsea #Hampshire #England
Square Tower and Battery Wall.
Square Tower and Battery Wall.
February 18, 2025 at 8:47 AM
From a walk along the seafront #Portsmouth #Southsea #Hampshire #England
Square Tower and Battery Wall.
Square Tower and Battery Wall.
February 17, 2025 at 11:06 AM
It all happens at Chapter 4 - a bit about #ValentinesDay
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February 14, 2025 at 8:10 AM
It all happens at Chapter 4 - a bit about #ValentinesDay
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The Devil also dropped a stone, known as the Great Stone of Fourstones, whilst building the bridge 😀
February 12, 2025 at 10:13 AM
The Devil also dropped a stone, known as the Great Stone of Fourstones, whilst building the bridge 😀
Random photo of Poohsticks Bridge in the Ashdown Forest, near Hartfield, #EastSussex It's That Sort of a Day. #Winniethepooh
February 4, 2025 at 8:53 AM
Random photo of Poohsticks Bridge in the Ashdown Forest, near Hartfield, #EastSussex It's That Sort of a Day. #Winniethepooh
All Saints' Earls Barton is one of several #Northamptonshire churches with Saxon roots. It is renowned for its unique tower, which dates from the 10thC and overshadows other notable Norman and later features. North of the church is what looks like a motte - and it probably is.
December 5, 2024 at 5:58 PM
All Saints' Earls Barton is one of several #Northamptonshire churches with Saxon roots. It is renowned for its unique tower, which dates from the 10thC and overshadows other notable Norman and later features. North of the church is what looks like a motte - and it probably is.
The #Cambridge American Cemetery commemorates almost 9,000 Americans who died while based in the UK, or travelling to it, during WW2. It is the only WW2 US military cemetery in the UK. White marble headstones mark the resting place of 3,811 war dead - the missing are listed on large panels.
December 5, 2024 at 5:51 PM
The #Cambridge American Cemetery commemorates almost 9,000 Americans who died while based in the UK, or travelling to it, during WW2. It is the only WW2 US military cemetery in the UK. White marble headstones mark the resting place of 3,811 war dead - the missing are listed on large panels.
Aldborough #Roman Town lies largely under the charming village of Aldborough (old borough) #Yorkshire. It was Isurium Brigantum, a significant Romano-British trading town and regional administrative centre between the 2nd and 5th centuries AD.
December 4, 2024 at 4:31 PM
Aldborough #Roman Town lies largely under the charming village of Aldborough (old borough) #Yorkshire. It was Isurium Brigantum, a significant Romano-British trading town and regional administrative centre between the 2nd and 5th centuries AD.
Arbury Hall #Warwickshire is an Elizabethan manor house built on the ruins of a 12thC Augustinian Priory and transformed into the Gothic style in the 18thC. It is renowned for fan vaulted ceilings and for the fact that George Eliot, aka Mary Ann Evans, was born at South Farm on the estate in 1819.
December 4, 2024 at 4:27 PM
Arbury Hall #Warwickshire is an Elizabethan manor house built on the ruins of a 12thC Augustinian Priory and transformed into the Gothic style in the 18thC. It is renowned for fan vaulted ceilings and for the fact that George Eliot, aka Mary Ann Evans, was born at South Farm on the estate in 1819.
Arthur’s Quoit (Coetan Arthur), #Pembrokeshire #Wales was, according to legend, thrown by King Arthur from nearby Carn Llidi. It is the remains of a single-chambered Neolithic burial chamber, or Dolmen, 4-6,000 years’ old; the capstone is c20’ long and now supported by just one upright stone.
December 4, 2024 at 4:16 PM
Arthur’s Quoit (Coetan Arthur), #Pembrokeshire #Wales was, according to legend, thrown by King Arthur from nearby Carn Llidi. It is the remains of a single-chambered Neolithic burial chamber, or Dolmen, 4-6,000 years’ old; the capstone is c20’ long and now supported by just one upright stone.
Arlington Row is a piece of #Cotswolds eye candy in the lovely village of Bibury, #Gloucestershire - described by William Morris as “The most beautiful village in England”. Arlington Row was a 14thC wool store converted into weavers’ cottages in the 17thC. No 9 is available for bookings. 😀
December 4, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Arlington Row is a piece of #Cotswolds eye candy in the lovely village of Bibury, #Gloucestershire - described by William Morris as “The most beautiful village in England”. Arlington Row was a 14thC wool store converted into weavers’ cottages in the 17thC. No 9 is available for bookings. 😀
All Souls College #Oxford was founded by Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury and Henry VI in 1438. It has no students but allows graduate fellows to undertake further studies and pray for the souls of all the faithful departed. Past fellows include Christopher Wren and TE Lawrence.
December 4, 2024 at 12:06 PM
All Souls College #Oxford was founded by Henry Chichele, Archbishop of Canterbury and Henry VI in 1438. It has no students but allows graduate fellows to undertake further studies and pray for the souls of all the faithful departed. Past fellows include Christopher Wren and TE Lawrence.
Abbotsford #Scotland #Borders was the extraordinary home of the 19thC novelist Sir Walter Scott 1771-1832. Scott's works included 'Waverley' and 'Ivanhoe'. He also popularised tartan, saved the Scottish banknote and rediscovered his country’s Crown Jewels ('the Honours of Scotland').
December 4, 2024 at 12:00 PM
20 Forthlin Road, #Liverpool is Paul McCartney's former teenage home. This is where Paul and John Lennon went when they 'slagged off' from school to play guitar. Several of the Beatles' hits were written here. The house been restored with incredible attention to detail. #NationalTrust
December 4, 2024 at 11:56 AM
20 Forthlin Road, #Liverpool is Paul McCartney's former teenage home. This is where Paul and John Lennon went when they 'slagged off' from school to play guitar. Several of the Beatles' hits were written here. The house been restored with incredible attention to detail. #NationalTrust