29-03-2019, 10:16 PM
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John Cabot sailed from Bristol on The Matthew to help 'discover' North America in 1497.Clifton Suspension Bridge was designed by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in 1831 and completed in 1864 after his death.
Robert Louis Stevenson’s famous book Treasure Island features many locations around Bristol.
John Wesley's New Room, is the world's oldest Methodist church.
Cary Grant (Archibald Leach) was born here, not far from where I used to live.
Aardman Animations are based in Bristol.
Bristol is the world's biggest manufacturers of hot air balloons.
Street artist Banksy's home town.
30-03-2019, 09:45 AM
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Brighton is internationally famous as a tourist spot - predominently for this:https://www.google.com/search?q=Roya...IcLTXjBQck7wM:
Then there's this hideous monstrosity too:
https://uk.images.search.yahoo.com/y...G&action=click
30-03-2019, 11:44 AM
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Unfortunately, my nearest town, Oswestry, is famous (or should I say infamous!) for the outbreak of Foote and Mouth disease in 1967/1968.A farmer at Bryn Farm, Nantmawr, Oswestry, was worried about a sow being lame, so called in the vet. He confirmed it was Foote & Mouth Disease. The next day, 26 more of her pigs were discovered to have the disease, It was a terrible time for farmers as all their animals caught the disease and were all slaughtered, and all other farms in Britain were ordered to have their healthy herds killed to prevent contagion. It spread quickly to most parts of the country and lasted 8 months. The economic cost was terrible.
I still recall seeing the huge pyres of fires in the designated local fields where the government ordered the slaughter of all farm animals and their bodies burnt in massive open pits.
A truly terrible sight from what I heard from others.
30-03-2019, 02:33 PM
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Originally Posted by TessA
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Big rocks and cheese and cider, it's a village though, not a town so not so many famous folk.
...and goats!
We have dog poo too LD it's often hung in trees and bushes, some quite artistically representative of old man's testicles!
30-03-2019, 02:34 PM
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Originally Posted by TessA
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Oh and strawberries! How could I forget those ......and goats!
We have dog poo too LD it's often hung in trees and bushes, some quite artistically representative of old man's testicles!
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