Friday 24 August 2012

Collecting


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Northern England on Vintage Railway Posters

Another extract from the "Around-England" blog:
The first half of the 20th century was the "golden era" of the railway poster in England. Poster painters such as Claude Buckle (1905-1973) developed almost an art form in its own right. Long before the age of TV advertising their scenes, painted in the popular artistic styles of the day, called on the British population to travel

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Tuesday 21 August 2012

Birds of Prey in the North of England

Another extract from the "Around-England" blog:
Eagle Owl at Muncaster
Eagle Owl at Muncaster Castle<

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Vintage Railway Poster - The Eden Valley

Here's another great British Railways travel poster - this time with a difference:
The Eden Valley. Up in the northwest corner of England is the Lake District. Until the county changes of the 1970s it spread across the boundaries of Lancashire, Westmorland and Cumberland. Today it is all in the "new" county of Cumbria. The Lake District National Park is not, however, the
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Saturday 18 August 2012

More Castles of the North [5]

Another extract from the "Around-England" blog:

Here is the next in our series on historic castles in the North of England.

Scarborough Castle - Yorkshire
Scarborough Castle from the North Bay

Today we have two Yorkshire castles and one in Cumbria sitting between the Lake District and the Eden Valley. Two are preserved ruins in

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Tuesday 14 August 2012

Dog Friendly Hotels - Lake District

Very many people from all over the UK like to take their dogs on holiday with them. True, some prefer to leave them with family, friends or neighbours or use a local dog-hotel, but there is a considerably demand for dog friendly accommodation in holiday areas throughout the country.

The Lake District has a large number of pet friendly hotels, from Keswick to Coniston and from Ullswater to Wastwater. Some of these are small hotels in villages, but also a substantial larger hotels in the main centres welcome dogs. It is, of course, important to check before booking just exactly what kind of pet facilities are being offered.

You are not restricted to hotels. Dog friendly holiday cottages are also available in places all around the national park and the surrounding areas of Cumbria such as the Eden Valley and Furness Peninsula.

There is no need to leave your dog at home when you come to Cumbria and the Lake District on holiday.

1920s Southern Railway Poster - Canterbury

Another old railway poster on "England on Posters"

Canterbury first got a mainline railway station in 1846 when the South Eastern Railway launched its services to Ashford. The Southern Railway, to which the railway poster here relates, was created at the time of the 1923 rationalisation of the railways in Britain, known as "The Grouping". Several small railway companies were merged, including the South Eastern & Chatham
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Friday 10 August 2012

Railway Poster - Norfolk Broads

Here is an interesting item from one of our associated sites in the Around-England family:   

Britain's largest area of wetland is The Broads. The area has National Park status, and although commonly referred to as the 'Norfolk' Broads actually extends into Suffolk, the neighbouring county to the south. It is an extremely popular area with holidaymakers .....

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