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However, a few months later the Archbishop of York ordered the scheme abandoned on the grounds that 'it would not be desirable to proceed for some years to come'.

The hotel is said to be haunted by a young girl who was abandoned by her lover and so committed suicide here.

The building has for a long time been abandoned and left to fall into a ruinous state, but fortunately plans are now being made to restore it.

Glasgow was the last city in Britain to abandon its tramway system. The Leeds system closed in 1959, Sheffield in 1960 and Glasgow in 1962.

Beyond the station can be seen the large Cornwall Minerals Railway locomotive works, with the abandoned Par Consols copper mine on the skyline.

ABANDONED OR ORPHANED children who were lucky enough to avoid the workhouse in the late 19th and early 20th century may have ended up at what is now the Roundabout Hotel; it used to be St Edith's

Even so, the population then was about 6000.The town’s development received a boost in 1945 when Rover announced their intention to abandon their Coventry plant and concentrate production at their

On 30 June 1945, Hull became the first city in the country to abandon its tramway since the outbreak of the Second World War. Many of the trams were sold to the Leeds Corporation.

Micheldever Road was a new turnpike in 1840 and would remain the main road from Winchester until town development after 1961 led to its abandonment. Half a mile behind the viewer is Ladies' Walk.

Southgate had been abandoned in 1929 after severe flooding from the already defunct Oxcroft Colliery.

the place to live for those wealthier members of Georgian society who had settled in Exmouth, including Lady Nelson, the estranged wife of the hero of Trafalgar, and Lady Byron, the abandoned

It was abandoned as a place of worship in 1836, and much of it was subsequently demolished, which led to the claim in later years that it was 'the smallest church in England'.

A land dispute in 1814 led the Royal Navy to abandon Milford and relocate the Pembroke Docks. A similar story applies to the Irish steam packet, which operated from here until 1836.

A small section has now been re-opened, and walkers can now walk the abandoned trackway and tunnel.

Hiding in the tree by day, he hid in a priest's hole in Boscobel House at night until the Roundheads abandoned their search and he was able to make his way to safety.

As the 20th century progressed, Bournemouth abandoned any pretence of being a health resort, embracing the idea of being a holiday resort par excellence.

In this picture the old church is still roofed, even though it had been abandoned for over twenty-five years.

But other nearby Cotswold villages suffered as traditional methods were abandoned, making them unable to compete with newer technology.

Our Iron Age ancestors appreciated the importance of the site and built a hill fort on the top, but it was abandoned when the Romans conquered the region.

It was still in use in the early 1970s, but it was later abandoned and fell prey to vandals. The nave and chancel were finally demolished in December 1998.

Built as Stoneyhurst Hall by Sir Richard Shireburn, the building was abandoned by the family and given to the Catholic Church; it became a school run by Jesuit Priests.

The 1930s saw a number of towns and cities abandon tram routes in favour of trolleybuses; they were partially influenced by the findings of a Royal Commission on Transport.

In 1943 the green was ploughed in a 'dig for victory' experiment to grow potatoes, flax and peas; but the soil proved too poor, and the scheme was abandoned.

In recent years, having been abandoned, vandalised and finally set on fire, it has recently been restored. The stable block in the picture has remained in use, however.