The boats were built to a high (and expensive) specification, the original 22ft-class later being supplemented by the more affordable and manageable 17ft-class.
of 1894 was
added to an older building, recording that from these offices
Mr Thomas Cook arranged the world's first cheap day rail
excursion (to Loughborough) in 1841, and went on to provide
affordable
Situated by the side of the main road through Alford, the church of St Wilfrid is built mainly of Lincolnshire green stone, which does not wear too well.
We had family holidays each year at Chapel St Leonards, and in the days before cars were affordable we went by train to Skegness and onwards by 'bus to the caravan.
We had family holidays each year at Chapel St Leonards, and in the days before cars were affordable we went by train to Skegness and onwards by 'bus to the caravan.
The boats were built to a high (and
expensive) specification, the original 22ft class later being supplemented by the more affordable and manageable 17ft class.
Co-operative stores sprang up everywhere in places
like Bedwas to bring affordable shopping to the
valley areas, where they were often the main or only
source of groceries and goods.
As always, the railway made all the difference; the mansions on the skyline were followed by accommodation for those who could afford to get away from it all for a spell.
The popularity of Box Hill, once called the White Hill from its chalk bluff and affording a splendid view across the Weald from its summit of just over 600ft, reached an apogee during the late Victorian
But they have
gone; a double dose of death duties and an
extravagant sixth Lord Stanley meant they could
not afford to continue living on the estates they
had owned since the 15th century.
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