A colourised photo of the Half Moon Inn, which was once situated at Sunderlands 200 High Street East, circa 1900 🍺
#RIP To the pub and all those who used it.
#RIP To the pub and all those who used it.
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Until I explain myself, people are often curious as to why one of my all-time favourite Britons is Isambard Kingdom Brunel (1806–1859).
You see, not only did he work on the Thames Tunnel (connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe), which was the first subaqueous tunnel in the world, designed by his father Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, but he is also responsible for (among other things) the Great Western Railway (GWR), developing pioneering steamships like the SS Great Britain, and creating iconic structures such as the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the Royal Albert Bridge.
So efficient were his railways that the entire country had to synchronise their clocks because travel had finally become reliable.
If you need to understand how important he was to not only Britain but the world, then remember there's evidence of his achievements within your everyday life as it will be for those after us.
Hopefully, this post will prompt you to watch a few documentaries and check a few facts along the way.
You see, not only did he work on the Thames Tunnel (connecting Wapping and Rotherhithe), which was the first subaqueous tunnel in the world, designed by his father Sir Marc Isambard Brunel, but he is also responsible for (among other things) the Great Western Railway (GWR), developing pioneering steamships like the SS Great Britain, and creating iconic structures such as the Clifton Suspension Bridge and the Royal Albert Bridge.
So efficient were his railways that the entire country had to synchronise their clocks because travel had finally become reliable.
If you need to understand how important he was to not only Britain but the world, then remember there's evidence of his achievements within your everyday life as it will be for those after us.
Hopefully, this post will prompt you to watch a few documentaries and check a few facts along the way.
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I find images like that of Foster Dixon, the stonemason making repairs to Hadrian's Wall in the 1950s give me a greater sense of who I am than whatever the hell modern society would have me think of myself.
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I'm tired of being told what I want and need in a world that's destroying everything I want and need.
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The whole point of revival architecture is to bring the past back to life. One simple change can alter the way we look at and appreciate something that would have otherwise been a very different experience if it had been left alone. ⏳️
The British Museum, London.
The British Museum, London.
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The Gebelein Man, also known as "Ginger," is a naturally preserved mummy dating back to circa 3400–3500 BC.
Discovered in Egypt, he was naturally mummified by hot desert sand, revealing a violent death by stabbing and boasting the oldest known figurative tattoos.
It's little things like this that most fascinate me on my trips to the British Museum.
Some take issue with so many artefacts from across the world being in one place. But, in truth, where else could everyone visit to learn so much about human history all at once without the British Museum and all it protects. ⏳️
Discovered in Egypt, he was naturally mummified by hot desert sand, revealing a violent death by stabbing and boasting the oldest known figurative tattoos.
It's little things like this that most fascinate me on my trips to the British Museum.
Some take issue with so many artefacts from across the world being in one place. But, in truth, where else could everyone visit to learn so much about human history all at once without the British Museum and all it protects. ⏳️
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