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Dudmaston – More by the Pool

8 Comments CherryPie on Jun 6th 2011

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PhotoHunt – Dirty

For more of this weeks PhotoHunt pictures check out tnchick.

30 Comments CherryPie on Jun 3rd 2011

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Dudmaston Poolside Walk

22 Comments CherryPie on Jun 1st 2011

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Privilege Day

I was lucky enough to have an extra privilege days leave which was tagged onto this bank holiday meaning I had an extra day off. I also took Friday as leave so I have had a long weekend, mostly chilling out and catching up with a few jobs.  The weather wasn’t good enough for [...]

12 Comments CherryPie on May 31st 2011

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Chirk Tunnel

Chirk Tunnel is 420m (459 yards) in length and is one of two tunnels at Chirk; the other is the shorter Whitehurst Tunnel. The tunnels are significant in that they were the first tunnels in Britain to incorporate a tow-path.

14 Comments CherryPie on May 28th 2011

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PhotoHunt – Looking Down

Chirk aqueduct is 70 feet high and was built between 1796 and 1801 by Thomas Telford and William Jessop.

The ten circular masonry arches of the structure, each spanning 40 feet, have piers carried between them as pilaster strips. There is no cast iron trough carrying the water of the canal, as at Pontcysyllte. Instead, the [...]

22 Comments CherryPie on May 27th 2011

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Sudbury Hall – The Great Staircase

8 Comments CherryPie on May 27th 2011

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