THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION WAS IN full swing when “The Queen,” the early steam locomotive that transported Queen Victoria between Windsor and London, was constructed. In fact, Victoria was the first British monarch to travel by rail, making her maiden voyage on June 13, 1842.
During her long reign, from 1837 to 1901, Victoria traveled by train dozens of [...]
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“The Queen” Locomotive – Windsor
15 Comments CherryPie on Aug 11th 2022
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The Boulter’s Lock Telephone Kiosk
Situated near to Boulter’s Lock and the nearby Ray Mill Island is the Boulter’s telephone Kiosk.
This kiosk was installed on this site in 1926, the year Her Majesty Queen Elisabeth II was born, and remained here until 1979 when the Post Office found it uneconomical to maintain as it was in a state of needing [...]
4 Comments CherryPie on Jul 5th 2022
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The High Bridge
The High Bridge was built around 1160 at the point where Lincoln High Street crosses the River Witham.
High Bridge is the oldest bridge in Britain to have buildings actually constructed on it. Soon after being built, it was extended east to accomodate a chapel in memory of the martyred archbishop Thomas Becket, which stood here [...]
14 Comments CherryPie on Jun 30th 2016
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The Woodbridge
The original bridge that spanned the gap between the parish of Brosley and Sutton Maddock was constructed of wood leading to the adjacent inn being named ‘The Woodbridge‘.
The name ‘Woodbridge’ comes from the bridge adjacent to the pub which connects the parish of Brosley on the south bank of the river and Sutton Maddock on [...]
6 Comments CherryPie on Jun 5th 2013
