Uncover an Obscure Devon Military Railway
The wild, windswept expanses of Dartmoor are home to a number of forgotten narrow-gauge railways from time past, from derelict mining tracks to military target railways.
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Rediscovering Britain’s Forgotten Military Arrows
Across rural Britain, from southern England to the west coast of Scotland, lie myriad giant concrete arrows left behind after the dark days of World War Two drew to a close.
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The Juniata Shipwreck in Inganess Bay, Orkney
Clearly visible from the shore of Inganess Bay near Kirkwall Airport, Orkney, is the shipwreck of the Juniata, which was launched as the Sprucol at Sunderland in 1918.
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The Locarno Ballroom on Slateford Road (Edinburgh)
Its original purpose as one of Edinburgh’s many dance halls may be a thing of the past, but The Locarno ballroom on Slateford Road survives today as a pool and snooker club.
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Avro Lancaster DV372 “Old Fred” (Preserved Forward Fuselage)
Preserved at the Imperial War Museum Lambeth is the forward fuselage of Avro Lancaster bomber DV372/PO-F “Old Fred”, which flew 45 missions during World War Two with No. 467 Squadron RAAF.
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Ruined Windmills Near Alcantarilha Salt Marshes (Algarve)
Dotted around the Alcantarilha salt marshes near Armação de Pera in Portugal’s beautiful Algarve, are a series of ruined windmills from another age.
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A “Hidden Pool” Near Creeton, Lincolnshire
This “hidden pool” near Creeton, Lincolnshire, doesn’t appear on Ordnance Survey maps. Could it be a remnant of World War Two, or something more prosaic?
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Sunny Acres: San Luis Obispo Orphanage Set for Adaptive Reuse
Opened in 1931, Sunny Acres orphanage in San Luis Obispo was abandoned in the 1970s and is now set to reopen as part of an adaptive reuse project to create affordable housing.
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“On This Site in 1897 Nothing Happened”: Another Monument to Nothing!
“On This Site in 1897 Nothing Happened”: Another monument to nothing, this time in Gowla, Galway, Ireland.
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Abandoned School Bus Near San Pedro de Atacama
This abandoned school bus makes for a rare man-made object in the empty, stark Chilean desert near the tourist town of San Pedro de Atacama.
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Church of St Michael & All Angels, Earl Sterndale
St Michael & All Angels Church in Earl Sterndale was the only church in Derbyshire to be hit by a German bomb during World War Two.
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Prankster Erects Fake Residents-Only Parking Signs (Bath)
A prankster has baffled council bosses and homeowners by erected fake residents-only parking signs in the Sion Hill area of Bath, Somerset.
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Conceptual Art Depicts the Terraforming of Mars
Planetary scientists and concept artists have pondered the terraforming of Mars for decades, as these retro-futuristic visuals reveal.
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Vegan Graffiti on Dalry Road, Edinburgh
This vegan graffiti, inspirational quotes and messages of non-violence has been scrawled on a wall at the bottom of Dalry Road, Edinburgh, at Haymarket, for weeks.
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The Old Windmill Near Appleton Roebuck
If you’ve travelled on the East Coast Mainline between York and Doncaster, you may have noticed an old windmill near Appleton Roebuck.
