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Events On This Day In History
Article by Thomas Nugent, with 114012 words, 3,613 images and viewed 24,133 times.
Updated 6 days ago.
Events On This Day In History
Introduction
Every day there are anniversaries of events that have taken place throughout Britain and Ireland over the years. Sometimes Geograph has displayed a picture marking a particular anniversary as ‘Picture of The Day’.
This article is intended to use Geograph ...
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Preserved steam locomotives of British Rail
Article by Roger Cornfoot, with 5035 words, 2,073 images and viewed 20,300 times.
Updated 22 days ago.
Almost from the beginning of our railways, attempts have been made to preserve examples of the most significant locomotive designs. By the end of mainline steam in 1968, there was a reasonable mix of public and private preservation (mainly on static display in museums) together with a selection of ...
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Dictionary letter G
Article by David Hawgood, with 2207 words, 116 images and viewed 66 times.
Updated 1 months ago.
Illustrated dictionary of Geograph, letter G
Dictionary Contents and Introduction has links to other letters as they are developed.
Article in a planned series, a dictionary of words for objects with a personal choice of photos to illustrate each. Words for items shown in Geograph are illustrated by ...
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Dictionary letter F
Article by David Hawgood, with 2190 words, 106 images and viewed 88 times.
Updated 4 months ago.
Illustrated dictionary of Geograph, letter F
Dictionary Contents and Introduction has links to other letters as they are developed.
Article in a planned series, a dictionary of words for objects with a personal choice of photos to illustrate each. Words for items shown in Geograph are illustrated by ...
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Examples of Ordnance Survey Abbreviations
Article by David Hawgood, with 3132 words, 130 images and viewed 68,533 times.
Updated 11 months ago.
This is a work in progress. Through the Geograph discussion forum we are collecting examples of as many abbreviations as possible used on Ordnance Survey maps at 1:25,000 (25K) and 1:50,000 (50K) scales - and we want examples of other abbreviations.
Note that maps may have changed since the article ...
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Beam Engines in the UK
Article by Chris Allen, with 15257 words, 737 images and viewed 36,647 times.
Updated 12 months ago.
INTRODUCTION
To many people the archetypal stationary steam engine is the beam engine. The UK was where the beam engine (initially all steam engines were beam engines) was invented and it is now where the largest number are to be found; including many workable examples.
There are over 170 beam ...
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Images shortlisted for POTY, 2013
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4540 words, 2,839 images and viewed 5,461 times.
Updated 15 months ago.
A: A Thomas to Albert Bridge
A Thomas (38050) 1 ...
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Images shortlisted for POTY, 2016
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4076 words, 2,609 images and viewed 4,253 times.
Updated 17 months ago.
A: Adam Ward to AlastairG
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Images shortlisted for POTY, 2015
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4260 words, 2,667 images and viewed 4,225 times.
Updated 17 months ago.
A: Adam C Snape to Alan Richards
Adam C Snape (122082) 1
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Images shortlisted for POTY, 2014
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4245 words, 2,675 images and viewed 4,355 times.
Updated 17 months ago.
A: Adam Ward to alistairG
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Images shortlisted for POTY, 2012
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4638 words, 2,790 images and viewed 4,766 times.
Updated 17 months ago.
A: A runningman to Albert Bridge ...
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Images shortlisted for POTY, 2011
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4285 words, 2,555 images and viewed 4,023 times.
Updated 17 months ago.
A: Adam Ward to Alan Tunnicliffe ...
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Images shortlisted for POTY, 2010
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4565 words, 2,621 images and viewed 3,870 times.
Updated 17 months ago.
A: A Holmes to AlastairG ...
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Images shortlisted for GOTY, 2009
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4667 words, 2,575 images and viewed 4,333 times.
Updated 17 months ago.
A: adam sommerville to Alexander P Kapp ...
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Images shortlisted for GOTY, 2008
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4182 words, 2,382 images and viewed 3,614 times.
Updated 17 months ago.
A: Adam Ward to AlastairG
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Adie Jackson (14680) 1 ...
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Images shortlisted for POTY, 2023
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 3950 words, 2,632 images and viewed 4,050 times.
Updated 17 months ago.
A: A J Paxton to AJD
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Images shortlisted for POTY, 2022
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 3897 words, 2,620 images and viewed 4,539 times.
Updated 17 months ago.
A: A J Paxton to Ajay Tegala
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Images shortlisted for POTY 2021
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 3946 words, 2,642 images and viewed 4,099 times.
Updated 17 months ago.
A: A J Paxton to Ajay Tegala
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Images shortlisted for POTY, 2020
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 3979 words, 2,603 images and viewed 3,658 times.
Updated 17 months ago.
A: Adam Ward to AJD
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Images shortlisted for POTY, 2019
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4102 words, 2,679 images and viewed 4,276 times.
Updated 17 months ago.
A: Adam Ward to Alan Hughes
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Images shortlisted for POTY 2018
Article by Oliver Dixon, with 4156 words, 2,698 images and viewed 3,406 times.
Updated 17 months ago.
A: Adam Ward to Alan O'Dowd
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Native Butterflies of Britain and Ireland
Article by Anne Burgess, with 1041 words, 1,344 images and viewed 5,235 times.
Updated 32 months ago.
Britain and Ireland currently have just under 60 species of native butterfly. Our contributors have photographed most of them. The order is taken from http://www.ukbutterflies.co.uk/taxonomy.php which lists many other species which once occurred in Britain, or which may or may not once have occurred ...
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DAY TRIPS BY TRAIN - 2022
Article by Roy Hughes, with 6436 words, 671 images and viewed 1,187 times.
Updated 39 months ago.
My wife and I very much enjoy taking day trips by train. We live in Worcestershire and have easy access to train trips in any direction from our home. We tend to take most of our "long distance" trips on Saturdays or Bank Holidays when Off-Peak fares are available all day. This gives the advantage ...
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Watermills
Article by John M, with 24335 words, 1,451 images and viewed 21,610 times.
Updated 55 months ago.
The article is open for collective editing.
Introduction
Watermills in various forms were introduced into Britain and Ireland in the late Roman and early medieval period. Numbers grew through the Medieval Period and at the time of the Domesday Book in 1086 there were around 6500 in England alone. ...
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English Castles
Article by Oast House Archive, with 4714 words, 414 images and viewed 18,213 times.
Updated 65 months ago.
List of surviving Castles in England and smaller Islands.
This does not include earthworks and demolished castles.
Also see Ireland, Scotland and Wales
Bedfordshire to Isles of Scilly
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*| Photo | Region | Castle | Grid Square |
| 45239 | Bedfordshire | Someries ...