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The name Roodee for Chester Racecourse in Chester, England, is a corruption of its earlier name, Rood eye, thought to mean Island of the Cross. It is derived from a combination of the Saxon word ‘rood’ for ‘cross’, and the Norse ‘eye’, meaning ‘island’. The racecourse sits on the banks of the River Dee and much of it was under Read more...
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Rutland Water is a man-made reservoir created in the 1970s by the construction of a clay dam in the Gwash Valley, near Oakham, Rutland, to store water for supply to major towns in the East Midlands region of England. The village of Nether Hambleton and most of Middle Hambleton were lost to the development and submerged by water. Originally called Read more...
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The River Mersey starts in the Portwood area of Stockport, Greater Manchester, where the River Tame and River Goyt meet. The River Goyt originates some 14 miles (or 22.5 kilometres) to the southeast on Axe Edge Moor in the Peak District, and the River Tame starts 14.5 miles (or 23.3 kilometres) to the northeast at the Readycon Dean Reservoir on Read more...
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The height of Menai Suspension Bridge’s road deck above water at high tide is approximately 30.5 metres (or 100 feet) at centre span. Built by Thomas Telford between 1819 and 1826 across the Menai Strait between the Isle of Anglesey and the Welsh mainland, he designed the bridge height to allow for the passage below of sailing ships of the Read more...
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The ornate cast iron gates and railings across the Whitehall and St James’s Park entrances to Downing Street were installed in 1989, at a time when the threat of terrorist attack was high, particularly by the Provisional Irish Republican Army (or IRA). The British Prime Minister’s official London residence at 10 Downing Street, with its iconic black door, is arguably Read more...
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