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Gorton Monastery is owned by The Monastery of St Francis & Gorton Trust Limited, a Building Preservation Trust and registered charity established in 1996 to acquire, restore and maintain the once-derelict former Church and Friary of St Francis in the Gorton district of east Manchester. The church, known locally as Gorton Monastery, was designed in the Gothic Revival style by Read more...
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Ewloe Castle was built by native Welsh prince Llywelyn ap Gruffudd after he captured the lands forming most of modern-day Flintshire from the English Crown in 1257. It is thought that the castle may have built upon earlier fortification work by his grandfather, Llywelyn the Great, and great-grandfather, Owain Gwynedd. The castle’s life was short and it was abandoned after Read more...
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LHR is the IATA code for London Heathrow airport, located 14 miles (or 23 kilometres) west of Central London. Originally called London Airport, it was renamed Heathrow in 1966 after the rural hamlet of Heath Row that made way for the airfield and aerodrome that were precursors to the present-day airport. Heathrow is one of six airports with scheduled flights Read more...
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The Elephant and Castle district of London is named after an 18th century public house and coaching inn of the same name that became a notable landmark because of its location near a major road intersection in the area. The inn was rebuilt in 1816 and in 1898, and ultimately demolished in 1959. A new pub called the Elephant and Read more...
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Gyllyngvase Beach in Falmouth has a seasonal ban on dogs from 15 May to 30 September between the hours of 10 am and 6 pm daily, but is dog-friendly at all other times. Cornwall Council enforces the ban and may issue a £100 fixed penalty notice to people found in charge of a dog on the beach during prohibited periods. Read more...
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