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  • How did the Belgian Promenade get its name?

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    In 1914, over 60 refugees from the German-occupied city of Mechelen in Belgium were accommodated in Menai Bridge on Anglesey. In gratitude for the town’s hospitality, a group of them built this 400 metre promenade along the Menai Strait from Ynys Tysilio (Church Island) to Carreg yr Halen, completing it in 1916. It was rebuilt in 1963 and ceremonially reopened Read more...
  • When was the Britannia Bridge fire?

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    Britannia Bridge was engulfed by fire on the evening of 23 May 1970 and suffered extensive structural damage. At the time a railway bridge, it was substantially rebuilt over the following ten years to carry both rail and road traffic over the Menai Strait. Read more...
  • Whose statue is at the edge of the Menai Strait?

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    A concrete statue of Lord Horatio Nelson stands on the Menai Strait shoreline near Britannia Bridge. It was sculpted by Admiral Lord Clarence Paget and unveiled in 1873. It is not to be confused with the statue of Paget’s father, the 1st Marquess of Anglesey, mounted on a high column half a mile inland. Read more...
  • Is Rutland Water man made?

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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...
  • What are the towers near Corby?

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    The two white towers on Uppingham Road in Corby, Northamptonshire are the Beanfield Water Towers which are used as potable water storage tanks by Anglian Water. The smaller tower, Beanfield No 1, was constructed in the 1960s and holds 1.14 million litres of water. The bigger tower, Beanfield No 2, was added in the 1970s and has a capacity of Read more...
  • When was Durham Cathedral built?

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    Durham Cathedral in its present form dates back to the Norman era with its construction started in 1093 under Bishop William of St Calais, and being substantially completed over the next 40 years. Founded as a monastic cathedral, it was built to house the shrine of St Cuthbert of Lindisfarne, replacing the White Church, the city’s previous Anglo-Saxon church constructed Read more...
  • Where is the Anglesey Circuit race track?

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    Anglesey Circuit is on the west coast of Anglesey, between Rhosneigr and Aberffraw, and is signposted from Junction 5 of the A55. Read more...
  • Where does Aberystwyth get its water from?

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    Aberystwyth’s water supply comes from the Bont-goch Water Treatment Works which is fed from the Llyn Craig-y-pistyll and Llyn Llygad Rheidol reservoirs. Read more...
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