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Sezincote - India in the Cotswolds

Sezincote - India in the Cotswolds

At the heart of a traditional, family-run estate covering 3,500 acres of rolling Cotswold countryside stands a 200-year-old Mogul Indian palace, set in a romantic landscape of temples, grottoes, waterfalls and canals reminiscent of the Taj Mahal.
999 - the world's first emergency telephone number

999 - the world's first emergency telephone number

The world's first emergency telephone service was introduced on 1st June 1937 In London - allowing callers to dial 999 to make an emergency call to the police, fire or ambulance.
Pitstone, Britain's Oldest Windmill

Pitstone, Britain's Oldest Windmill

In the north-east corner of a large field near the parish boundary of Ivinghoe and Pitstone in Buckinghamshire stands Pitstone Mill. It is thought to be the oldest surviving mill in the country, and belongs today to the National Trust.
The wild rabbit - an Iberian arrival, that's really made itself at home

The wild rabbit - an Iberian arrival, that's really made itself at home

The wild rabbit is a much-loved creature by many Britons because it looks so cuddly, harmless and defenceless. But farmers are often less keen, and rue the day that these foreign mammals were brought to Britain to breed... like rabbits.
The Ghosts of Drury Lane

The Ghosts of Drury Lane

The Theatre Royal Drury Lane is the oldest theatre site in London, dating from 1663. It's not surprising, then, that with all that history it is also said to be the most haunted theatre in the world.
Patricia Preece - femme fatale of the English art scene

Patricia Preece - femme fatale of the English art scene

Patricia Preece was the second wife of painter Stanley Spencer, an English artist, fraud and social climber.

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