Tobermory
Tobermory, on the Isle of Mull, Scotland is a picture-postcard of a place with brightly painted buildings along the edge of the harbour, beneath high woodland-fringed hills surrounding the bay.
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The blackcurrant - bursting with goodness and easy to grow
Blackcurrants have been growing in the British countryside since at least the 17th century, and this native northern European fruit bush is both a commercial crop, and a very easy to grow plant for gardens and allotments.
RHS Rosemoor - 65 acres of glorious greenery in Devon
RHS Garden Rosemoor is a public display garden run by the Royal Horticultural Society in north Devon, close to Great Torrington. Features include a rose garden with about 2,000 rose plants; an arboretum; herb, fruit and vegetable gardens; and an alpine house.
The Marine Chronometer - John Harrison's perfect timepiece
Once international trade began to flourish in the Age of Sail from the 16th century, a problem with navigation became pressing. Latitude (a ship's north-south position relative to the poles and the equator) could be reasonably determined by skilled navigators using a sextant, but longitude (the relative position east to west) was much more difficult.
The London Beer Flood of 1814
On 17th October 1814, a freak disaster claimed the lives of at least eight people in St Giles, London. A bizarre industrial accident resulted in the release of a beer tsunami onto the streets around Tottenham Court Road.
Edith Blackwell Holden - Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady
Edith Blackwell Holden (1871–1920) was a British artist and art teacher. She became famous following the long-belated posthumous publication of her Nature Notes for 1906, under the title 'The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady'.
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