The Glaciarium - the first artificial ice rink
People have skated for pleasure outdoors for thousands of years, but the indoor rink is a much more recent phenomenon - first appearing in London in the 1840s - the amazing Glaciarium!
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Electric kettle - an innovative element of Birmingham enterprise
The first electric kettle was actually developed in the United States, but the idea was perfected in Birmingham by the creation of an innovative way of placing the heating element in the water.
Wistman's Wood
This mystical stunted oak wood in Dartmoor in Devon is a Nature Reserve, important for its fragile mosses and lichens.
A Cotswold Model Village - perfection in miniature
Within the grounds of the Old New Inn in Bourton-on-the-Water, Gloucestershire, is the only grade II listed model village in the country. It is a perfect representation of the village in the 1930s - at 1:9 scale.
Bloodhound - ahead of the pack by a nose
The Bloodhound is an ancient breed, first taken to England from Normandy by William the Conqueror. It has the best nose of any hound and excels at tracking.
Winston Churchill - an illustrious life
Winston Churchill was a statesman, writer, orator and leader who led Britain to victory in the Second World War. He served as Conservative Prime Minister twice - from 1940 to 1945 (before being defeated in the 1945 general election) and from 1951 to 1955.
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