St Edward's Crown - the Coronation Crown
The St Edward's Crown will be worn by King Charles III at his coronation ceremony. This most precious of the crown jewels is only used at coronations, and was last worn by the late Queen at her coronation.
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Clovelly: cascading village on Devon's coast
Clovelly is a very picturesque seaside village in North Devon, which belongs to a private individual. Due to its steep cobbled main street, which descends down to a small harbour, donkeys were traditionally used to transport goods from top to bottom. Clovelly's location, traditional architecture, and views over the Bristol Channel attract numerous visitors.
Redhills - home of the Pitman's Parliament
The Miners’ Hall at Redhills, Durham opened in October 1915 as probably the finest, purpose-built trade union building in Britain. Its debating chamber was known as the "Pitman's Parliament".
The almost-extinct Scottish wildcat
The Scottish wildcat clings on as a small enclave of the European wildcat species in Scotland. They are listed as Critically Endangered in the United Kingdom – with only 400 cats estimated to meet the genetic and morphological criteria of a wildcat, rather than a domestic cat.
L.S.Lowry - the painter who chronicled industrial Lancashire
Laurence Stephen Lowry was an English artist of the mid-twentieth century whose drawings and paintings depict Pendlebury, Lancashire. Here he lived and worked for more than 40 years, painting workers heading to the factories and mills.
Rutland - Multum in parvo
The motto of Rutland, England's smallest county, is "multum in parvo", which translates as "much in little".
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