Bringing a little colour to your life each day - with six things that delight, inform and entertain.
Rugby School in Warwickshire was founded in 1567, making it one of the oldest independent schools in Britain. Its alumni include a UK Prime Minister (Neville Chamberlain), as well as several bishops, poets and scientists.
Jodrell Bank Observatory in Cheshire houses the remarkable Lovell Radio Telescope that was completed in 1957, as the largest steerable dish telescope in the world. It was awarded UNESCO World Heritage Site status in 2019. Although the centre still operates as a working science site under the University of Manchester, visitors are encouraged, and there has even been an annual science & music festival held there.
Unsinkable Sam (also known as Oskar or Oscar) is the nickname of a ship's cat who purportedly served during World War II with both the Kriegsmarine and the Royal Navy and survived the sinking of three ships.
Stan Laurel, the 'skinny one' of the famous Laurel and Hardy comic duo, who appeared in films of the 1920s and 30s, was an English comic actor, writer, and film director born in Ulverston, Lancashire. He went to America in 1910, and was based there for the rest of his life.
The pioneering Thames Tunnel connects Rotherithe and Wapping, underneath the River Thames in London. Built between 1825 and 1843 by father & son engineers Marc and Isambard Kingdom Brunel, it is the first tunnel known to have been successfully installed beneath a navigable river.
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.
Six things to delight and entertain you every day.