Selworthy - a peaceful spot on Exmoor for a cream tea
The small village of Selworthy is an impossibly picturesque spot five miles from Minehead in Somerset on the edge of Exmoor, nestled in a timeless rural landscape managed by the National Trust.
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Thespian felines - the tradition of the theatre cat
British theatres revere the tradition of the theatre cat - though now a disappearing one. As rather unusual workplaces, in use for much longer hours during the week than most offices, there has often been provision of residential quarters for the theatre manager. They have frequently been accompanied by a resident feline, charged with keeping the mouse population down.
Alnwick's Poison Garden - enter at your peril
Great stately homes in Britain generally have impressive gardens around them. Alnwick Castle, seat of the Duke of Northumberland, between Newcastle and the Scottish Border, has something distinctively extra in that regard - a poison garden, dedicated entirely to flora which are deadly and/or narcotic.
John Lewis - retail entrepreneur
John Lewis came to London from a modest background in Somerset and founded the famous John Lewis Department Store on Oxford Street.
The First ATM
It is widely accepted that the world's first ATM was installed at a Barclays Bank in Enfield Town, London in 1967. This was the product of John Shepherd-Barron and his team of engineers.
Nipper - the dog who made his mark on the music industry
Nipper was a dog from Bristol who served as the model for one of the world's best-known trademarks: the dog-and-gramophone used by electronic recording companies HMV and EMI.
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