NORTH YORKSHIRE MOORS RAILWAY VELOCIPEDE RALLIES 2012 & 2013.
This programme covers the Velocipede Rallies on the North Yorkshire Moors Railway, at New Bridge, Levisham and Grosmont in 2012 and Goathland and Levisham in 2013.
Available at the North Yorkshire Moors Railway Pickering shop, Grosmont shed shop , Grosmont bookshop and from paulwilsonproductions.co.uk
Goathland Incline archaeological dig August 2017
The North Yorkshire Moors National Park held a dig to uncover the engine bed, winding house and turntable remains at the top of the incline in Goathland. As usual it threw up more questions rather than answers, a lot of stone walls and bottles from an old tip.
Palácio da Bolsa (Porto)
Palácio da Bolsa (Porto)
J.T. Porto (Portugal)
UNESCO World Heritage Site - is a
specific site that has been nominated for the international World Heritage program administered by UNESCO.
Um local denominado património mundial é reconhecido pela UNESCO (Organização das Nações Unidas para a Educação, a Ciência e a Cultura) como de mundial importância para a preservação dos patrimônios históricos e naturais de diversos países.
Porto (also Oporto; Portugal) is a city in northern Portugal and is the second largest city in Portugal, with a 2005 estimated population of 238,465 in the 15 parishes of Porto municipality, 1.6 million in the 14 Greater Metropolitan Area of Porto municipalities, which is an administrative and political entity, and 2.99 million people in the broader agglomeration of Porto Metropolitan Region.
One of Portugal's most internationally famous products, Port wine, was named after the city because it was originally shipped from the area or, more precisely, from Vila Nova de Gaia, a city just across the river which belongs to the same conurbation. The country was also named after the Latin name of this city, Portus Cale (English: Port of Gaia).
Due to its economic output and market size, Greater Porto area is one of the major financial and economic centers of the northwestern quarter of the Iberian Peninsula. Porto's municipality is the core of a large northern Atlantic conurbation, and Porto district is one of the most industrialized districts of Portugal.
The Oporto Cathedral (Portuguese: Sé do Porto), located in the historical centre of the city of Porto, Portugal, is one of the city's oldest monuments and one of the most important Romanesque monuments in Portugal.
The current Cathedral of Porto underwent construction around 1110 under the patronage of Bishop Hugo and was completed in the 13th century, but there is evidence that the city has been a bishopric seat since the Suevi domination in the 5th-6th centuries.
11 February 1387 (Oporto Cathedral)
Philippa of Lancaster:
Philippa of Lancaster, LG (31 March 1360 Leicester Castle -- July 19, 1415 Odivelas) was an English princess, daughter of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster (a son of Edward III of England and Philippa of Hainault) by his wife and cousin Blanche of Lancaster. Blanche was the daughter of Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster and Isabel de Beaumont.
Philippa became Queen consort of Portugal by her marriage with king John I, celebrated on 11 February 1387 in the city of Porto. This marriage was the final step in the Anglo-Portuguese alliance, against the France-Castile axis. Philippa is remembered for being a generous and loving queen.
J.T. (2008)
Leicester | Wikipedia audio article
This is an audio version of the Wikipedia Article:
00:01:14 1 Name
00:02:11 2 History
00:02:20 2.1 Prehistory
00:03:48 2.2 Roman
00:04:47 2.3 Medieval
00:10:10 2.4 Modern
00:10:18 2.4.1 Tudor
00:11:11 2.4.2 Stuart
00:12:20 2.4.3 Civil War
00:13:54 2.4.4 Industrial era
00:17:32 2.4.5 Early 20th century
00:20:53 2.5 Contemporary
00:21:11 2.5.1 Urban expansion; central rapprochement
00:23:07 2.5.2 Immigration
00:26:28 3 Geography
00:26:57 3.1 Climate
00:29:03 4 Government
00:33:14 4.1 Political control
00:33:27 4.2 Coat of arms
00:34:45 5 Demography
00:34:54 5.1 Demographic comparatives
00:38:45 5.2 Languages
00:40:16 5.3 Population change
00:40:38 6 Economy
00:41:37 6.1 Engineering
00:42:16 6.2 Shopping
00:43:45 6.3 Food and drink
00:45:21 7 Landmarks
00:47:28 8 Panoramic view; Suburban Leicester WNW viewed from LE1 supVII/sup
00:47:43 9 Transport
00:47:53 9.1 Air
00:48:26 9.2 Road
00:50:08 9.3 National Cycle Network
00:50:36 9.4 Rail
00:50:44 9.4.1 Mainline rail
00:52:26 9.4.2 Great Central Railway
00:53:03 10 Education
00:53:12 10.1 Schools
00:54:37 10.2 Tertiary
00:55:18 11 Culture
00:57:04 11.1 Museums
00:57:13 11.2 Music
00:57:22 11.3 In popular culture
00:59:18 12 Sport
01:00:46 13 Public services
01:01:30 14 Notable people
01:01:40 15 Local media
01:03:21 16 Twin cities
01:03:43 17 Freedom of the City
01:03:59 17.1 Individuals
01:04:08 17.2 Military Units
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Leicester ( (listen) LEST-ər) is a city and unitary authority area in the East Midlands of England, and the county town of Leicestershire. The city lies on the River Soar and close to the eastern end of the National Forest. It is to the north-east of Birmingham and Coventry, south of Nottingham, and west of Peterborough.
The 2016 mid year estimate of the population of the City of Leicester unitary authority was 348,300, an increase of approximately 18,500 ( 5.6%) from the 2011 census figure of 329,839, making it the most populous municipality in the East Midlands region. The associated urban area is also the 11th most populous in England and the 13th most populous in the United Kingdom.Leicester is at the intersection of two major railway lines—the north/south Midland Main Line and the east/west Birmingham to London Stansted CrossCountry line; as well as the confluence of the M1/M69 motorways and the A6/A46 trunk routes. Leicester is the home to football club Leicester City and rugby club Leicester Tigers.