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Crowther Street Stockport

Crowther Street Stockport L S Lowry

Crowther Street, L S Lowry, Stockport L. S. Lowry painted a number of scenes in Stockport including famously Stockport Viaduct. His painting of Crowther Street near Stockport Market entitled A Street in Stockport –
York walls.

Medieval City Walls at York

Medieval City Walls at York Roman Walls | Medieval Walls | Bars York’s city walls enclose this historic city. The city walls at York were built from Roman times onwards
The Undercroft in York.

Undercroft Museum at York Minster

Undercroft Museum at York Minster Roman York | Access | Museums in Britain The Undercroft Museum is in the vaults below York Minster in York. This interactive museum displays the Roman
Doom Stone at York Minster.

Doom Stone at York Minster

Doom Stone at York Minster Cauldron | Access | Accommodation in York The doom stone, which is carved from limestone and located in the crypt at York Minster, is a
Marie Stopes House, London.

Marie Stopes House Bloomsbury London

Marie Stopes House, Bloomsbury, London Early Life | Married Love | Famous British Women Dr. Marie Charlotte Carmichael Stopes (1880-1958) was initially an academic and palaeobotanist, and later a campaigner for birth
Monk Bar, York.

Monk Bar in York

Monk Bar in York History | Architecture | Richard III Experience | Access History Monk Bar in York was built in several stages, beginning in the early 14th century. The
Clifford's Tower, York.

Clifford’s Tower York Castle

Clifford’s Tower, York Castle History | Massacre of the Jews | Admission | Access Clifford’s Tower in York is home to one thousand years of history. History Once the site
Jorvik Viking Centre, York.

Jorvik Viking Centre in York

Jorvik Viking Centre, York Exhibits | Access The Jorvik Viking Centre is located near the centre of the historic city of York. Inspired by the Coppergate dig of 1978 which lasted
Torrs Riverside Park New Mills.

Torrs Riverside Park New Mills

Torrs Riverside Park New Mills The town of New Mills in Derbyshire, south east of the urban areas of Stockport and Manchester, has a long history of industry that is
Westgate Canterbury.

Westgate Canterbury Medieval Gate

Westgate Canterbury, Kent History | Access | Hotels Westgate in Canterbury is the city’s most famous gate and part of the original defensive wall that once surrounded the city. Westgate
The Needles, Isle of Wight.

The Needles Isle of Wight

The Needles Isle of Wight Alum Bay | Old Battery | Rocket Testing Site | Access | Isle of Wight Guide The Needles are a row of tall, pointy chalk