Family Dinner

Visitors from abroad

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July 30th 2007
It has been a difficult time of late in England with relentless rain falling, causing major flooding throughout the whole country. Leeds has been no exception, though we were very fortunate to have not suffered the major prolonged flooding (and the serious damage resulting from difficulties draining the water away) sustained by so many in our neighbouring regions. The street we live on flooded due ... read more

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more