Bath Abbey

Bath-time

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December 21st 2007
My visit to United Queendom coincided with that of my old Uni friends Peter and Louisa, and two of their fine lads. I joined them in London to hire a car to see some of South-West England, armed with a booking at the grand old Youth Hostel in Bath. The buildings and streetscape of central Bath were classic. The bath-house itself is a worthy monument with ancient and modern elements, and Bath Abbey ... 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