St Mary's Abbey

Superlatives

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July 5th 2009
From Two Huge Cathedrals To The Centre Of Industrial England Leaving all the wild parties behind, I was headed for the quieter countryside again. Plans for today were to catch a quick train to Durham to check out the Cathedral and Castle before getting through to York for a couple of nights. Durham is just a short trip from Newcastle, only about fifteen minutes on the train, and the main purpose ... 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