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Off to the Lakes District

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April 16th 2011
Today we headed off with Carrie and Alex to the Lakes District. Our first stop was at The aqueduct called, Pontcysyllte. This is an amazing engineering feat. The canal is suspended on a huge brige across a river. You can walk across the aqueduct (it is very high). The aqueduct carries the Llangollen canal 39metres above the River Dee. It is a monument to the Industrial Revolution and to its ... 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