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May 28th 2011
We were a little surprised that quite a few shops and tearooms on the High Street were opened in the afternoon on Sunday. We went to the Cobblestone Tearoom and had “cream tea” for lunch. We were served proper leaf tea and homemade scones, jams, clotted cream. After the lunch, we walked down to the Heritage Centre. We looked round the upstairs’ room, which housed dozens of the 1960s game ... 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