this obelisk marks one end of the trans penine way

away again

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September 28th 2017
Before I start, may I say thank you to my NZ relations for their very nice comments. Now, I had to take Alex to Manchester airport on Monday for his flight to Jersey, So I decided to spend a couple of days in Southport, about an hour from from Manchester. I had imagined golden sands and a promenade, waves lapping the beach. But it turned out that the tidal range is huge and you only see the sea in ... 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