Carved or screwed in to thousands of walls around the country are symbols or devices used for map making before the advent of the global positioning … [Read more...]
Bench marks and levelling points
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Central Hall Methodist Church, Fisher Street, Carlisle
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Built in 1922 the Central Methodist Hall in Carlisle closed in 2005. It was opened on April 12th, 1923 by Mr Joseph Rank. The estimated cost of the … [Read more...]
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Ghost adverts
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Capturing a moment in advertising history, long before neon or lcd computer screens, product adverts were painted on to buildings and walls. In a … [Read more...]
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Rosskeen Burial Ground, Scotland
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Between the A9 and the Cromarty Firth in the far north of Scotland is the Rosskeen burial ground . Although the church has been disused for many … [Read more...]
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