Blackpool Tower was inspired by the Eiffel Tower in Paris. Built between 1891-1894, the tower is 518 foot high and is a grade one listed building.
The tower was built with 5 million bricks and 2,500 tonnes of iron. It was designed and built in such a way that if it collapsed, it would fall into the sea.
Named for one of the top names in rally racing—John Cooper—the Mini Corporation still competes in motorsport events.
Issigonis’s first design sketch for the Mini was drawn on a napkin in Switzerland.
How many people can you fit in a Mini? The record is 66, apparently.
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Central Station Facts
Newcastle Central Station, opened in 1850 by Queen Victoria was the first covered railway station in the world and was copied across the United Kingdom.
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Swing Bridge Facts
The Swing Bridge is a swing bridge over the River Tyne, England, connecting Newcastle upon Tyne and Gateshead, and lies between the Tyne Bridge and the High Level Bridge.
The Swing Bridge was built by the River Tyne Commission. Work on the bridge began in 1873 and it was designed and constructed by Sir W.G. Armstrong and Company Limited of Elswick.
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Stirling Bridge Facts
The Old Bridge stands at the lowest fording place of the River Forth, one of the most critical crossing points in the country. The present stone bridge replaced a succession of timber bridges.
Berwick Bridge, spans the River Tweed in Berwick-upon-Tweed, Northumberland, England. The current structure is a Grade I listed stone bridge built between 1611 and 1624.
Also known as Old Bridge, the 15-arch red sandstone Berwick Bridge is the most venerable of the three bridges crossing the River Tweed at Berwick on the Scottish-English border.
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John Knox was a Scottish clergyman and writer who was a leader of the Protestant Reformation and is considered the founder of the Presbyterian denomination in Scotland.
John Knox was born near Edinburgh in 1505. He went to his local school and then to university in St Andrews, before becoming a deacon and a priest in the (Roman Catholic) Church.
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