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European landmarks and their stories, from Welsh castles and Pripyat's ruins to Genoa's Ponte Morandi and Hitler's Kehlsteinhaus, with the UK in focus.

Papa's Fish and Chips

March 5, 2018

Papa's is a chain of fish and chip shops. The first was founded in Margate in 1966 by the head of the Papas family from Cyprus. His son Sid now runs the busines…

Cairngorm Mountain Railway

March 4, 2018

The Cairngorm Mountain Railway, which opened in 2001, is the highest railway in the United Kingdom. The two-kilometre long funicular ascends the northern slopes…

Royal Pier Hotel, Clevedon, UK

March 3, 2018

The Royal Pier Hotel is a Grade II listed building in Clevedon, England. History The Royal Pier Hotel, originally known as the Rock House, was built in 1823 by…

Wales Empire Pool

March 2, 2018

The Wales Empire Pool, known locally as the Empire Pool, was an international standard swimming pool building, located in Cardiff, Wales from 1958 until it was…

Sharpness, Gloucestershire

February 28, 2018

Sharpness is an English port in Gloucestershire, one of the most inland in Britain, and eighth largest in the South West. It is on the River Severn. at a point…

Barry Tourist Railway

February 27, 2018

The Barry Tourist Railway (formerly the Barry Island Railway) is a railway developed to attract visitors to Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan, South Wales. It is a…