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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.

Isambard Kingdom Brunel

July 3, 2017

Isambard Kingdom Brunel, FRS (9 April 1806 - 15 September 1859), was a British engineer. He is best known for the creation of the Great Western Railway, a serie…

Hayley Mills (Actress)

July 3, 2017

Hayley Catherine Rose Vivien Mills (born April 18, 1946) is an Academy Award and Golden Globe Award-winning English actress. Early Life and Career Mills was bor…

Connel Bridge, Scotland, Bridge

July 3, 2017

Connel Bridge is a cantilever bridge that spans Loch Etive at Connel in Scotland. The bridge takes the A828 road across the narrowest part of the loch, at the F…

Monnow Bridge, Monmouth, Wales, UK

July 3, 2017

Monnow Bridge in Monmouth, Wales, is the only remaining mediæval fortified river bridge in Great Britain with its gate tower still standing in place. It crosses…

Bristol Bridge, England, UK

July 3, 2017

Bristol Bridge is an old bridge over the floating harbour in Bristol, England. The original bridge was a medieval wooden structure that had both its sides lined…

Bridge of Sighs (Oxford), England, UK

July 3, 2017

Hertford Bridge, popularly known as the Bridge of Sighs, is a covered bridge over New College Lane in Oxford, England. The bridge is often referred to as the Br…