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  1. Cat Eyes — 2023-10-09 23:39:36
    …y Catseyes on a dangerous stretch of road outside Bradford. The number of accidents on the road fell sharply and local drivers attributed this to the visibility provided by Shaw’s road markers. {{Image url="Roadcateye.jpg" title="Cats eye" cla…
  2. Worcestershire Sauce — 2023-09-18 19:06:46
    …mmercially. == How Original == But this was not the first mention of **"Worcester sauce"**. A local delicacy from the river Severn was the Lamprey fish and local traders had been making sauces to compliment the dish for some time. Because of t…
  3. Electric Car — 2023-08-27 16:16:21
    …o a slow start in Britain thanks to the “Red Flag Act” which stated that any vehicle not horse drawn must have two drivers and be preceded by a man waving a red flag as a warning to other road users. This draconian measure was introduced as …
  4. Winston Churchill — 2023-08-27 16:11:42
    …n Europe in 1945. == Death == Sir Winston Churchill took his final journey on the historic vessel Havengore along the River Thames for his State Funeral on 30th January 1965. This iconic and very public event was televised live watched worldwi…
  5. Loudspeaker — 2021-11-07 21:26:37
    …eaker, which he referred to as a "bellowing telephone", used the basic principle of the conventional cone loudspeaker drivers that we know today. == Power == What this invention needed was amplification and that came along with the [[Thermio…
  6. Public Park — 2021-08-14 20:30:20
    …alised countryside landscape of open meadows and naturalistic woodland belts. The lakes are shaped to appear as sinuous rivers with views across them to features such as the Boathouse and Swiss Bridge. {{Image url="BirkenheadPark.jpg" class="ri…
  7. Procter Gamble — 2021-08-12 20:35:23
    …to leave England. Determined to rebuild, he and his wife emigrated to the United States. While traveling down the Ohio River, Mrs. Procter became ill and died a few months after their arrival in Cincinnati. ::c:: == James Gamble == {{Image url…
  8. Rubber — 2021-08-12 20:24:10
    …coach business with one of his brothers in London, England. The need for an effective waterproofing agent for coaches, drivers, and passengers drew Hancock's attention to rubber. In '''April 1820''' he patented India-rubber springs for various t…
  9. Industrial Revolution — 2021-08-08 21:48:46
    …r of this material he built the **largest cast iron structure** ever seen. This **world first iron bridge** is over the river Severn at a place now called Ironbridge. This bridge is still standing and can be visited to this day. Abraham Darby I…
    …r, Brunel achieved many engineering "firsts", including assisting in the building of the first tunnel under a navigable river and development of **SS Great Britain** in 1843 in Bristol [[Gloucestershire]], the first propeller-driven ocean-going …
  10. Underwater Tunnel — 2020-10-11 23:44:16
    … ~- [[CategoryIndustry]]:[[1800s]] The Thames Tunnel was the first subaqueous tunnel constructed underneath a navigable river. It was built between 1825 and 1843 and designed by **Marc Isambard Brunel**. {{Image url="ThamesTunnelPlaque" class…
    …== The tunnel is 35 feet (11 m) wide by 20 feet (6 m) high, it is 434 yards (396 m) long, and 25 yards (23 m) below the river surface. When it was completed it was called the "**Eighth wonder of the world**". ::c:: Brunel was the third attempt t…
    …e assistant engineer fell ill and was replaced by Brunels son, Isambard Kingdom Brunel. {{Tag ids="Tunnel Under Water River Brunel shaft wonder"}} ::c:: == Links == [[http://www.brunel-museum.org.uk/history/rotherhithe-shaft/ | Brunel Museum…
  11. Bungee Jumping — 2020-08-17 13:17:46
    …angerous Sports == **David Kirke, Chris Baker of **Bristol**, Simon Keeling, Tim Hunt** (brother of F1 champion racing driver James) and **Alan Weston** were members of the **Oxford University Dangerous Sports Club** who were dedicated to formal…
  12. Harry Potter — 2018-10-10 17:06:49
    …omotion" width="300" }} In 1974, the Rowling family moved to **Tutshill** in the Forest of Dean and across the Severn River from Dursley. The Harry Potter series runs seven volumes, one for each year Harry Potter spends in school. ::cl:: ==…
  13. Motor Racing Circuit — 2018-05-20 20:38:53
    …ier.jpg" class="right" title="Brooklands Napier" width="" }} ::cr:: == Home of Chitty Bang Bang == The English racing driver and automobile engineer **Count Louis Zborowski** raced at Brooklands in cars that became known as '//Chitty Bang Bang/…

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