Detail InformationEdit The John Rylands Library is a Victorian Gothic building on Deansgate in Manchester, England. The library, which opened to the public in 1900, was founded by Mrs Enriqueta Augustina Rylands in memory of her late husband, John Rylands. The John Rylands Library and the library of the University Of Manchester merged in July […]

Detail InformationEdit All Souls’ Church, Blackman Lane, in Leeds, West Yorkshire, England is a large Victorian Church of England parish church.All Souls’ Church was built by public subscription in one of the poorest districts of Leeds, the Leylands, as a memorial to Dr W. F. Hook, Vicar of Leeds for some 22 years and later […]

Detail InformationEdit The Belfast Wheel was a 60-metre tall transportable Ferris wheel installation in the centre of Belfast, Northern Ireland, in the grounds on the east side of Belfast City Hall. The Belfast Wheel was owned and operated by World Tourist Attractions and was brought to Belfast in partnership with Belfast City Council and the […]

Brampton – in Huntingdonshire now part of Cambridgeshire, England – is a village near Godmanchester south west of Huntingdon.Brampton has been variously known as: Brantune (11th century), Brantone, Bramptone (12th-13th century), Brauntone, Brampton (13th century). At one time the higher part of Brampton parish was forest but there are now less than 300 acres (1.2 […]

Detail InformationEdit Lambeth Cemetery, Blackshaw Road, Tooting, London SW17 0BY is in Tooting in the London Borough of Wandsworth. It is one of three cemeteries now owned by the London Borough of Lambeth (the others being the South Metropolitan Cemetery in West Norwood and Streatham Cemetery also outside Lambeth and in the London Borough of […]

Detail InformationEdit Barnes Cemetery, also known as Barnes Old Cemetery, is a disused cemetery in Barnes, south-west London, England. It is located off Rocks Lane on Barnes Common. The cemetery was established in 1854 on two acres of sandy ground purchased by the Church of England for the sum of £10. A chapel, lodge and […]

Detail InformationEdit Grosvenor Square is a large garden square in the exclusive Mayfair district of London, England. It is the centrepiece of The Mayfair property of the Duke of Westminster, and takes its name from their surname, “Grosvenor”. Many of the houses were rebuilt later in the 18th century or during the 19th century, generally […]

Detail InformationEdit The House of Sepharad – House of Memories, is a cultural centre situated right in the heart of the Jewish Quarter of Cordoba. There are permanent exhibitions and cultural activities aimed at arousing interest in this forgotten heritage and recovering memories of a tradition which is an essential part of our cultural identity: […]

Detail InformationEdit Southern Cemetery, Manchester is a large municipal cemetery in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Greater Manchester, England, three miles south of Manchester city centre: it was opened in 1879. (It was then in the Withington Local Board District and from 1894 to 1904 in Withington Urban District.) The main area of the cemetery is located to the […]