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Northampton Guildhall
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Llanthony Secunda Priory
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Llanthony Secunda Priory in Gloucester is connected to one of the supposed origins of the popular nursery rhyme, Humpty Dumpty:

Humpty Dumpty sat on a wall.

Humpty Dumpty had a great fall.

All the king's horses and all the king's men

Couldn't put Humpty together again.

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Little Wood, Threshfield
Posted 1 day 14 hours ago

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St Peter’s Church, Hever
Posted 1 day 14 hours ago

St Peter’s Church at Hever in Kent is indelibly associated with Anne Boleyn, whose family lived at the local castle. The church is interesting and ancient in its own right, though is likely outshone by its larger neighbour with its spectacular gardens.

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Kitchens Lean & Fat (1650)
Posted 2 days 14 hours ago

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Muthill Old Church
Posted 2 days 14 hours ago

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Ashes for a Crown
Posted 3 days 8 hours ago

The good and faithful servant on the sixth day of October, 1536.

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Ardoch Roman Fort
Posted 3 days 14 hours ago

 

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All Saints’ Church, Northampton
Posted 3 days 14 hours ago

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Common Scents: Pour Lui
Posted 4 days 14 hours ago

Pour Lui by Oscar de la Renta (whose trademark signature appears in gold ink on the deep blue bottle) is described as a ‘leather fragrance for men’. It certainly includes that material in its ingredients, along with other ‘base notes’ of oakmoss, labdanum, sandalwood and musk. The Perfume Club helpfully describes the likely or imagined customer base for de la Renta’s scent:

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