United Kingdom

Discover the United Kingdom: A Tapestry of History, Royalty, and Natural Wonders

Embark on a journey to the United Kingdom, an archipelago where history and modernity intertwine in a rich tapestry that spans thousands of years. Located off the northwestern coast of mainland Europe, the UK is composed of England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, each with its own unique heritage and allure. From the Neolithic Orkney to the Roman baths of Bath, the Norman conquest to the industrial revolution, the UK's legacy is as diverse as its landscapes.

Chronicles of the Isles: A Storied Past

The United Kingdom's narrative is marked by legendary monarchs, literary greats, and epoch-defining events. Its sovereignty has influenced global history, language, and culture, with a monarchy that continues to capture the world's imagination.

London: The Crown Jewel

In the heart of the UK, London stands as a global metropolis, boasting landmarks such as the Tower of London, Buckingham Palace, and the Houses of Parliament, alongside the modernity of the Shard and the cultural haven of the West End.

Edinburgh: A Capital of Culture

Travel north to Scotland's Edinburgh, where the iconic Edinburgh Castle looms over a city renowned for its festivals, arts, and the historic Royal Mile.

The Lake District: Nature's Masterpiece

England's Lake District offers tranquil beauty, with its idyllic lakes, mountainous landscapes, and literary associations with Wordsworth and Beatrix Potter.

The Giant's Causeway: Geological Splendor

In Northern Ireland, the Giant's Causeway showcases an awe-inspiring coastal landscape of basalt columns, born from volcanic fury and Irish legend.

From the rugged coasts of Cornwall to the sweeping valleys of Wales, and the picturesque glens of the Scottish Highlands, the United Kingdom invites exploration of its castles, cathedrals, and quaint villages. As you traverse through travel.frogsfolly.com, let us guide you through the UK's living history, its vibrant cultures, and its awe-inspiring natural beauty. Join us to discover the United Kingdom—a land where every stone tells a story and every landscape inspires a dream.

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<p>The second visit to Attingham Park, National Trust. This time a Spring visit on the Early May Bank Holiday Monday. The car park was a bit full, but was an overflow in a field.<br />
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Grade I Listed Building<br />
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<a href="https://historicengland.org.uk/listing/the-list/list-entry/1055094" rel="noreferrer nofollow">Attingham Park</a><br />
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Description<br />
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SJ 50 NW and<br />
SJ 50 NE ATCHAM C.P. ATTINGHAM PARK<br />
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5/28 and 6/28 Attingham Park<br />
29.1.52<br />
<br />
GV I<br />
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Mansion. 1783-5, by George Steuart for the first Lord Berwick; internal<br />
alterations of 1805-7 by John Nash. Grey Grinshill sandstone ashlar with<br />
some red brick at rear; hipped slate roofs. Central U-shaped block with<br />
curved colonnaded wings to set-back flanking pavilions. Main block:<br />
basement and 3 storeys. Basement with chanelled rustication and moulded<br />
top, moulded band linking ground-floor windows, first-floor cill band,<br />
moulded second-floor cill band, moulded cornice with blocking course<br />
above, and 8 symmetrically placed ridge stacks with moulded cornices.<br />
11 bays, 4:3:4 rhythm; glazing bar sashes; round-arched basement windows;<br />
each ground-floor window with small wrought iron balcony, moulded architrave,<br />
frieze and cornice; recessed blank rectangular panels above central 3<br />
ground- and first-floor windows. Central tetrastyle Ionic portico<br />
with attenuated unfluted columns, on panelled and moulded plinth, and<br />
supporting entablature with triangular pediment and panelled soffit with<br />
decorative moulded plasterwork. Wrought iron balustrade to plinth and<br />
curved flanking staircases with spearhead railings, oval paterae, and<br />
curtail steps with wreathed handrails and columnular newels; central half-<br />
glazed door with 2 lower flush panels and 6-part overlight. Lead downpipes<br />
with moulded semi-circular rainwater heads between second and third and<br />
ninth and tenth bays. Return fronts: 6 bays; 2:2:2 rhythm; paired<br />
pilasters supporting short sections of entablature flanking centre 2 bays;<br />
central lead downpipe. Rear: flanking wings with full-height canted<br />
bays; recessed centre has projecting circa 1807 circular stair tower with<br />
arcaded ground-floor porch and door with 6 flush panels under radial fan-<br />
light, imposts and keyed surround; full-height circular service stair-<br />
tower in angle to left. Wings and pavilions: 12-bay colonnades with<br />
quadrant link to house. Moulded plinth, unfluted Ionic columns supporting<br />
entablature with moulded cornice, and panelled parapet; balustraded parapet<br />
at rear onto inner service courtyard behind house. Wrought iron balustrade,<br />
steps up in each end bay, pilasters on rear wall, blind windows in rear<br />
wall onto inner courtyard; blocked end bays adjoining house on each side<br />
with single glazing bar sash and 6-panelled door onto colonnade; pair of<br />
2-panelled doors into pavilions; soffits with oval plaster Paterae. 2-<br />
storey pavilions, each with moulded plinth, first-floor cill band, Ionic<br />
pilasters supporting entablature with moulded cornice, and interrupted<br />
balustraded parapet; hipped roof and pair of ridge stacks with moulded<br />
cornices. 4 bays; glazing bar sashes. 3-bay outside return fronts;<br />
central bay slightly recessed and outer bays have recessed blind round-<br />
arches, that towards front with blind window and blind lunette above, and<br />
that to rear with blind lunette; inner return fronts have recessed blind<br />
round arches with blind lunettes in bay to rear and central porch with<br />
moulded cornice and blocking course, blind doorway to courtyard with lunette,<br />
and that to north-east pavilion with 6-panelled door to rear. Rears of<br />
pavilions of 3 bays; south-west pavilion with red brick ground floor and<br />
pair of central half-glazed doors. Interior: symmetrical arrangement of<br />
largely masculine apartments to the left of the entrance hall- and largely<br />
feminine to the right; by George Steuart alterations by Nash include<br />
blocking the former entrance-hall screen, creating a top-lit picture<br />
gallery behind, and a new staircase beyond. Entrance hall: 3 x 3 bays;<br />
scagliola Ionic pilasters 3/4 and columns to former screen, supporting guilloche-<br />
ornamented frieze and dentil cornice; panelled enriched plaster ceiling;<br />
inlaid marble chimney-piece set in a blind arch on the north-east wall;<br />
pairs of 3-panelled doors with doorcases consisting of moulded architraves,<br />
and console brackets supporting moulded cornices; marbled walls and<br />
grisaille panels of circa 1807 by Nash; service stair to basement against<br />
south-west wall also by Nash. Picture gallery: 1807, by Nash; screen<br />
of 2 Corinthian columns at each end; guilloche band above plinth and over<br />
doorways, fluted frieze and dentil cornice; coved toplight to central<br />
space with curved cast iron ribs from Coalbrookdale, reputedly the earliest<br />
use of curved cast iron ribs to support window frames; central flat part<br />
of ceiling with guilloche boarder; rare chamber organ of 1796 by Samuel<br />
Green. Staircase: circa 1807 by Nash; circular well with reeded walls;<br />
single flight to landing and 2 curved flights up to first floor; inlaid<br />
risers, wrought iron scrolled balustrade, wreathed curtails with columnular<br />
newels and inlaid ramped handrail. Right-hand suite of rooms begins with<br />
the Drawing Room: moulded plaster wall panels, enriched plaster frieze<br />
and moulded cornice, painted and gilded enriched plaster ceiling consisting<br />
of wide bands with wreaths, and remaining space with swags, arabesques -<br />
and further vine-leaf wreaths, and pairs of sphinxes at ends flanking<br />
lamps; chimney-piece by John Deval the younger has pairs of Corinthian<br />
columns, oval panels in frieze above and central marble relief panel.<br />
The small Drawing Room or Sultana Room: guilloche-ornamented dado rail;<br />
large segmental-arched recess in one wall with delicately painted spandrels<br />
and flanked by attenuated paired Corinthian half-columns; enriched frieze<br />
and moulded cornice; delicate enriched plaster ceiling with painted roundels.<br />
East Anteroom: fluted frieze with triglyphs and paterae; segmental vault;<br />
French painted wallpaper of circa 1815. Lady Berwick's Boudoir: circular<br />
room; attached Corinthian columns supporting frieze with palmette ornament<br />
and moulded cornice; dome with husk-ornamented bands and segments with<br />
plaster wreaths and flaming lamps; wall panels and 6-panelled doors (some<br />
only to cupboards) with delicate painted arabesques and painted roundels;<br />
fireplace probably by John Deval of 1785 with ornamented frieze, console<br />
brackets supporting cornice, and central roundel above with marble relief.<br />
Left-hand suite of rooms begins with Dining Room: wall panels with inlaid<br />
guilloche-ornamented borders; rich plaster frieze and cornice; enriched<br />
plaster ceiling consisting of wide bands with wheat-ear decoration, wreaths<br />
of vine leaves, and circular plaques in relief; doorcases with console<br />
brackets supporting moulded cornices; chimney-piece probably by John Deval<br />
consisting of paired Ionic columns and ornamented frieze with central relief<br />
panel; English carpet of circa 1800. Library: austerely decorated with<br />
palmette and urn frieze, and moulded cornice. West Anteroom or Anti-<br />
Library: enriched plaster frieze and moulded cornice. Lord Berwick's<br />
Study or The Octagon Room: octagonal plan; unfluted pilasters with<br />
acanthus capitals; enriched plaster frieze, moulded cornice with guilloche;<br />
ornament on soffit; dome with plaster arabesque enrichment and putti;<br />
book cupboards with flanking paired pilasters supporting frieze and cornice,<br />
and diamond-leaded doors; inlaid chimney-piece. Ground floor east passage:<br />
groin vaulted with guilloche-ornamented bands. South-west pavilion contains<br />
Outer Library: giant order of Corinthian pilasters supporting enriched<br />
plaster frieze and cornice; panelled enriched plaster ceiling; bookcases<br />
with grisaille panels above (library not inspected at time of resurvey).<br />
First-floor rooms contain moulded cornices and Neo-classical fireplaces,<br />
one room contains pilasters. The house was built immediately in front of<br />
the early C18 Tern Hall, now largely demolished. Steuart's original<br />
scheme was to have had an entrance hall, much as built, leading into a<br />
domed circular staircase hall with an axial corridor leading in turn to<br />
a 2-storey library occupying the centre of the old Tern Hall. Initially<br />
as built a screen of coupled columns divided the entrance hall from a<br />
more modest staircase hall and Tern Hall was used as offices or servants'<br />
accommodation. Nothing survives of this arrangement as the screen was<br />
blocked by Nash in 1807 when the picture gallery and new staircase were<br />
built. The house contains Steuart's original plans and drawings,<br />
including those showing the alternative scheme for the staircase and<br />
library; there is also a water colour by Augustus Charles Pugin showing the picture gallery with oval lights instead of those as executed. The house is<br />
important as a largely unaltered late C18 mansion showing the influence<br />
of French Neo-classicism, and also in the early use of structural cast<br />
iron in the picture gallery. The Park was initially laid out by Thomas<br />
Leggett between 1769 and 1772, but is now largely the result of Humphry<br />
Repton's recommendations in his Red Book of 1797-98. The bridge, ha-ha<br />
and most of the planting probably date from this time. The Red Book<br />
is kept in the house. H. Avary Tipping, Attingham, CL, Vol.XLIX (Feb.<br />
5th, 1921), Pp.158-166 and 186-193; Michael Rix, Attingham Hall, CL,<br />
Vol.CXVI (October 21st, 1954), Pp.1350-3; Christopher Hussey, English<br />
Country Houses: Mid-Georgian, 1760-1800, CL, Pp.195-202; J. Cornforth<br />
et al, Attingham Park, The National Trust (1981).<br />
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Listing NGR: SJ5498909891</p>
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<p>Church Square<br />
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Leighton Buzzard May Day Fair 2026<br />
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4 May 2026</p>
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<p>At the Bridestones above Todmorden on the Calderdale Way hike</p>
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<p>Walking along the Calderdale Way towards Hebden Bridge from Todmorden</p>
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<p>At the Bridestones above Todmorden on the Calderdale Way hike</p>
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<p>66704 'Colchester Power Signalbox' approaches March with a weekend engineers train bound for Whitemoor yard on the 5th March 2006.<br />
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On my YouTube Channel, UK Rail Freight Focus, Whittlesea, March, Manea and Ely <a href="https://youtu.be/wLIYT14Qe5o?si=EBZTi_PXNvV9Ct4b" rel="noreferrer nofollow">youtu.be/wLIYT14Qe5o?si=EBZTi_PXNvV9Ct4b</a></p>
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<p>02.02.2024 Heswall, Wirra l, UK. More than 100 mostly unused boats, dinghies, trailers and other marine related items have been at Banks Road slipway and foreshore for a number of years.</p>
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<p>Paste-up street art by Mowcka, seen in London, England.</p>
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<p>Stencil street art in London, England depicting a woman with an automatic weapon.</p>
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