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Which one would you pick

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Sir I'am Brown I was told to report to you by the upper 5th I am yours for the night

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[ltwilliammowett]

H.M.S. Prince – First Rate, 110 Guns (Jury Rigged) in Portsmouth Harbour. 1828

Shown with her original ornate stern balconies - before the introduction of the later closed stern design - the vessel is jury rigged, indicating temporary repairs or reduced rigging.

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Shrewsbury Abbey, home of Br. Cadfael!

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Debutantes bow to King George V and Queen Mary during the first court of 1922 at Buckingham Palace. Each debutante curtsies twice before withdrawing

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Yul Brynner, London - 1959

[richwall101]

Childhood Memories - Three Boys share their Fish & Chips in newspaper wrapping in the 1950's (Its no longer permitted to serve Fish and Chips wrapped in newspapers)

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[master-john-uk]

I do not recall ever being served fish & chips in newspaper, but apparently it was still quite common in the 1980's.

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Guards

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Summer blooms in the Cotswolds

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Fifteen years at the most famous front door in Britain — and still no interest in the paperwork. Meet Larry, Chief Mouser to the Cabinet Office since 2011 — fifteen years on the job — here in the entrance hall of 10 Downing Street. Beside him sits a despatch box: handmade to carry the confidential documents of office, and at home in this building. Two fixtures of No. 10 — one keeps the mice down, the other keeps the papers secure and safe. For over 250 years, Barrow Hepburn & Gale has made the boxes that carry the business of state — built by hand to last, despatch box after despatch box. As for whether Larry is impressed by any of it — we prefer to keep his miaows confidential.

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This is possibly one of the oldest surviving banqueting houses or hunting lodges in England.

Letheringham Lodge in Suffolk was built for Sir John Wingfield, a courtier at the Yorkist court, who commissioned it at the edge of the deer park on the family’s estate.

Medieval hunting lodges of this kind were once common on aristocratic estates, but almost none survive today, making this a rare and remarkable building.

The building displays exceptional medieval carpentry, including moulded timber beams and ornamented dragon posts. Its unusual square plan allowed views across the deer park, in all directions.

Scientific wood-dating techniques have confirmed that the Lodge was built around 1475, making it possibly one of the earliest surviving of its type in England.

Now, Letheringham Lodge has been upgraded to Grade I listed status, the highest level of heritage protection.

Letheringham Lodge, Woodbridge, Suffolk | Grade I listed.

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 In 1984, the Leander-class frigate HMS Jupiter became wedged under London Bridge after the captain had declined to use available tugs to help navigate the currents of the Thames. The accident resulted in significant damage to both the ship and the landmark. The captain was court-martialed and severely reprimanded.