Mealt Falls - tumbling into the sea
There is something very "fantasy world" about waterfalls that fall straight off the edge of the world. But they do exist, and Britain's most charismatic example is Mealt Falls on the Isle of Skye, Scotland.
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Ribblehead Viaduct - a Yorkshire engineering feat
The Ribblehead Viaduct carries the Settle–Carlisle railway across Batty Moss in Ribble Valley, Yorkshire. Completed in 1874, the 400 metre-long viaduct was built to tackle the route's challenging terrain.
HP Sauce- one of Britain’s favourite accompaniments!
The recipe for HP Sauce, one of Britain’s favourite condiments, was developed by Nottingham Grocer Frederick Gibson Garton. He created the sauce in his pickling factory at the back of 47 Sandon Street in Basford in 1896.
Bazalgette - the man who took sewage off London's streets
"Sewer King" Sir Joseph William Bazalgette (1819 –1891) was a civil engineer, most famous for the creation of a sewer network for central London, which cleaned up the human waste that brought disease and stench to the capital, and consequently saved many lives over the years.
Northern Gannet - a photogenic seabird
Great big glorious gannets are often shown on our television screens nesting in huge numbers on inaccessible sea cliffs and islets. But they breed in significant numbers at only a few localities and so are an Amber List species.
Tooting Bec Lido - one of London's cool pools
Tooting Bec Lido in South London is the largest open-air fresh water swimming pool in the UK at 100m by 33m, and one of the recently revived lidos in London, now extremely popular as escapes on a hot day, and for dedicated open-air swimmers.
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