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Cannock Chase

Cannock Chase

Cannock Chase, often referred to locally as The Chase, is a mixed area of countryside in the county of Staffordshire, England. The area has been designated as the Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty (AONB). The Chase gives its name to the Cannock Chase local government district and is a former Royal forest.

Charles Keeping, artistic master of the macabre

Charles Keeping, artistic master of the macabre

Charles Keeping (1924 – 1988) was an English illustrator, children's book author and lithographer from London. He was particularly known for monotone illustrations of myths and poems, in a misty and often blood-soaked style that is very distinctive.

Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum

Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum

Sandtoft Trolleybus Museum in South Yorkshire houses the largest collection of preserved trolleybuses in the world - with its oldest dating from 1927.

Buxton, Derbyshire's elegant spa town

Buxton, Derbyshire's elegant spa town

The spa town of Buxton is in Derbyshire, on the edge of thePeak District National Park. It is England's highest market town, sited at some 1,000 feet (300 m) above sea level.

Word processors

Word processors

In the short space in history between the typewriter and the personal computer sits the electronic word processor – a common fixture in offices from the mid-1970s to about 1990.

Of mice and men - London's smallest statue

Of mice and men - London's smallest statue

London's smallest public statue - actually, a sculpture - is there as a result of a sad anecdotal story. It can be found on a building on the corner of Philpot Lane and Eastcheap in the City of London, and depicts two tiny mice fighting over a piece of cheese.

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