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Knightstone Island, Weston-super-Mare – A History

Knightstone Island, Weston-super-Mare – A History

Knightstone Island in 1806 Plan of Weston-super-Mare showing Knightstone Island in 1806.  From The First Guide to Weston-super-Mare 1822, edited by...

Horsleydown, Bermondsey, London in the Late 19th Century

Horsleydown, Bermondsey, London in the Late 19th Century

Horsleydown is an area of Bermondsey that centres around the foot of the south approach to Tower Bridge and dates...

Nether Stowey, Somerset

Nether Stowey, Somerset

Please Note: This post is currently a work-in-progress and is just a draft post. XJF448264 Coleridge's Cottage, Nether Stowey (engraving)...

Brislington House – Lunatic Asylum

Brislington House – Lunatic Asylum

L0012305 Engraving: Brislington house Credit: Wellcome Library, London. Wellcome Images images@wellcome.ac.uk http://wellcomeimages.org Facade and gardens of Brislington house. Engraving History...

The Bath Hotel, Weston-super-Mare

The Bath Hotel, Weston-super-Mare

My interest in the history of The Bath Hotel (later known as The Imperial and now OLEA) in Weston-super-Mare first...

The Royal Hotel, Weston-super-Mare

The Royal Hotel, Weston-super-Mare

Weston-super-Mare has been a popular seaside health and leisure resort for around two hundred years. It was founded because of...