England is a nation of shed lovers, one recent survey puts the figure at 20% of us owning a shed. From garden sheds to bikes sheds, wooden sheds to metal sheds, the shed has a long history and multitude of uses aside from the storage of flower pots and the garden rake.
Shed is a derivation [...]
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Shed It!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged garden, garden sheds, gardening, history, hobbies, sheds, storage on December 5, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The SS Richard Montgomery – A Ticking Time-Bomb in The Thames
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged articles, history, maritme history, millitary, sailing, shipping on October 28, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The SS Richard Montgomery was an American Liberty ship, it sailed for only one year and a month after completion yet is still appearing on shipping news, radars and is kept under close scrutiny today. So what makes this cargo ship so special? The Montgomery, though built to serve and provide vital supplied, is now [...]
It’s the End of the World As We Know It
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged big bang, CERN, discovery, hedron collider, history, large hedron collider, proton beams, science, super hedron collider, universe on September 8, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Wednesday the 10th of September could be the last day in the history of the World, which wouldn’t be very convenient for those with travel plans at the weekend. What could cause the end of the world; a meteor strike? A mass tsunami? Or something man made? Something mechanical in the good name of ’science’ [...]
From Sheep To Starbucks: the history of coffee in a beanshell
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged coffee, drink, history on July 10, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Coffee – it’s everywhere. I know that in my town you can’t walk down the high street without going past at least four different outlets for the stuff and I’m not even talking about the cafes and restaurants. Starbucks, Costas, Neros… they spring up overnight when not so long ago the closest you could find [...]
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