History
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St James’ Church in Ravenfield, Yorkshire
This is the first in an occasional series of sites that will not be included in any Independent Traveller’s Guide. It’s in the same basic layout (but slightly more expanded here) as listings are in the guides. Designed by the architect John Carr of York (who designed The Crescent in Buxton) and built in 1756 for Elizabeth Parkin (1703 – 1766) who was the lady of the Manor at Ravenfield Hall.… Read the rest
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The passing of clocks as we know them
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The passing of clocks as we know them
In 2018 it was reported that schools in the UK were replacing analogue clocks with digital clocks in their exam rooms as students struggle to tell the time using a clock face. For those of us of a certain age, it’s a lol wut?… Read the rest
