Grasmere and Liverpool

England, United Kingdom 2016
P001 ... after departing Gretna Green late morning on Day 5 of our tour - continuing our scenic journey into England through the tranquil Lake District to...
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P002 The Lake District, also known as the Lakes or Lakeland, a mountainous region in Northwest England, a popular holiday destination famous for its lakes, forests...
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P003 Lake District National Park - England's largest covering an area of some 583,747 acres or 912 square miles, with park boundary width of 36 miles west-east and...
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P004 ... the 16 major lakes (surface area in square miles) within Lake District National Park - largest being Windermere-5.69 sq.miles, Ullswater-3.5,...
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P005 Village of Grasmere takes its name from the adjacent lake, associated with the Lake Poets and home of the famous Grasmere Gingerbread Grasmere created in 1854...
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P006-029 ... Grasmere village is surrounded by high ground on the river Rothay which flows into Grasmere lake approx 0.3 mile to the south, a popular tourist destination...
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P006 ... St Oswald's Church, constructed in roughcast stone with slate roofs; its plan consisting of a double nave, with a south porch and a southwest tower - the...
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P007 ... the first church in Grasmere founded by Oswald of Northumbria (King of Northumbria) in 642, the present church dedicated to St. Oswald standing on or near...
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P008-028 ... five arches rising from ground level of the church arcade and four arches above, arcade not reaching the ridge of the roof but ending in the upper tie beams...
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P009 ... St Oswald's Church in the village of Grasmere, notable for its associations with poet William Wordsworth (Wordsworth was buried in the churchyard in a very...
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P011 Arriving in Liverpool after resting in our comfy motor coach while Stuart driving us for some 95 miles from Grasmere - Liverpool, a maritime city in northwest...
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P012-032 Liverpool, city and seaport, forming the nucleus of the metropolitan county of Merseyside in the historic county of Lancashire; the city proper, a metropolitan...
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P013 ... Pier Head, a famous riverside location in the city center of Liverpool, part of the Liverpool Maritime Mercantile City UNESCO World Heritage Site, renowned...
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P014-012 ... one of Liverpool's Three Graces - Royal Liver Building, built between 1908 and 1911 consisting of two clock towers, both crowned by mythical Liver Birds...
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P015-031 ... together with Cunard Building and the Edwardian Baroque style Port of Liverpool Building, the Three Graces stand as a testament to the great wealth in the...
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P016-033 ... as a major British port, the docks in Liverpool have historically been central to the city's development; several major docking firsts occurred in the city...
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P017-036 ... look, a few small colorful boats mooring by the historic dock canal link - Port of Liverpool, the interconnected dock system linked by lock gates canals...
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P018-035 ... several areas along the waterfront undergone significant redevelopment, amongst the notable recent developments being the Echo Arena and BT Convention...
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P019-037 ... King's Dock, a dock with two branch docks on the River Mersey part of the Port of Liverpool, situated in the southern dock system connected to Wapping Dock...
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P020-038 ... King's Dock today is the single largest development on the city center Waterfront and has become an international visitor destination, spearheaded by the...
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