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This Yorkshire wonder is still a model village 170 years later

May 6, 2024 by lyka

If you gave a child a sketchpad and asked them to draw a model village, they would come up with something like Saltaire. Beautiful stone houses with flower boxes? Tick. A beautiful park with play areas and a nice bandstand? Tick. A babbling river and a beautiful canal? Tick. A train to the big city? … Read more

The Merseyside residential area that influenced the Garden City movement

March 22, 2024 by lyka

Bridge Cottage, one of the Arts & Crafts houses in Port Sunlight – PA Thompson/Image Bank Arriving in Port Sunlight from the south was not exactly promising. The highways took me past a warren of oil refineries, chemical plants, fertilizer manufacturers and a uranium enrichment plant. Every brief glimpse of the Mersey was framed by … Read more