The Shard
The Shard, also referred to as the Shard London Bridge and formerly London Bridge Tower, is a 95-storey mixed-use development supertall pyramid-shaped skyscraper, designed by the Italian architect Renzo Piano, in Southwark, London, that…
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Scatsta Airport was a commercial airport on the island of Mainland, Shetland in Scotland located 17 NM north of Lerwick and 5 mi southwest of Sullom Voe Terminal.
Huddersfield Town A.F.C.
Huddersfield Town Association Football Club is a professional association football club based in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, England. The club competes in , the third tier of English football.
Royston railway station
Royston railway station serves the town of Royston, in Hertfordshire, England. The station is 44 mi from London Kings Cross on the Cambridge Line. Trains serving the station are operated by Thameslink and Great Northern.
1854 Broad Street cholera outbreak
A severe outbreak of cholera occurred in 1854 near Broad Street (now Broadwick Street) and Golden Square in Soho, London, England, during the worldwide 1846–1860 cholera pandemic. The outbreak (also known as Golden Square outbreak), which…
Ashington A.F.C.
Ashington Association Football Club is a football club based in Ashington, Northumberland, England. They are currently members of the and play at Woodhorn Lane.
District line
The District line is a London Underground line running from in the east and Edgware Road in northwestern Central London to in west London, where it splits into multiple branches. One branch runs to in south-west London and a short branch,…
Hammersmith & City line
The Hammersmith & City line is a London Underground line that runs between Hammersmith in west London and in east London. Coloured pink on the Tube map, it serves 29 stations over 25.5 km. Between and it skirts the City of London, the…
Docklands Light Railway
The Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is an automated light metro system primarily serving the redeveloped Docklands area of London and providing a direct connection between London's two major financial districts, Canary Wharf and the City of…
Brixton Academy
O2 Academy Brixton (originally known as the Astoria Variety Cinema, previously known as Carling Academy Brixton, or Brixton Academy, is a mid-sized concert venue located in South London, in the Lambeth district of Brixton.
Islam Channel
Islam Channel is a UK-based, free-to-air, English language, Islamic-focused satellite television channel and online media platform funded by advertising and donations. It was founded in 2004 by Mohamed Ali Harrath, a Tunisian activist and…
SS Nomadic
SS Nomadic is a former tender of the White Star Line, launched on 25 April 1911 at Belfast, that is now on display in Belfast's Titanic Quarter. She was built to transfer passengers and mail to and from the ocean liners RMS Olympic and RMS…
