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  2. Brill Tramway - Wikipedia

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    Letter from Ralph Jones to the Duke, 26 June 1871 The surveyors designing the line had worked on the assumption that the wagons would have a load on each wheel of 2 + 1 ⁄ 2 long tons (2.54 t ; 2.80 short tons) and had designed the line accordingly. As it turned out, the four-wheeled wagons used had an average weight of 3 + 1 ⁄ 2 long tons (3.56 t; 3.92 short tons) and each carried 6–7 ...

  3. List of English Heritage blue plaques in the City of Westminster

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    Blue plaque originally erected in 1953 at 28 Bury Street, St James's, demolished in 1962. Plaque re-erected at 85 (formerly 44) George Street, Marylebone, London, W1U 8NH, City of Westminster in 1963. [28] Samuel Morse. (1791–1872) "American painter, and inventor of the Morse Code lived here 1812–1815". 141 Cleveland Street.

  4. Robert Gascoyne-Cecil, 3rd Marquess of Salisbury - Wikipedia

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    A History of England: Period V. Imperial Reaction Victoria 1880–1901 (vol 5, 1904); detailed political narrative; 295pp; online; also another copy Archived 4 March 2017 at the Wayback Machine; Brumpton, Paul R. Security and Progress: Lord Salisbury at the India Office (Greenwood Press, 2002) Cecil, Algernon.

  5. List of country houses in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    This is intended to be as full a list as possible of country houses, castles, palaces, other stately homes, and manor houses in the United Kingdom and the Channel Islands; any architecturally notable building which has served as a residence for a significant family or a notable figure in history.

  6. Crystal Palace, London - Wikipedia

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    London. 51°25′13″N0°04′14″W / 51.4203°N 0.0705°W. Crystal Palace is an area in South London, named after the Crystal Palace Exhibition building which stood in the area from 1854, until it was destroyed by fire in 1936. [ 2 ] About 7 miles (11 km) southeast of Charing Cross, it includes one of the highest points in London, at ...

  7. List of newspapers in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Pall Mall Gazette (1865–1923) The Pink News (2006–2007) Pink Paper; The Planet on Sunday (1996) – weekly (one edition published) Political Register (1802–1835) Poor Man's Guardian (1831–35). Edited by Henry Hetherington; The Post (1988) - daily; Preston Guardian (1844–1958) continued as Farmers Guardian

  8. List of licensed and localized editions of Monopoly: Europe

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    Pall Mall £140: Mayfair £400: In Jail/Just Visiting: Pentonville Road £120: Euston Road £100: Chance: The Angel Islington £100: King's Cross station £200: Income Tax (pay £200) Whitechapel Road £60: Community Chest: Old Kent Road £60: Go (collect £200)

  9. Monopoly (game) - Wikipedia

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    Monopoly. Monopoly is a multiplayer economics-themed board game. In the game, players roll two dice to move around the game board, buying and trading properties and developing them with houses and hotels. Players collect rent from their opponents and aim to drive them into bankruptcy.