Sussex Tollgates, England

The Turnpike Trusts started erecting tollgates and collecting fees for road maintainence in 1663. Sussex has over 500 turnpiked roads and an asortment of curious buildings which over the recent years has all but a few disappeared. In this video Richard Vobes goes in search of some of them.

British Phrases – Letters T to Z

Have you ever visited Britain and wondered what Brits are talking about. Maybe you need to brush up on British language for your future visit. Or maybe you just want to impress people with your knowledge of the British language, how hard can it be, after all it’s only English right?

British Phrases – Letters O to S

Have you ever visited Britain and wondered what Brits are talking about. Maybe you need to brush up on British language for your future visit. Or maybe you just want to impress people with your knowledge of the British language, how hard can it be, after all it’s only English right?

Traditional British Sports

Sports in Britian play a major role in social life. Just look at the achievements by the Great Britain team in recent Olympic events. For a small Island, British invest lots of money into sports from early as local schools upto professional levels.
Many of the world’s famous sports began in Britain, including cricket, football, lawn [...]

British History Timeline

Thousands of years ago, Great Britain was joined to Europe and was covered with ice. Around 15,000 years ago, the climate changed and became warmer. The ice age melted away and the sea levels had risen. Britain became an island of the west coast of Europe around 8000 years ago.

British Phrases – Letters K to N

Have you ever visited Britain and wondered what Brits are talking about. Maybe you need to brush up on British language for your future visit. Or maybe you just want to impress people with your knowledge of the British language, how hard can it be, after all it’s only English right?

The Super Scooby

The Jolly Fryer owner Nick Lomvardos, said: “None of our customers have ever been disappointed by the Super Scooby. We have never heard of a bigger one being served up anywhere else and we are challenging any big eaters to come along and finish one.”

Keep Calm And Carry On

The intent of the poster was to convey a message from the King to his people, to assure them that ‘all necessary measures to defend the nation were being taken’, and to stress an ‘attitude of mind’ rather than a specific aim.

Ferret Down Your Trousers?

What is Ferret Legging? Is it myth or real. Apparently people in Yorkshire England like to stick a Ferret down their trousers as a sport. Will this be at the London 2012 Olympics. A sure gurantee of a gold medal for Great Britain.

20 Quirks About British Food

The most eaten ‘convenience’ food in the world was invented by an English aristocrat with a passion for gambling, the Earl of Sandwich. To ensure he didn’t have to stop playing and to keep his hands clean for the cards, the Earl of Sandwich asked for meat to be put between two slices of bread.

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