an expanse of water of approximately .5 mile long situated on the north bank of the river thames in east london sandwiched between custom house & silvertown in londons borough of newham. it was originally built as a working dock opening in 1855 but ceased operating in 1981.
The streets of London
They promote the discovery, understanding, enjoyment, and responsible use of the natural world.
Scenes of London at night.
I like this B&B in West Hampstead. I like the spirit of the neighbourhood.
Nature's Air-Conditioned City
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The history of Bluefield begins in the 1780s, when two families settled in a rugged and remote part of what is now southern West Virginia, and built a small village with a mill, a church, a one-room schoolhouse, and a fort for defending the small settlement against invasions by the much larger Shawnee Indian tribe on the banks of the Bluestone River. The Davidson and Bailey family had to sell a portion of their land when in 1882, Captain John Fields, of the Norfolk and Western Railroad pioneered the area and began building a new railroad through the hills of Bluefield (named after the chicory flowers in the area that painted the landscape a purplish blue hue during the summer) and nearby Harman, Virginia.
Underneath the feet of the Davidsons and Baileys lie the largest and richest deposit of bituminous coal in the world - the soft burning coal which was ripe for fueling the industrial machines of the developing world.
Borough Market is London’s oldest food market. It was established on the south bank of the Thames when the Romans built the first London Bridge.
Greenwich is a short trip from Central London and allows you to take a break from the city and take in some few hundreds of years of history as well.