Britain boasts a number of luxurious hotels, where guests can enjoy being pampered and waited on by staff whose sole purpose is to make them happy. While satisfying customers’ needs is a priority for every hotelier, if the guests are paying £20,000 per night for their accommodation, they expect only the best! © Demphoto /…
Pipes of Peace was the first solo number one recorded by the former Beatles’ member, Paul McCartney. Released in 1983, the lyrics describe the Christmas Day truce that occurred between Allied and German soldiers on the front line in France during World War I in 1914. Between 1960 and 1970, McCartney had enjoyed worldwide success…
Metal silhouettes of soldiers have been erected at iconic locations across the UK to mark the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I. Featuring 6ft tall outlines of the British “Tommy”, the moving tribute is part of the There But Not There campaign. Appearing at many locations across the country, including the sentry…
Released in 1972, British comedy film, Carry On Matron, was the 23rd in the franchise and the fourth medical comedy. It featured the largest number of the regular Carry On team to date – but for some fans, it was also the lewdest and a step too far for those who preferred the traditional saucy…
English inventor and metallurgist, Sidney Gilchrist Thomas, discovered a method of eliminating phosphorus (an impurity in some iron ores) in the Bessemer converter – the industrial process used for mass producing steel from molten pig iron. In his honour, the method became known as the Thomas-Gilchrist process, the basic process, or the Thomas process, as…
Steel has emerged as one of the 21st century’s most important substances. Widely used in the construction industry, the majority of today’s large, modern structures, including skyscrapers, stadiums, airports and bridges, are supported by a steel skeleton. Buildings with a concrete structure also use steel for reinforcing, and it’s widely used in the construction of…
“I thought I could hear the curious tone of the cornet, clarinet and big trombone.” When a brass band plays the famous and catchy song, The Floral Dance, an image of the late broadcaster, Terry Wogan, singing his own unique version on Top of the Pops back in 1978 springs to mind. The much-loved Irish…
Tubular Bells is the most famous album released by British musician and composer Mike Oldfield. As his debut album, released by Virgin Records on 25th May 1973, it consists of two long pieces of instrumental music played on a variety of instruments, including the tubular bells. The amazing thing about the album was that Oldfield…
Construction of the mighty 800-mile Trans-Alaska Pipeline began after the discovery of the largest oil field in 1968, underneath Prudhoe Bay in the United States. The finding on Alaska’s North Slope prompted the creation of an efficient and safe way to transport the oil into the marketplace. Today, the pipeline has been recognised as a…
Synonymous with power, speed, luxury and wealth, Ferrari is one of the world’s most elite sports car brands. Although the company is valued at around $21 billion, its beginnings were much more humble. Ferrari dates back to 1947, when founder Enzo Ferrari unveiled its first breed of vehicle in Maranello, Italy – the 125 S….