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The East Tower was built in 1190AD in the reign of King Richard I (The Lionheart) by Sir Walter Espec. Also the Castle Chapel remains can be seen with a corner of a wall still standing. The chapel was damage during the seige during the Wars of The Roses.
"Les Feuilles Mortes", was a popular French song written shortly after the end of WWII, a song well loved by my Paris-centric father. It came to mind when I was walking by Unionville and saw a lone man walking away on this bridge flanked by wind swept autumn leaves. A most beautiful version of the song was sung by Andrea Bocelli and Veronica Berti. www.youtube.com/watch?v=qNKhpG3apQU
Three three young ladies were determined to have a swim and stayed in the water for five whole minutes..the bad news was they felt frozen, the good news is if they do that every day there is a possibility they will not get Alzheimer's...
Need a little extra motivation to brave the lido this autumn? Cold water swimming may protect the brain against degenerative diseases such as dementia.
Thatâs according to a new study from Cambridge University. It found that a âcold-shockâ protein was present in the blood of regular users of Londonâs Parliament Hill Lido, the presence of which has been shown to slow the onset of dementia.
Parkgate is a village on the Wirral Pennisula. Its popular with tourists and bird watchers and was visited by Handel in 1742
Because cranes have higher temperatures and smaller bodies than humans, they lose body heat more readily. During colder weather like at the time of this photo, they sometimes lay down on the ground to preserve their body temperature when resting.