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A Growing Green Man

... the unusual sign of the Fitzwilliam Arms Inn at Marholm, Northamptonshire. The inn, known locally as the Green Man, is named after Sir William Fitzwilliam who was a Master of the Merchant Taylors' Company of London in 1499. London. B. L. The Green Man ...

Railway For Racing

... enable mbers of Parliament to superintend a e and run back to London in time for same night's debate. Its six engines re named after famous racehorses, ueen of Trumps, Beeswing, etc. Such an ornate building seems very ibitious for a railway approximately ...

To Frighten Church Mice

... so from Oxford. There is an old belief that such dummy birds scare away rats, mice, bats and other vermin. The church, named after St. Margaret, is associated with a legend which says that St. Frideswide was being pursued by a too- amorous Prince and ...

SHELL

... Thomas (11), of unknown history but probably raised there. The bold orange bush below is Berberis darwinii (12), a Chilean named after Charles Darwin, its discoverer in 1835 on his famous Beagle voyage. One of the finest evergreen shrubs, its flowers are ...

Gardens For The Blind

... growing below. The plants are also labelled with their botani cal and common names for people who can see. The gar den is named after a former Mayor of Hove, Councillor A. E. Brocke, who did much to bring it into existence. There is a wonderful collection ...

PRIZES GREAT AND SMALL

... Allow me to introduce you to him, sir I am sure the Admiral would be delighted.) Newmarket must have a score of races named after the Great Ones, from the Mar quis of Granby, whose noble title appears on so many inn signs, to a Falmouth or a Chesterfield ...

Quiet Backwaters

... served with after noon tea in cool and comfortable surroundings. Later, a pleasant assistant showed us around. The bedrooms, named after local histori cal associations, have wonderful views extending either across the Romney Marshes to Winchelsea and the sea ...

Autumn In Devon

... Captain and Mrs. Anthony Milliner have so charmingly refurnished and re- equipped during this last year. The bedrooms are named after their respective wallpapers, as for example, Moss Rose and Devon Violets. The fare is Devon farmhouse at its best, and ...

Seed Dressings And Birds

... painter. The dam of the colt is a product of the world-famous Dormlelo stud, many of whose products, like Donatello, are named after painters. Oddly, Sir Victor won the 1,000 Guineas and the Oaks, two years before the war, with a filly named Exhibitionnist ...