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Britannia Panopticon Music Hall

The worlds oldest surviving music hall.

Built in 1857 by Thomas Gildard and H. M. McFarlane, the Britannia Panopticon Music Hall hosted some of the biggest names on the Music hall circuit and quickly became famed as being the most... »

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Medieval Clock at Salisbury Cathedral

Oldest working clock anywhere in the world

In 1928, a clock enthusiast visiting Salisbury Cathedral’s 1884 turret clock noticed something unusual: a second large, wrought iron clock mechanism was also sitting in the tower, apparently... »

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