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| Posted: 11 Dec 2011 05:57 AM PST whilst on my travels in leicester , i walked past this sign to a church which made me chuckle!  |
| War Memorial Hospital, Melton Mowbray Posted: 11 Dec 2011 08:04 AM PST Wyndham Lodge was bought by William Chaplin in 1870.He subsequently had the entire house rebuilt in Wartnaby stone by R. Winter Johnson of Melton, in 1874. The house and 15 acres of parkland were then purchased by Col Richard Dalgleish in 1920, who gifted to the town, it then became Melton & District Cottage Hospital. At the time, the local authority was looking for a suitable memorial to honour those who had fallen during the Great War, so in 1921 Wyndham Lodge finally became Melton & District War Memorial Hospital. In 1948 the Hospital was subsumed into the National Health Service, and has remained so to the present day. With the building of a new hospital in the town, the War Memorial Hospital is surplus to requirements and its present owners, Melton, Rutland & Harborough Primary Care Trust (PCT), are now disposing of the site.  By polski16811 at 2011-12-11  By polski16811 at 2011-12-11  By polski16811 at 2011-12-11  By polski16811 at 2011-12-11  By polski16811 at 2011-12-11  By polski16811 at 2011-12-11  By polski16811 at 2011-12-11  By polski16811 at 2011-12-11  By polski16811 at 2011-12-11  By polski16811 at 2011-12-11  By polski16811 at 2011-12-11  By polski16811 at 2011-12-11  By polski16811 at 2011-12-11  By polski16811 at 2011-12-11  By polski16811 at 2011-12-11  By polski16811 at 2011-12-11 |
| Posted: 11 Dec 2011 08:27 AM PST Harringworth Viaduct, on the Jurassic Way footpath in the north east of the county, was built by the Midland Railway to span the Welland Valley in 1877-79. It is 1.2km (3/4 of a mile) in length with 82 arches, each 40 feet wide, and is an impressive piece of engineering and architectural heritage. It crosses the valley of the River Welland between Harringworth in Northamptonshire and Seaton in Rutland and is the longest masonry viaduct across a valley in Britain. Also known as Welland Viaduct, it lies on the Oakham to Kettering Line and carries the twin track non-electrified line between Corby and Manton Junction, where it joins the Leicester to Peterborough line. The route is generally used for the passage of freight trains and steam train outings. The line and structure is a favourite with steam train and heritage enthusiasts, carrying a Grade II Listed Structure status and dominating this picturesque rural valley. 400 men and 120 horses built this blue brick structure of which there is estimated to be 20 million, all manufactured on site. It is 60 feet high at its highest point.  By polski16811 at 2011-12-11  By polski16811 at 2011-12-11  By polski16811 at 2011-12-11  By polski16811 at 2011-12-11  By polski16811 at 2011-12-11 By polski16811 at 2011-12-11  By polski16811 at 2011-12-11 |
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