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Tetney
Tetney is a village in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, just west of the Prime Meridian. History On the edge of the village is the site of a Marconi Beam Station from where telegrams were sent to Australia and India as part of the Imperial Wireless Chain in 1927. When built it was state of the art, and it is important in the history of telecommunications because it established the first radio link between the United Kingdom and Australia. Only the bases for the masts remain; the administration buildings are now a small industrial complex. Ordnance survey maps from the 1920s show an agricultural tramway running from the Humberstone Road (B1198) through Bishopthorpe to Low Farm. Such tramways often used WW1 narrow gauge trench railway equipment to allow year-round access to soft fenland fields. The area is now a wind farm. Tetney Lock was the location of a heliport run by Bristow Helicopters which transported personnel to North Sea oil and gas rigs, but i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louth Navigation
The Louth Navigation was a canalisation of the River Lud. It ran for from Louth in Lincolnshire, England, to Tetney Haven, at the mouth of the Humber. It was authorised by act of Parliament in 1763 and completed in 1770, under the supervision of the engineer John Grundy Jr. and then by James Hoggard. Eight locks were required to overcome the difference in altitude, six of which were constructed with sides consisting of four bays. The act did not provide the normal provisions for raising capital for the construction, as finance could only be obtained by leasing of the tolls. When completed, the commissioners leased the tolls to Charles Chaplin, who held ten shares and was also a commissioner, for an initial period of seven years. When the lease was due for renewal, no other takers were found, and Chaplin was granted a 99-year lease, despite the fact that the act did not authorise such an action. He collected the tolls but failed to maintain the navigation. When complaint ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Beam Station
The Imperial Wireless Chain was a strategic international communications network of powerful long range radiotelegraphy stations, created by the British government to link the countries of the British Empire. The stations exchanged commercial and diplomatic text message traffic transmitted at high speed by Morse code using paper tape machines. Although the idea was conceived prior to World War I, the United Kingdom was the last of the world's great powers to implement an operational system.Empire Wireless Papers Past, Evening Post (New Zealand), published 1923-04-23, accessed 2010-10-03 The first link in the chain, between in ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tetney Lock
Tetney Lock is a part of Tetney, East Lindsey, Lincolnshire, England. The East side of the canal leads out to the North Sea, and the West Side leads to Louth. It is a popular fishing and kayaking Kayaking is the use of a kayak for moving over water. It is distinguished from canoeing by the sitting position of the paddler and the number of blades on the paddle. A kayak is a low-to-the-water, canoe-like boat in which the paddler sits fac ... location. A pub, called "The Crown and Anchor" also lies near the water source. Events In 2011 the leg of a 33 year old named Adam Vincent was found in the Tetney Lock canal. The case may have been related to Mr.Vincent's drug use as he was a drug addict. 5 men were arrested over the murder of Mr.Vincent. Geography of Lincolnshire {{Lincolnshire-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humber Refinery
The Humber Refinery is a British oil refinery in South Killingholme, North Lincolnshire. It is situated south of the railway line next to the A160; Prax Group's Lindsey Oil Refinery is north of the railway line. It is situated approximately ten miles north west of Grimsby, and processes approximately of crude oil per day. It is owned by Phillips 66 since the split of ConocoPhillips on 1 May 2012 History At the time of construction Continental Oil (Conoco) owned the Jet distributor of petrol. Jet was formed in 1953 and was based nearby in Keadby in northern Lincolnshire. In June 1961 Continental Oil bought Jet Petroleum, and its 400 garages. In 1960 Continental had bought the German petrol company Sopi, and its 300 garages. The refinery was first planned in July 1964, and in August 1964 it was expected to cost £15 million, and to be operational by late 1966. Construction Construction started in August 1966. It was built for Continental Oil (UK) Ltd. It was origin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
A1031 Road
The A1031 is a major secondary route in Lincolnshire that runs most of the North East England, North East coast of the county. It is 24.75 miles (39.8 km). It runs from Cleethorpes at Love Lane Corner Roundabout with the A46 road and ends at the A1104 road at Mablethorpe. History In 1922, the A1031 followed the coast, going from Grimsby to Cleethorpes, and ended on the A1030 (now A46 road, A46). It was later expanded south, along the B roads in Zone 1 of the Great Britain numbering scheme, B1198 up to the A1098 road, A1098. It was then extended all the way to Mablethorpe during the 1950s. After the construction of the A180 road (England), A180 in 1983, the northern section of the A1031 was reclassified, but it was not upgraded, making it the only unimproved section of A180. Route Cleethorpes to Humberston The road starts at Love Lane Corner with the A46 road. It runs for approximately 1 mile to Hewits Circus where it crosses the A1098 road. It then passes Tesco into H ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Louth And Horncastle (UK Parliament Constituency)
Louth and Horncastle is a Constituencies of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, constituency in Lincolnshire represented in the House of Commons of the United Kingdom, House of Commons of the UK Parliament since 2015 United Kingdom general election, 2015 by Victoria Atkins, a Conservative Party (UK), Conservative. Boundaries History of boundaries From 1885 to 1983, Louth, Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency), Louth and Horncastle (UK Parliament constituency), Horncastle both existed as separate constituencies. Then in 1983, Horncastle was moved into the new seat of Gainsborough and Horncastle, while Louth, Lincolnshire (UK Parliament constituency), Louth was moved into the newly formed East Lindsey (UK Parliament constituency), East Lindsey constituency. These boundaries remained the same until 1997, when the current Louth and Horncastle constituency was formed. 1997–2010 The District of East Lindsey wards of Alford, Chapel St Leonards, Coningsby, Donington on Bai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Holton-le-Clay
Holton-le-Clay is a village and civil parish in the East Lindsey district of Lincolnshire, England, around south of Grimsby. History Ditched enclosures and boundaries of possible prehistoric or Roman origin have been found, and earthworks of Medieval origin, with toft and croft, tofts and crofts, are evident within and around the village. In the Domesday Book of 1086, the village is written as "Holtone". It was within the Manorialism, manor of Tetney in the then Lindsey (government district), Lindsey North Riding, and prior to the Norman conquest of England, Norman conquest under the lordships of a Swein and Thorgisl. By 1086 the manor had fallen under the lordship of Ivo Taillebois. In 1885 ''Kelly's Directory'' noted a parish area of acres, and an 1881 population of 283. Production of crops was chiefly of wheat, barley, oats, turnips and seeds. Principal landowners included the Aldred Lumley, 10th Earl of Scarbrough, Earl of Scarborough Deputy Lieutenant, DL, and George ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wesleyanism
Wesleyan theology, otherwise known as Wesleyan–Arminian theology, or Methodist theology, is a theological tradition in Protestant Christianity based upon the ministry of the 18th-century evangelical reformer brothers John Wesley and Charles Wesley. More broadly it refers to the theological system inferred from the various sermons (e.g. the Forty-four Sermons), theological treatises, letters, journals, diaries, hymns, and other spiritual writings of the Wesleys and their contemporary coadjutors such as John William Fletcher, Methodism's systematic theologian. In 1736, the Wesley brothers travelled to the Georgia colony in America as Christian missionaries; they left rather disheartened at what they saw. Both of them subsequently had "religious experiences", especially John in 1738, being greatly influenced by the Moravian Christians. They began to organize a renewal movement within the Church of England to focus on personal faith and holiness, putting emphasis on the import ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fish And Chips
Fish and chips is a hot dish consisting of batter (cooking), battered and fried fish, served with French fries, chips. Often considered the national dish of the United Kingdom, fish and chips originated in England in the 19th century. Today, the dish is a common Take-out, takeaway food in numerous other countries, particularly English-speaking and Commonwealth of Nations, Commonwealth nations. Fish and chip shops first appeared in the UK in the 1860s, and by 1910 there were over 25,000 of them across the UK. This increased to over 35,000 by the 1930s, but eventually decreased to approximately 10,000 by 2009. The British government safeguarded the supply of fish and chips during the First World War and again in the Second World War. It was one of the few foods in the UK Rationing in the United Kingdom, not subject to rationing during the wars, which further contributed to its popularity. History The British tradition of eating fish battered and fried in oil may have been i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
