Monthly Archives: June 2016

Food On The Move: The Extraordinary World Of The Motorway Service Area

Posted on June 29, 2016 by

Food on the Move is a lustrously presented social and cultural history of the motorway service area in Britain. After finding the distant origins of this non-place in the coaching inns of the turnpike era, David Lawrence traces the germination of … Continue reading →

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Newcastle Through the Eyes of Nazi Planners

Posted on June 27, 2016 by

When war planners during the Second World War settled on aerial bombing raids as an effective strategy, the need for an unprecedented level of geographic intelligence intensified. In order to ensure maximum destruction both sides looked beyond traditional military targets—weapons … Continue reading →

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England’s Underwater Cities – Plashetts

Posted on June 18, 2016 by

In a testament to the power of the legend of Atlantis, myth seems prevail when whispers of any potential underwater city are in the air. For decades the legend that an obscure mining village called Plashetts was submerged to facilitate … Continue reading →

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England’s Underwater Cities – Dunwich

Posted on June 18, 2016 by

For centuries we have delighted in the mythical possibility that the lost city of Atlantis remains undisturbed and exportable under the sea. Adventurers, explorers and even scientific investigators have dived into the mystery with the hopes of seeing the sunken … Continue reading →

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