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Tag: canal

  • Dan points to a bricked-up first storey window on a stone building used by a funeral services company.

    Window Tax

    Britain and the Netherlands both had window taxes at various times. But the social and architectural effects were quite different.

    Read more - about 7 minutes (1646 words)

    • Article
    • with an accompanying podcast
    • 7 comments
    • posted 28 April, 2024
  • Chemistry experiments on the banks of the Oxford Canal.

    Water Science

    Dan and the kids participate in some citizen science, testing the water quality in the Oxford Canal.

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    • Article
    • 7 comments
    • posted 21 September, 2019
  • Image representing post: Anniversary Break

    Anniversary Break

    Dan and Ruth celebrate their 12th anniversary by cycling across Scotland.

    Read more - about 21 minutes (4918 words)

    • Article
    • 7 comments
    • posted 28 June, 2019
  • Image representing post: Narrowboating

    Narrowboating

    Back in the summer, Dan went narrowboating with Ruth, JTA, and Matt P, and the experience slowed his thinking so much that it took him several months to blog about it.

    Read more - about 8 minutes (1843 words)

    • Article
    • 3 comments
    • posted 12 December, 2013
  • Scotland Etc.

    A quick summary of a holiday (and a series of associated trips on the side) that Ruth and I took a fortnight ago (yeah; I've been busy). Ruth has already written a little about the trip. I'd hoped to blog "on the move", but a combination of low signal and low energy after a day โ€ฆ

    Read more - about 9 minutes (2068 words)

    • Article
    • 1 comment
    • posted 16 June, 2009

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