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...system of parks, public gardens, and playgrounds, unusual in their number and variety, had a sympathetic allure in the gray, cool light, even to the spectator passing in a hurried hansom. They have not the unity of the Boston or Chicago parkways, and I will own that I had not come to Manchester for them. What interested me more were the miles and miles of

...systems were being installed a fish pass was incorporated to enable salmon to return to their spawning grounds. During this extensive phase of building work, the interpretation of the site for visitors was largely completed. A conscious decision was taken not to attempt to reconstruct the archaeological features of the tinplate works. Rebuilding was only undertaken for...

...system adopted in government, ever since the late glorious war was terminated by a most inglorious peace, will furnish us with many serious conclusions to the effect. In the present letter I shall but lightly touch upon a few of those circumstances, to prove my assertion, which fill a very, very long and black catalogue. The lucid intervals have been few and short indeed....

...system of trade. Routes are shown, with ships and even an aircraft. The latter anticipates the first Imperial Airways services to Empire, which started in January 1927. Its speech bubbles evoke modern cartoons, and the length of shipping routes is given with precision. But the poster also evokes nostalgia and tradition, and an older age of exploration and uncertainty. Its...