Wikipedia: The University of Oxford is made up of 43 colleges, consisting of 36 semi-autonomous constituent colleges, four permanent private halls and three societies (colleges that are departments of the university, without their own royal charter),[15][16] and a range of academic departments which are organised into four divisions.[17] Each college is a self-governing institution within the university, controlling its own membership and having its own internal structure and activities. All students are members of a college.[15] The university does not have a main campus, but its buildings and facilities are scattered throughout the city centre.
@barriehull7076
22 күн бұрын
Brighton Pavilion is worth checking out. Wikipedia: The Royal Pavilion, and surrounding gardens, also known as the Brighton Pavilion, is a Grade I listed[1] former royal residence located in Brighton, England. Beginning in 1787, it was built in three stages as a seaside retreat for George, Prince of Wales, who became the Prince Regent in 1811, and King George IV in 1820. It is built in the Indo-Saracenic style prevalent in India for most of the 19th century. The current appearance of the Pavilion, with its domes and minarets, is the work of architect John Nash, who extended the building starting in 1815.[2] George IV's successors William IV and Victoria also used the Pavilion, but Queen Victoria decided that Osborne House should be the royal seaside retreat, and the Pavilion was sold to the city of Brighton in 1850.
@barriehull7076
22 күн бұрын
Wikipedia: In 1231, 22 years after its founding, the university was recognised with a royal charter, granted by King Henry III. The University of Cambridge includes 31 semi-autonomous constituent colleges and over 150 academic departments, faculties, and other institutions organised into six schools. The largest department is Cambridge University Press & Assessment, which has £1 billion of annual revenue and reaches 100 million learners.[11] All of the colleges are self-governing institutions within the university, managing their own personnel and policies, and all students are required to have a college affiliation within the university. Undergraduate teaching at Cambridge is centred on weekly small-group supervisions in the colleges with lectures, seminars, laboratory work, and occasionally further supervision provided by the central university faculties and departments.
@barriehull7076
22 күн бұрын
Soccer is short for Association Football, it's the original name for UK Football. The F. A. means Football Association. This comment is out of order but it's about statues in Manchester, outside The Old Trafford Stadium (Manchester United F.C). Wikipedia: In association football, the United Trinity or the Holy Trinity refers to the Manchester United trio of George Best, Denis Law and Sir Bobby Charlton, who helped United become the first ever English club team to win the European Cup in 1968. George Best (22 May 1946 - 25 November 2005) was a Northern Irish professional footballer who played as a winger, spending most of his club career at Manchester United. Denis Law CBE (born 24 February 1940) is a Scottish former footballer who played as a forward for both Manchester united and Manchester City. Sir Robert Charlton CBE (11 October 1937 - 21 October 2023) was an English professional footballer who played as an attacking-midfielder, left-winger or centre-forward. He was a member of the England team that won the 1966 FIFA World Cup. He played almost all of his club football at Manchester United.
@barriehull7076
22 күн бұрын
Beatles statues in Liverpool in their case means they originated from Liverpool, but Arthur Conan Doyle has a statute in Crowborough, England, because he lived there, he is Scottish, so having a statue in a Town or City as you say is not a given as to their birth place. Jimi Hendrix has a blue plaque on the building next to where German composer Handle lived in London. London’s famous blue plaques link the people of the past with the buildings of the present. Now run by English Heritage, the London blue plaques scheme was started in 1866 and is thought to be the oldest of its kind in the world. Across the capital 1,000 plaques, on buildings humble and grand, honour the notable women and men who have lived or worked in them. Discover some of the people commemorated with blue plaques, or search for a plaque, below. The English Heritage London blue plaques scheme is generously supported by David Pearl and members of the public.
@cl7051
14 күн бұрын
Strange list. Salisbury is lovely along with some of his other choices
@LilMonkeyFella87
22 күн бұрын
A lot of the places on this list , like Weston Super Mare and Bournemouth, were HUGELY popular. They still are, but they are a bit rough now. They are in desperate need of TLC. Many seaside resorts are like this. Blackpool for example, is famous for its tower, illuminations and "Golden Mile" , but that's were all the money goes. If you step off the front down near the less popular shops not on the sea front, it starts looking rough.
@LilMonkeyFella87
22 күн бұрын
If I was ever recommending places in England to visit outside of London, itd always be Liverpool, Manchester, The Cotswold, York, Bath, Cornwall, Devon. That gives a mix of the industrial side with lots of modernisation, ancient settlements, picturesque countryside and beautiful coastal towns.
@pi1872
22 күн бұрын
That looks like a good list 👌
@barriehull7076
22 күн бұрын
Wikipedia: The "mythological theory" dates back at least to 1584, when Reginald Scot identified Robin Hood with the Germanic goblin "Hudgin" or Hodekin and associated him with Robin Goodfellow.[127] Maurice Keen[128] provides a brief summary and useful critique of the evidence for the view Robin Hood had mythological origins.
@pi1872
21 күн бұрын
Thank you so much for all the comments.
@LilMonkeyFella87
22 күн бұрын
With London, you also gotta consider, it's the biggest tourist spot in the UK , theres that many tourists, I bet half the people are not locals. It's hard judge the character of the people, unless you go away from the tourist traps and go to local businesses. If you go to a little cafe thats been there 50 years or whatever, you'd probably find the nicest people in the world
@barriehull7076
22 күн бұрын
Google: How many tourists visit London each year? London attracts around 30 million visitors from around the world every year, l Less than Paris, which is approximately 50 million.
@sjbict
14 күн бұрын
Hi loving your reactions i know you like history architecture etc, take a look at this one highest aqueduct in the world 126 feet high a world heritage site Boating the HIGHEST CANAL AQUEDUCT in the WORLD! - Ep.3 by Downie live channel
@angelataylor2049
22 күн бұрын
Yes the Beetles came from Liverpool. They say Baath in Southern England, I say Bath like yourself, I’m from near Liverpool, but I’m not a scouser. The “Ferris wheel” you called it in London is called the Millennium wheel. It’s there all the time.
@pi1872
22 күн бұрын
Thank you
@barriehull7076
22 күн бұрын
Wikipedia: The word borough derives from the Old English word burg, burh, meaning a fortified settlement; the word appears as modern English bury, -brough, Scots burgh,[1] borg in Scandinavian languages, Burg in German. Haggis is a fictional beast, no Haggis (Scottish Gaelic: taigeis) is a savoury pudding containing sheep's pluck (heart, liver, and lungs), minced with chopped onion, oatmeal, suet, spices, and salt, mixed with stock, and cooked while traditionally encased in the animal's stomach[1] though now an artificial casing is often used instead. According to the 2001 English edition of the Larousse Gastronomique: "Although its description is not immediately appealing, haggis has an excellent nutty texture and delicious savoury flavour". I have eaten it once when in Edinburgh at a Sainsbury's, it's well delish. Bristol Suspension Bridge was a mecca for suicides. Why is the Bristol suspension bridge famous? Clifton Suspension Bridge - Wikipedia The Clifton Suspension Bridge is well known as a suicide bridge and is fitted with plaques that advertise the telephone number of Samaritans. Between 1974 and 1993, 127 people fell to their deaths from the bridge. In 1998 barriers were installed on the bridge to prevent people jumping.
@pi1872
21 күн бұрын
That's crazy about the bridge .
@mattsmith5421
12 күн бұрын
That's not why the bridge is famous it's famous because it's a tribute to the greatest engineer the world has ever seen, the guy who invented the modern world ismbard kingdom Brunel
@brigidsingleton1596
23 күн бұрын
The towns or cities which are named like Nottingham, are _not_ pronounced to sound out the last three letters (___ham) it _isn't_ said like it is in North America, so _not_ "Notting_ham_" but it's 'Notting_um' ... (Nottingham) Birming_um. (Birmingham) I live in Bellingham - said as 'Belling_um' etc, okay? Yes, Oxford and Cambridge both have Universities... Cambridge is pronounced 'Came_bridge' ...(despite the river the town grew up on being called 'The Cam' - which rhymes with 'am', 'spam', 'ram' etc!) I don't care for Con's rating system, nor his excluded pictures of his least favourite places, as I think if he's down on certain towns etc, he ought to let us see pics of them to judge for ourselves. This list is purely his personal feelings/ opinion, rather than any true facts and figures as to how the people who live there think of their own hometowns / local areas. I hope there's better videos regarding the better or nicer or less satisfactory places in the UK, as I wouldn't give this guy a 'like'. I rather think that 'Steve & Lindsay' (also they have their original channel: 'Reacting To My Roots') would enjoy the towns with libraries, museums, universities, cathedrals etc in a lot of these towns and cities, far better than Con's opinions of the majority of the places on his list. A lot of Brits would wish to steer tourists away from London, as there are many places which are less expensive than London... That "big Ferris wheel" as you called it, is known colloquially as "The London Eye" and it was erected in 2000 for the Millennium celebrations, and was originally the tallest "Observation Platform" at 426* feet (*height-check required!!) and it is a bit cheaper if booked in advance online, but otherwise is about £45 (?!) and it doesn't stop moving - except, probably, for wheelchair users (like me) and the entire "flight" on 'The London Eye's takes 30 minutes and gives a great view of both the North and the South sides of the River Thames. (Pronounced 'The Temz') I travel to London fairly regularly as have to attend frequent hospital appointments via pre-booked hospital transport which collect me from my flat, take me to the hospitals, and bring me home afterwards, in my wheelchair and _with_ my daughter/carer as my escort...and I've _not_ met with _any_ rude Londoners at any time. Yes, Liverpool is / was the home of The Beatles. Haggis is the "innards" - lung, known as "lights" (Google the ingredients?!) etc - of a sheep _mixed with oatmeal_ and cooked either _in_ a real sheep's stomach, or in an artificial casing, and served with "neaps and tatties" - (which I invite _you_ to Google as to what vegetables they are?!)
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