The first trees of Kielder Forest were planted in 1926 In April 1926, a small area of experimental planting of trees took ...

Take a trip out on the London Underground’s Metropolitan Line and you soon find yourself passing through neighborhoods of semi-detached and detached houses with gardens, giving way on occasion to ...

After a century of progress in every other field, we have become worse at providing the shelter people need. The impact of ...

THE Forestry Commission has issued a small pamphlet on home-grown timber (Report on Census of Production of Home-Grown Timber, 1930. H.M. Stationery Office. Dec. 30, 1932). The object of the pamphlet ...

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A cosy Doncaster city centre pub which dates from the 1930s has been named among the best 500 bars in England. The Plough in West Laith Gate was named in the Daily Telegraph rundown of some of the top ...