John Burke's English Curiosities
A collection of buildings and artifacts each with a story to tell...


The Written Stone


Clitheroe Castle

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Witches, Fairies and Things That Go Bump... It was a frightening place was England in previous centuries! A few things to wonder about...
Updated 30 Jan 2000
Churches and Churchyards To balance things up, a look at a few ancient religious places.
Updated 20 June 1998
Standing Stones Cromlechs, Menirs, and as a bonus, the odd barrow or two!
Updated 19 Aug 2007
Stone Circles Stonehenge, Avebury and one or two more besides.
Updated 14 Jan 2008
Heysham A beautiful Lancashire village packed with curiosities.
Updated 30 Jan 2000
Windmills Once a common sight, now a tourist attraction! Come for a "sail"...
Updated 11 Oct 97
Iron Age Hillforts Where our ancestors lived - you can come down now, Grandad...
Updated 24 November 2000
Miscellaeneous Press Gangs, Cotton Bales and Romans...
Updated 24 November 2000
UK Castles A look at a few famous and some not-so-famous castles.
Updated 24 April 2000

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