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Haunted Heritage - English Heritage
Haunted locations under the care of English Heritage. Details of paranormal happenings with pictures and stories. Information about organised tours and events is available.
http://accessibility.english-heritage.org.uk/Default.asp?WCI=Node&WCE=8698

King James 1 Community College
Provides substantive information on the college, including news, curriculum and prospectus, ex-curricular activities, exam diary, photograph galleries and its heritage.
http://atschool.eduweb.co.uk/kjames.durham/

Coetir Mynydd
Promotes public education in woodland, wildlife, local history and heritage through its work in Parc yr Ynys near Mynydd Llandegai.
http://coetirmynydd.co.uk/

Middleton Railway
A history of the railway, innovations introduced there, with links to the locomotive building heritage of Leeds.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middleton_Railway

Ulster Architectural Heritage Society
Promotes the appreciation and conservation of architecture from the prehistoric to the present in the nine counties of Ulster.
http://freespace.virgin.net/mp.hearth/

Derventio Heritage Tours
Eight day guided heritage tours of the Lake District and Cumbria, covering specific interests.
http://freespace.virgin.net/r.buckingham/introduction.htm

Modern World Wonders: Scotland's World Heritage
J.K. Gillon's illustrated description of Scotland's UNESCO inscribed World Heritage Sites: the islands of St Kilda, centre of Edinburgh and Neolithic Orkney.
http://gillonj.tripod.com/modernwonders/

Edinburgh World Heritage City
Includes heritage information, maps and images, as well as information on visiting the Capital City.
http://heritage.edinburgh.gov.uk

The Heritage Chauffeur Company Ltd
Chauffeuring service offering online or telephone booking. Photos.
http://heritagecoltd.co.uk/

Library Heritage
News, contacts and links about local writers.
http://home.freeuk.net/castlegates/creative.htm

Can-Scot
Family history and heritage from a Canadian with Scottish ancestry.
http://home.twcny.rr.com/hoylesmith/

Friends of Calverley Woods
A local group people working to preserve this woodland; includes news, an events listing, and details of progress with their Local Heritage Initiative grant.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/cberwick/fcw/

Daves Railpics of Lincolnshire and Heritage Steam Railways
A collection of Railway photographs featuring N.E. Lincolnshire railways, including East Lincolnshire line, Humber Ferry link, narrow and minimum gauge railways in the period 1960 to 2000, and UK preserved railways 1975 - 1999.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.enefer/index.html

40+ Fishing Boat Association
Bringing together people interested in fishing boat design, evolution, ownership and social history. Helping to preserve heritage and fight decommissioning.
http://homepages.enterprise.net/mlrscraine00000/

Shardlow Heritage Centre
Containing displays on the local history of this important canal transhipment port.
http://homepages.which.net/~shardlow.heritage/

The Society of Border Reivers
The history, heritage, and culture of the border reivers of the Anglo-Scottish Border are explored by this society of historians.
http://hometown.aol.com/lariatlil/Page1.html

Top Design
Specialist in the design and manufacture of information signs, interpretation panels for nature reserves and heritage sites.
http://interpretation-signage.com

Keighley and District Local History Society
Dedicated to preserving the community's long and varied heritage. Includes a message board and membership information.
http://keighleyhistory.co.uk/

Romsey Heritage Centre
Encompasses three buildings: King Johns House, the Tudor cottage and the Victorian museum. Details of prices, facilities, events and location.
http://kingjohnshouse.org.uk/

Lytham St Anne's Civic Society
A charity formed to encourage enlightened town planning, heritage preservation, and improvement of the environment and amenities.
http://lsacivic.org/

Charmouth Heritage Coast Centre
Visit our centre on the seafront. One of the countries geological, marine and coastal zone interpretation and education centres.
http://members.aol.com/charhercen/

Vale of Glamorgan Railway
Railway heritage centre based at Barry Island. Details of times of opening and costs.
http://members.aol.com/Walesrails/vogrs.htm

Worzencraft Family History
Studying the name and its variants throughout England and Wales. Includes surname heritage, suggested geographical origins and research forum.
http://members.lycos.co.uk/jworz/

Motherwell Heritage Centre
An interactive journey into the history of Motherwell from Victorian times to the present day.
http://motherwellheritage.freeservers.com

Ackworth Heritage Group
The site is dedicated to the work of Ackworth Heritage Group including ongoing projects and forthcoming events.
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/Ackworth_Heritage_Gp/

Stables and Gables
Hand carved rocking horses and dolls houses plus carve your own horse workshops at Elsecar Heritage Centre, South Yorkshire.
http://mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk/stablesandgables/

Montrose Air Station Heritage Centre
Includes photos and background on the first operating air station. [may not work in all browsers]
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/AirspeedNews/

Soft Toy Lion's "Lion Rampant" pages
Various original works outlining Scotland's culture and heritage.
http://ourworld.compuserve.com/homepages/lennich/scotland.htm

Canal_Walks
Canal walks on the Leeds Liverpool canal around the Lancashire Yorkshire border. Focus on natural and industrial heritage. Includes photo albums and events information.
http://pennine.port5.com

Prestwich Heritage Society
Preserves the local history, architecture, and culture of the Borough of Prestwich. Includes photo gallery, timeline, and events.
http://prestwich.homestead.com/

RAF-Lincolnshire
A which is dedicated to the heritage and legacy of the Royal Flying Corps and Royal Air Force during the wars of the 20th Century, focusing on units and squadrons based at Lincolnshire locations.
http://raf-lincolnshire.info/

National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales
Archive aiming is to preserve, promote and celebrate the sound and moving image heritage of Wales
http://screenandsound.llgc.org.uk

South Lincolnshire Scaffolding Ltd
The company specialise in scaffolding erection including design, heritage and commercial work.
http://sls-scaffolding.co.uk/

Stockport Unitarian Church
Stockport Unitarian Church is a church in the Liberal Christian tradition which cherishes its heritage but which also seeks to explore new horizons.
http://sparc.airtime.co.uk/unitarian-churches/c1/Stockport/

Stables Family History
Aims to document the heritage and ancestry of the Stables family from its origins in around Leeds, through to its modern expansion into South Yorkshire.
http://stableshistory.co.uk

Northern Heritage, Watermen and Boatmen ancestors.
Canal boat mailing lists for researchers, along with links to web sites containing information about those who worked or lived on the waterways of England. Also gives contact details and addresses.
http://townsleyb.members.beeb.net/Boatmen/contact01.htm

UK Punjab Heritage Association (UKPHA)
Fosters the appreciation of the Punjabi heritage in Britain and the preservation of endangered items of the Punjabi material heritage. Details of lectures across England.
http://ukpha.org/

Shenley Brook End
Locality community site with a focus on events and the village hall. With many articles on local heritage, current events diary, past events documented along with a host of local information.
http://users.powernet.co.uk/truscott2/sbe/

Harwich Maritime Heritage Trail
A virtual tour of the ancient English seaport of Harwich. Harwich Society details, local maps, guest book and links.
http://users.quista.net/farnell/

Friends of the Fleet Air Arm Webring
Dedicated to maintaining the bond of Royal Navy and Commonwealth naval aviation and its heritage of aircraft, air squadrons, ships, men and women.
http://v.webring.com/hub?ring=fleetairarmwebri

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