Category: Britain’s Back Catalogue
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Why Do So Many English Places End in ‘-chester’, ‘-caster’ and ‘-cester’?
Chester, caster and cester look like three different endings. They are one ancient word, reshaped by Romans, Anglo-Saxons, Vikings and everyday speech.
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What Happened to the Argos Catalogue?
For almost fifty years, the Argos catalogue was Britain’s toy box, wish list and shopping search engine. Then the internet finished the job it had begun.
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Why Did Britain Stop Putting Cars on Trains?
British Rail once carried holidaymakers and their cars to Scotland and Cornwall. Motorail was ingenious, popular—and ultimately defeated by the motorway.
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Why Did British Shops Close on Wednesday Afternoons?
Why did British shops once close for an entire afternoon each week? The answer begins with exhausting working hours, local rivalries and a hard-won half-day off.
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