I'd always assumed part of it was because micro payments were so cumbersome to implement in the early days of newspaper websites so subscriptions became the default. No idea if that's actually the case though!
It's such a great image isn't it (although it does bring back very distinct memories of digging those badger sets in gloomy January weather 😂)
(obviously that material is produced from a particular angle!)
There is a good introduction to IDBs on the Association of Drainage Authorities website which might answer some of your questions: www.ada.org.uk/member_type/...
Brilliant! I always go out of my way to avoid Oxford Street because it's such a horrible experience, but this'll make it a much more attractive prospect. Crazy that it's been stymied for so long.
It wasn't all grim. Papplewick, in the Leen Valley, offers some lovely late 18th Century industrial archaeology, with networks of leats and ponds unwinding across the landscape. Here a stone structure leads to road crossing for a leat. moorpond.papplewick.org/historical/l...
Congrats on the race! Totally get what you mean about the process and just enjoying the experience of movement for its own sake. It can be really liberating when you hit that realisation with running.
Yeah, no need for kids to stop the running. Just requires a bit of organisation and communication about who wants to do what to make sure time is shared equitably.
Just realised there are no interior photos in that link, so I'll try again. This link gives a much more detailed background as to the creation of the modern reconstructions and includes photos! www.buildingconservation.com/articles/med...