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UNITED KINGDOM - England

Location - Western Europe; Capital - London; Population - England - 50.5 million; Currency - Pound Sterling MORE UK - ENGLAND

I've just added Oxford, Cambridge and Manchester to photos of Sheffield and Chester; there's also Brighton on the next page.

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eng1069 The city of Chester, in north west England, was founded by the Romans

eng1062 Most of the black-and-white painted buildings are Victorian era (19th century) - Chester

eng1052 Some form of morris dancing going on in the city centre - Chester

eng1065 The Eastgate clock - Chester

eng1050 Chester Town Hall

eng1053 Chester is known for the Rows, a series of 2 tier buildings now functioning as covered shopping arcades

eng1081 The 2 levels of the Rows can be seen here (the High Cross is on the left in the foreground) - Chester

eng1075 It is thought that the Rows date back to the 13th century - Chester.

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eng1055 Chester is set on the banks of the Dee River

eng1057 Much of Chester's city walls were built by the Romans. Above, a section of the wall overlooks the Roman Gardens

eng1060 Victorian era frontages - Chester

eng1071 Chester Cathedral

eng1084 Shops in Chester's shopping centre

eng1120 Chessboard at Carden Park Hotel, near Chester

eng1121 Evening sets in on Boxing Day 2008 at Carden Park Hotel, near Chester

eng1122 Morning frost at Carden Park Hotel, near Chester

eng1046 You'll see this newly designed square coming out of Sheffield's train station

eng1045 The Winter Garden was opened in 2003 and houses over 2,000 plants from around the world - Sheffield

eng1010 Sheffield city centre and the Town Hall

eng1025 Sheffield Town Hall was completed in 1897

eng1026 Sheffy Stan poses outside the Town Hall in the Summer of 2007 - Sheffield

eng1041 Sheffield Town Hall

eng1035 A view of Sheffield Town Hall from the Peace Gardens

eng1033 The Peace Gardens, in front of the Town Hall - Sheffield

eng1001 One of the many bars on West Street in Sheffield. At least I think it's West Street?

eng1003 Mid Town Madness in Sheffield

eng1009 The clock statues shake their thing every half hour - Sheffield

eng1011 Sheffield Cathedral is on Church Street, close to the main shopping area

eng1014 Sheffield Cathedral

eng1239 Christ Church College is one of the colleges of Oxford University - Oxford

eng1232 Christ Church College dates back to the 16th century - Oxford

eng1233 Christ Church College - Oxford

eng1234 The college is also famous as a location in the Harry Potter films - Christ Church College, Oxford

eng1236 The Great Hall of Christ Church College - Oxford

eng1238 The cathedral and cloister of Christ Church College - Oxford

eng1242 Christ Church and Merton Field - Oxford

eng1241 Close to Christ Church is the River Cherwell - Oxford

eng1243 A path leads towards Merton College - Oxford

eng1247 Merton College Chapel - Oxford

eng1248 Oriel College, Oxford

eng1249 Walk down Oriel Street to get to the city's main shopping street - Oxford

eng1250 What I presume is an Antony Gormley statue on Broad Street, Oxford

eng1254 Bodleian Library is one of the oldest libraries in the world and literally has millions of books - Oxford

eng1255 Bodleian Library - Oxford

eng1253 Bridge of Sighs, or Hertford Bridge - Oxford

eng1257a Next to Bodleian Library is the 18th century Radcliffe Camera - Oxford

eng1257 Just beyond Radcliffe Camera is the University Church of St Mary the Virgin. It's hard to make out here but perched on the clock face is a woman on a suicide bid. The police came and the area was cordoned off. I think she was talked out of it - Oxford

eng1260a University Church of St Mary the Virgin - Oxford

eng1271 Christmas shopping in Oxford

eng1273 A pub alleyway - Oxford

eng1269 Magdalen College is also part of Oxford University - Oxford

eng1268 The cloister of Magdalen College - Oxford

eng1264 Magdalen College was founded in the 15th century - Oxford

eng1265 Students of Magdalen College include Oscar Wilde, Sir John Betjeman, Jean Paul Getty and the King of Bhutan - Oxford

eng1267 The cloister walls of Magdalen College - Oxford

eng1276 Corpus Christi College in Oxford's rival academic city, Cambridge

eng1279 King's College was founded in 1441 by King Henry VI - Cambridge

eng1279a The chapel of King's College - Cambridge

eng1280 The non-students' route to the King's College Chapel entrance - Cambridge

eng1282 The interior of King's College Chapel - Cambridge

eng1289 The Great Court of King's College - Cambridge

eng1288 King's College Chapel and the Great Court - Cambridge

eng1290 The Gothic style King's College Chapel was built over the 15th and 16th centuries - Cambridge

eng1286 King's College stands next to the River Cam - Cambridge

eng1285 Anyone can hire a boat for a punt on the River Cam - Cambridge

eng1287 The River Cam, Cambridge

eng1293 Cambridge has quite a few pedestrian-only shopping streets

eng1297 Another college belonging to Cambridge University is Trinity College.
Notable students include Prince Charles, King George VI and Sir Isaac Newton - Cambridge