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Museums
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The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) is the oldest medical college in England. Its collections relate to the history of the College, and to the physician's profession.

Collections range from portraits, providing a pictorial and sculptural record of presidents, fellows and other physicians associated with the RCP, from its foundation in 1518 to the present, the fascinating Symons collection of medical instruments, and the Hoffbrand collection of apothecary jars.

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Religious Buildings
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The diverse inhabitants of this large London cemetery include engineer Isambard Kingdom Brunel (d. 1859), newsagent W.H.Smith (d. 1865), computer pioneer Charles Babbage (d. 1871), tightrope walker Charles Blondin (d. 1897), novelists William Thackeray (d. 1863), Anthony Trollope (d. 1882) and Wilkie Collins (d. 1889), and Major Walter Wingfield (d. 1912), the inventor of lawn tennis.

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The simple tomb of Sir Winston Churchill can be found in the grounds of St Martin. He was buried here in 1965 after the last non-royal state funeral in Britain. He shares the cemetery with his wife, Clementine, his mother and other members of the Churchill family.

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Women's rights pioneer Mary Wollstonecraft (d. 1797) and her husband William Godwin (d. 1836), were buried here, along with their daughter, Mary Shelley (d. 1851), the author of Frankenstein, and the heart of her husband, Percy Shelley (d. 1822). Other graves include that of the inventor of the Bailey bridge, Sir Ronald Bailey (d. 1985).

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Science & Technology
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A museum housing the world's largest selection of working vintage computers. It tells the story of computing from the 1940s Colossus computer, which helped the father of computers Alan Turing break the Nazi Enigma Code machine in the Second World War, through the monster mainframes of the 1970s, home computers of the 1980s to the Touchtable of the present. Most machines are working and many are hands-on.

The National Museum of Computing is located on the secret wartime codebreaking campus of Bletchley Park.

Victorian style shop filled with memorabilia of Norwich’s most famous export
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Factory Visits & Industry
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Colman’s have been making fine quality mustards in Norfolk for 200 years and this tradition is celebrated in Colman’s Mustard Shop & Museum. Housed in the historic Art Nouveau Royal Arcade near Norwich Market, the shop is a careful replica of a Victorian trade premises.

Displays illustrate all aspects of the history and production of Colman’s mustard, with many historic items on show such as wartime mustard tins and Victorian and Art Deco mustard pots.

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The Anaesthesia Heritage Centre at the Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland was founded from a donation by A Charles King but has since embraced numerous contributions. The collection encompasses the entire history of anaesthesia, from Morton's demonstration of ether inhalation in 1846 to modern anaesthetic machines and appliances still in use today. An archive and library provide excellent facilities for research into the history of anaesthesia.

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Museums
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The Medical and Chirurgical Society of London was founded on 22nd May 1805 with the aim of bringing together physicians and surgeons in order to further scientific, professional and social communication. This body eventually became the Royal Society of Medicine.

Excellent walking country with ancient woods and tumbling streams
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Wildlife and Nature
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A wonderful place to discover spectacular views of the Peak District, ancient woods, parkland and heather moorland. The spectacular White Edge Moor overlooks the Derwent Valley and forms part of the long gritstone edge stretching from Stanage towards Birchens Edge south of Chatsworth House. If you have time, discover the old quarry workings at Bole Hill.

Places to visit

Here are some of the places you can visit at Longshaw and Eastern Moors

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Themed Attractions
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Galina International Study Tours Ltd is a family-owned company that organises educational study tours across a wide range of curriculum areas. It was founded in 1989.

We offer coach-based, curriculum-relevant study tours designed by Tour Consultants, all of whom have experience in teaching and examining.

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