Glossary of terms used on this site

The full location of places and objects mentioned in articles

Search for glossary terms (regular expression allowed)

Glossaries

Term Main definition
richmond¹

A south-western suburb of London on the River Thames, with a large number of parks and open spaces. A popular destination for pleasure boats.

Hits - 602
Riverley_Jank

Location not identified. It is presumably somewhere on the Glasgow and South-western railway line.

Hits - 631
Riverly_Grange

Location not identified. It is presumably somewhere on the Glasgow and South-western railway line.

Hits - 572
romano'sº

Romano's restaurant in the Strand, London.
"To Romano's flocked the Bohemians, men and women of the greasepaint, authors, journalists, artists of all kinds, soldiers, sailors (but not of " other ranks"), men of the law, of finance, of the race-course and the prize-rings-and crooks as well. The place was really an informal club of which they were all members and of which they respected the rules."
http://www.arthurlloyd.co.uk/TheStrand/strand.htm (accessed 13Sep20)

Hits - 384
rotherhithe¹

A district on the south bank of the Thames in east London. Historically and important dockland.

Hits - 600
Rothesay¹

The principal town on the Isle of Bute. During the Victorian era, Rothesay developed as a popular tourist destination. It became hugely popular with Glaswegians

Reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rothesay accessed 08Oct2019

Hits - 478
Rydal_Mount°

Rydal Mount is a house in the small village of Rydal, near Ambleside in the English Lake District. It is best known as the home of the poet William Wordsworth from 1813 to his death in 1850

Reference:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rydal_Mount (accessed 11May21)

Hits - 340

Please publish modules in offcanvas position.