2. English art dealers
English bankers
English chief executives
English civil engineering contractors
English film producers
English football chairmen and investors
Fry family
English industrialists
English music managers
English publishers (people)
English television executives
English theatre managers and producers
English business biography stubs
4. Beer is one of the few countries (along with Ireland, Scotland, and Wales) where ales, beers brewed by warm
fermentation rather than lagers, have remained dominant among domestic beers. In addition cask conditioned
beer rather than bottled beer is still normal, with the beer finishing its maturing in casks in the cellar of the pub
rather than at the brewery
Brown Ale
Mild ale
Old Ale
Pale Ale
Porter
In the 15th century, an unhopped beer would have been known as an ale, while the use of hops would make it a
beer. Hopped beer was imported to England from the Netherlands as early as 1400 in Winchester, and hops
were being planted on the island by 1428. The popularity of hops was at first mixed — the Brewers Company of
London went so far as to state "no hops, herbs, or other like thing be put into any ale or liquore wherof ale shall
be made — but only liquor (water), malt, and yeast." However, by the 16th century, "ale" had come to refer to
any strong beer, and all ales and beers were hopped.
5. Travel London came into existence in its current guise when National Express bought Connex Bus
(established in UK in 1996, a division of French owned transport corporation Connex) in 2004.
Ironically had taken over an existing operator Limebourne Buses which had actually taken over
the original Travel London when that was sold.
Travel London is the sister company of Travel West Midlands and Travel Dundee.
Following the acquisitions of Limebourne, Connex Bus, Tellings-Golden Miller, Wings Buses and
Link-Line, Travel London had a wide operating area within Greater London and Surrey. The
company operated contracts on behalf of Transport for London (TfL), Surrey County Council, and
Kingston University. Operations are split between three registered companies.
6. Britain is strewn with ruins of castles, rubble from the centuries of her existence. Castles are tangible relics of a
remarkable past, a lengthy heritage etched in stone, as well as with the blood and sweat of those who built,
labored, fought, and died in their shadow. Ruins stir up in us a profound awareness of those past lives. Castles have
a timelessness that is awe-inspiring. That they have endured centuries of warfare and the effects of weather is a
testimony to the creativity and power of their medieval owners. How many of us will have such long-lasting
success?
Castles Unlimited was formed in recognition of the necessity to preserve these relics
of history. We are dedicated to the promotion and study of British Castles. Our goals are
educating and stimulating people to explore the castles for themselves. We hope you
will become involved in the preservation of these wonderful structures.
We offer several services and information which may be of interest to you.
7.
8. Ritz Hotel
Famed Swiss hotelier
César Ritz opened the
hotel on May 24, 1906.
The building is
neoclassical in the Louis
XVI manner, built
during the Belle Époque
to resemble a stylish
Parisian block of flats,
over arcades that
consciously evoked the
Rue de Rivoli. Its
architects were Charles
Mewès, who had
previously designed
Ritz's Hôtel Ritz Paris,
and Arthur Davis, with
engineering
collaboration by the
Swedish engineer Sven
Bylander. It was the first
substantial steel-frame
structure in London.
