about the "beginning of the industrial revolution" .... This is where
they discovered a new way to refine iron to make cast iron, strong
enough for building uses (prior they only made iron for wrought iron
which is not as strong). They also made the first steam engine
locomotive here.
We headed north to the town of Chester (photo) - totally charming
town, old historic buildings, town wall, old church, castle. But we
didn't have too much time, because we had to make it to York.
York is an old walled city. We will explore more tomorrow, but we
walked around a bit tonight. It happens to be a big (horse) race
weekend, and the town is packed with drunk folks dressed up for the
races. Lots of ladies in heels and posh hats (and "fascinators"), guys
in suits. Tomorrow is the last day of races, we may go, or we may not.
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