House in the Clouds

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The House in the Clouds is a water tower at Thorpeness, Suffolk, UK. It was built in 1923 to receive water pumped from Thorpeness Windmill and was designed to improve the looks of the water tower, disguising its tank with the appearance of a weather-boarded building more in keeping with Thorpeness's mock-Tudor and Jacobean style, except seeming to float above the trees. In 1977 the water tower was made redundant by a mains water supply to the village, and additional living space was created. In 1979 the main water tank was removed to fully convert the building into a house. The building currently has five bedrooms and three bathrooms; it contains a total of 68 steps from top to bottom and is around 70ft (21m) high. link

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Bob's Java Jive

Mobile teapot refreshment van in Blackpool UK in the 1930s.

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Adelaide Hall

Adelaide Hall (1929)

Adelaide Louise Hall (20 October 1901 – 7 November 1993) Adelaide was born in Brooklyn, New York to Elizabeth and Arthur William Hall and was taught to sing by her father. She made her show business debut in a number of black musical shows in New York, including “Shuffle Along,” “Chocolate Kiddies,” “Desires Of 1927,” and “Black Birds of 1928.”

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Gibson Gowland

Gibson Gowland (4 January 1877 Spennymoor, Durham, England, UK – 9 September 1951 London, England, UK) was an English film actor.

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