System of electric trams authorised by the South Lancashire Tramways Act of 1900. The South Lancashire Tramways Company built more than 62 miles (100 km) of track to serve the towns in south Lancashire between St Helens, Swinton, Westhoughton and Hulton Lane where it met the Bolton Corporation system.
South Wheal Frances
Copper and tin mine to the south of Camborne in Cornwall, named after the mineral lord, Lady Frances Basset
Southport Pier
Pleasure pier in Southport, Merseyside, England. Opened in August 1860, it is the oldest iron pier in the country.
Spandrel
Roughly triangular space above and on either side of an arch.
Spell (magical)
Verbal charm to be spoken or chanted, sometimes a single magic word such as Abracadabra or the Renervate encountered in the fictional Harry Potter series of books.
Spirit photography
Technique popular in the 19th century to capture the invisible spirits of the deceased.
Spiritualism
System of beliefs and practices intended to establish communication with the spirits of the dead.
Sponging house
A sponging house was a place of temporary confinement for those arrested for non-payment of a debt.
SSEM
Redirected to Small-Scale-Experimental Machine
St Ann’s, Stretford
Active Roman Catholic church in Stretford, Greater Manchester, a designated Grade II listed building completed in 1867.
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