The Warrington Perambulating Library has been described by historian Ian Orton as “one of the most revolutionary library advances of the nineteenth century”.
Water bull
Also known as tarbh uisge in Scottish Gaelic, a mythological Scottish creature similar to the Manx tarroo ushtey.
Wayde’s Essence
Short story by H. G. Wells, about a prominent politician who learns that the drug he has been taking for the last 17 years to dispel all self-doubt is in reality distilled water.
Wee Willie Winkie
Nursery rhyme about the best-known of the British sleep spirits, first published in 1841.
Welcome to Engole
Our home page.
Wellington Suspension Bridge
Bridge crossing the River Dee in Aberdeen, northeast Scotland
West Bretton
Village and civil parish in the Wakefield District of West Yorkshire.
West Pier Public Convenience
Category A designated public convenience in Rothesay, opened in 1900.
Westhoughton Mill
Former cotton mill built in 1804, the target of a Luddite attack in 1812.
Westminster Gazette
London Liberal evening newspaper published from 1896 until 1928, distinctive for its green newsprint.
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