Band member Justin Hayward wrote and composed the song at age 19 in Swindon, and titled the song after a girlfriend gave him a gift of satin Advertisements
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Major Oak – The hiding place of Robin Hood in Edwinstowe
A legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured
British Ladies’ Football Club – The first official women’s match in Hornsey
The British club was an all-woman football team formed in Great Britain in 1885. The team had as its patron Lady Florence Dixie, an aristocrat from
Winterbrook House – Τhe last residence of Agatha Christie in Winterbrook
Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, was an English writer known for her sixty-six detective novels and fourteen short story collections, particularly
Apollo 10 – The Command Module is being exhibited in London
The fourth crewed mission in the United States Apollo program, and the second to orbit the Moon. Apollo 10 launched from Cape Kennedy
Dire Straits recorded the demo of “Sultans of Swing” in London
A song by British rock band Dire Straits from their eponymous debut album, written by front-man Mark Knopfler. Released in 1978, its 1979 re-release
Red Sands Fort – The seven armed towers in the Thames Estuary
They were operated as army and navy forts, and named after their designer, Guy Maunsell. The forts were decommissioned in the late 1950s and later
Puffing Billy – The world’s oldest surviving steam locomotive is being exhibited in London
Constructed in 1814 by coal viewer William Hedley, enginewright Jonathan Forster and blacksmith Timothy Hackworth for Christopher Blackett
