James Bowyer

Member since April 2020

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From the North of England, became interested in World Heritage Sites just before all international travel was banned in early 2020 - what luck!

My most impressive site: Rome/Vatican City

My proposal for a new site: Chernobyl Exclusion Zone/Polesie State Radioecological Reserve

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    Caves and Ice Age Art
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    Botanical Garden, Padua, Longobards in Italy, Padua’s fourteenth-century fresco cycles, Venice and its Lagoon, Verona …
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    Istanbul
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About James Bowyer

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James
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Reviews by James Bowyer

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Frontiers of the Roman Empire by James Bowyer

Frontiers of the Roman Empire (Inscribed)

Frontiers of the Roman Empire

Much has been said about the highlights of Hadrian’s Wall, particularly the area around Housesteads and Vindolanda, and these are indeed best-preserved sections so should be top of the list …

Derwent Valley Mills by James Bowyer

Derwent Valley Mills (Inscribed)

Derwent Valley Mills

This is an easily accessible site by public transport, with trains running hourly from Derby up to Matlock. For my visit, I disembarked at Whatstandwell and crossed the footbridge which …

Ironbridge Gorge by James Bowyer

Ironbridge Gorge (Inscribed)

Ironbridge Gorge

The Iron Bridge is an attractive if small structure over the River Severn, which was repainted in 2018 to what historians have determined was its original red colour. Set against …

Durham Castle and Cathedral by James Bowyer

Durham Castle and Cathedral (Inscribed)

Durham Castle and Cathedral

Hidden amongst the flurry of new inscriptions in the bumper 2020/21 session, the UK attempted to expand the boundaries of one its first ever sites. Durham was inscribed in 1986 …

Forth Bridge by James Bowyer

Forth Bridge (Inscribed)

Forth Bridge

I enthusiastically agree with Squiffy’s assessment that the best way to view the Forth Bridge is from the water. Both the Maid of the Forth and Forth Tours are operating …

The Flow Country by James Bowyer

The Flow Country (Inscribed)

The Flow Country

I visited the Flow Country by train in July of 2021, taking the 07:00 ScotRail service from Inverness to Wick. It took 3.5 hours to cover the distance to Forsinard, …

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