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Notes and queries: The things you find underneath the arches; I was the warrior on the Argus album cover; Why atoms are enormous, in their own way

The things you find underneath the arches; I was the warrior on the Argus album cover; Why atoms are enormous, in their own wayWhat was in the arches of inner-city railway bridges before they filled up with lock-up garages, bars and restaurants?The Short Brothers (Eustace and Oswald, later joined by Horace) moved their balloon factory into two arches in Battersea, south-west London in 1903. The firm was registered as Short Brothers in 1908, and the Wright Brothers gave them a contract to build s...

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Notes and queries: The things you find underneath the arches; I was the warrior on the Argus album cover; Why atoms are enormous, in their own way

Guardian Music — The things you find underneath the arches; I was the warrior on the Argus album cover; Why atoms are enormous, in their own wayWhat was in the arches of inner-city railwa... more info