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  "description": "Pittock reunion 2003 day two - Bristol and Wells.",
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  "publishedAt": "2003-06-26T00:00:00.000Z",
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  "textContent": "Pittock reunion 2003 day two - Bristol and Wells.\n\nOn Thursday the 26th of June we all met early in the morning and boarded a coach that took us to Bristol to visit the SS Great Britain and its heritage centre.  \nThe SS Great Britain was the world's first iron ship to cross an ocean and was  \nbuilt by Isambard Kingdom Brunel in an attempt to win the Royal mail service  \nacross the Atlantic. We had a very good tour guide except that he kept mentioning the 19th of July as important date but I cannot remember why. Unfortunately we were not able to visit the Matthew, a sailing ship and she was out of harbour on her way back from Scotland. \n\n[](https://web.archive.org/web/20091129234737/http://www.simoncox.com/mt3/pittock03_litton_kings_arms.php)We then took our coach towards the Mendip Hills to a small village called Litton, for a huge pub lunch at the Kings Arms. \n\nHaving the filled the various dodgy base with excess food, we then carried on towards Wells.\n\nIn Wells we visited the cathedral with its amazing Chapter house where the seniors of the Church used to gather on a daily basis to discuss matters and the running of the church and its lands. \n\nUnfortunately Cromwell's army smashed all the medieval stained glass that was there but the clear glass lets a stunning amount of light into the chamber. \n\nWe then had a guided tour around the Bishops Palace and gardens. On entering the Palace grounds they were surprised to see three teams of people playing croquet!\n\nThe grounds are extensive, walled and very beautiful.   \nWe even visit the ponds where there are the four wells they give Wells its name.",
  "title": "Pittock reunion 2003 Thursday"
}