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Matt Cardy/Getty Images A polling station sign is displayed as voters entered the Westfield Methodist Church which is being used as a polling station in Radstock, England, Thursday.

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The chief goal of our journey had been the riverside walk near the village of Mells, in modern times a haven for artists and scholars, but we went further on, north-west, in the direction of the old coalfields around Radstock, and came upon a majestic avenue of leafless beeches, ranks of tall columns like Shakespeare's "bare ruined choirs, where late the sweet birds sang".

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Also had a sense of humour, so did characters who were investigating paranormal activities, based in Radstock, but their function was to be like the players to that they could drop hints, a bit like the Greek chorus, emphasising the key points.

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The Zoo will be hosting a variety of themed events; from gardens walks and talks and an exhibit on really useful plants, to talks on the medicinal value of plants, and a rare orchid display by Chelsea gold medal winners, Writhlington School near Radstock.

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A coalfield extending 16 m. south-east to Radstock avails much for Bristol manufactures.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 3 "Brescia" to "Bulgaria" Various

I was the guest of Sir George Williams one afternoon at one of his parties and met Lord Radstock whom I had heard preach on a street corner in Whitechapel twenty years before.

From the Bottom Up Irvine, Alexander, 1863-1941 1910

"Hornblower's, at Radstock, was obliged to stand still once every ten minutes to snore and snort."

Great Men and Famous Women. Vol. 6 of 8 A series of pen and pencil sketches of the lives of more than 200 of the most prominent personages in History 1906

According to _The Somerset and Wilts Journal_ the songs sung by the boys and girls of the Radstock National Schools on Empire Day included "Raise the Flagon High."

Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 150, June 7, 1916 Various 1898

Unluckily, the latter step, though taken much later than the issuing of his leave, had become known to him first, through Orde; and the impression upon his mind remained with that firmness of prejudice which Radstock had noted in him.

The Life of Nelson Mahan, A. T. 1897

Radstock, whose rank enabled him to see much of the members of the Board, drew shrewd inferences as to their feelings, though mistaken as to Nelson's action.

The Life of Nelson Mahan, A. T. 1897