Portal:United Kingdom/Did you know/August 2006

...that the expressions "take care of the pence, and the pounds will take care of themselves" and "ways and means" are both attributed to William Lowndes?
...that the planned M4 Toll motorway in Wales has received criticism from both pro- and anti-road pressure groups?
...that Edinburgh University did not teach Scottish history until 1901, when a new professor, Peter Hume Brown, insisted that it was not revolutionary to study its national history?
...that Archibald Hall was the oldest prisoner on the original list of British murderers who were issued with whole life tariffs by the Government?
... that the expression ’pay on the nail’ comes from the practice of closing deals by payment on brass tables called nails, which can still be seen at The Exchange, Bristol?
...that the Council House, Bristol features a blue and gold wall clock, encircled by the signs of the zodiac and equipped with its own wind indicator?
...that the Royal West of England Academy housed the Bristol Aeroplane Company and the U.S. Army during World War II?