Today, the speaker of the House of Lords as a symbolic sack of wool as his throne. After the new colonies in North America had been founded, Paul had lucrative trade exporting all kinds of provisions, including tobacco pipes made of clay from around the harbor. But the real money spinner was trading dried cod from New Foundland to the coal countries of Europe to meet the demand for fish in exchange for wine, not oil, from the Mediterranean. This made local merchants vastly rich and explains the opulent houses you’ll see in the high street and on the key and pool. But 200 years ago, other ports took over this trade and pool dwindled in importance as it harbor proved too shallow for a new generation of ships. [Music] situation. [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] I love Yeah. [Music] Wow. [Music] Good job. [Music] Nice. Put some cheese. [Music] [Music] What is this apple? [Music] Yeah, I mean you’re [Music] already chopping sand. [Music] Too much. [Music] [Music] [Music] I’m sure [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] Semi the best bunch. [Music] To our left is the main pool bus station and to our right is the Lighthouse Pool’s Center for the Arts. Housing a variety of different performance spaces, it is one of the largest arts centers outside of London. As well as being home to the world famous Pullman Symphony Orchestra, it has also hosted many famous bands from Oasis to You2 and singers Kate Bush and Tina Turner. Michael Jackson even played the venue early in his career as part of the Jackson 5. In front of us is the large Barley House. The iconic building has dominated the center of Paul for more than 40 years and at its peak employed more than 2,500 people. locally. If you did not work there yourself, you would almost certainly know someone who did. To our left is the center, formerly the Paul Arndale Center, one of 23 Arndale centers built by property developers Arnold Harbark and South Chippendale. The Arndale being a Portland tower of their names and Chippendale. Whilst never being celebrated for it, the first American style shopping malls to be built in the UK. [Music] Stop. [Music] [Music] [Music] As we travel over town gate, we cross the Here London water loops away with railway line and view across to Hulk’s bay to our right. A large area of pool harour which is reached by the narrow channel that runs in front of Paul Key. This area is known as Hunger Hill and was the site of a windmill benefiting from winds coming in from the southwest across B Harbor. At one time seen as a miserable and desolate place where nothing would grow, hence the name hunger. We will now be passing on our right a number of buildings of the RNLI. The RNLI, one of the country’s biggest charities at its headquarters based here in P. In addition to the seven boat administration, this is also where new lifeboats are designed, tested, and put through their sea trials. There is a college where crew members can learn the vital skills that allow them to go out in all weathers and help mariners in distress. The college includes an indoor training pool that can simulate the worst of sea conditions with waves, wind, rain, and even artificial thunder and lightning. The pool also allows crews to practice their capsiz drills with full-size inshore lifeboats that can be tipped over on purpose and then ride to the game, all inside the training pool. [Music] [Music] [Music] [Music] No, no, no, no. [Music] Heat. Heat. [Music] We will soon be in where the bus will turn left before stopping inside the thistle hotel. Please remain seated until the bus has come to a stop. If you have a bus and boat combination ticket, please head straight to the new city cruises kiosk back along the keyside to reserve your place on your preferred sailing. There are lots of things to see and do on Paul Key, but be sure to take a walk through the old town and see some of the historic buildings with the oldest Scaplan course next to the pool museum dating back to the 13th century. The bus will leave from this stop on the hour every hour and the last departure of the day is at 6:00. If the key is closed later for an event, please use the alternative stop by the multi-story key visitors car park. [Music] No push. [Music] [Music] Stop. Huh? [Music] What is it? [Music] That’s my one. [Music]
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