24. The Internet
I include this one reservedly, for it's a Pandora's Box of possibilities. As much of a hindrance as a help, most significantly it brings information to those who would not otherwise be able to access it.....which brings me on to the Internet's great antecedent:
25. Libraries
"Powerhouses of knowledge", as Stephen Fry once memorably put it, and along with churches and countryside, one of the few places for quiet reflection and thought.
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I might also add to (25) that of study galleries, as library buildings themselves often seem to have become as noisy as schools or railway stations.
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