Packhorse routes criss-crossed the Peak in the Medieval era, and some paved causeways are believed to date from this period, such as the Long Causeway along Stanage Edge.
XO Communications is one of those companies that was born during the telecom bubble, a time when it was widely believed that the road to riches was paved with fiber optic cable.
I believe this tendency is paved with good intentions, as founders are forced to delegate to their teams instead of staying fully involved.
Watch out Dick Whittington - Selby's streets might not be paved with gold, but there's a new mayor determined to make her fortune there, and she's believed to be the youngest elected woman in UK history.
Fulford now believes that the town was at its height a century before the Roman invasion in 43AD, with regularly planned, paved streets, drainage, shops, houses and workshops, trading across the continent for luxury imports of food, household goods and jewellery, enjoying a lifestyle in Britain that, previously, was believed to have arrived with the Romans.
At the Theatre Royal, Stratford East, the legacy of London 2012 lives on as Dick Whittington (E15, to 11 Jan) heads for east London, believing the streets to be paved with Olympic gold, while over at the Lyric Hammersmith in Jack And The Beanstalk (W6, to 4 Jan) the nasty giant has stolen all the libraries and hospitals.
"I believe the road to hell is paved with adverbs, and I will shout it from the rooftops".
A resident of Nosara, he told me that the number of tourists hasn't yet reached the critical mass to merit a paved road, but he believes it won't be long before one is built.
During such a visit he mentioned believing that the streets in heaven were paved with gold; a belief which, in its privateness, reminded her of her sister's fantasy.
