Comments for Heritage and History

Comment on Safety lamp history… by Ian Giggal

Ian Giggal — Sat, 21 Apr 2012 13:42:00 +0000

The great great grandfather of my wife was Benny Holland, a tin-smith. He made miners saftey lamps for the pits in the North Warwickshire coal fields.I have been trying for years to secure a photo of one as part of my family history.
Ian Giggal

Comment on Carlin Peas, A Northern Tradition by Joe Wood2

Joe Wood2 — Thu, 22 Mar 2012 20:44:00 +0000

As a boy in the 1940s I sowed some brown carlin peas in the garden. The resuting pea plants produced small pods containing green peas. My friends did not belive me when I told them because the fresh carlins were not brown. I think they must brown with maturity.

Comment on Goldwork Embroidery by WYS1WYG

WYS1WYG — Thu, 08 Mar 2012 22:00:00 +0000

Sometimes garments had slips on them as the wire was not washable and therefore once a garment was soiled or damaged the slip was taken off and reapplied to another garment, in this case it may have been applied to a purse hence your comment
“It appears on initial inspection, that the work on this purse may not actually belong to the item originally, as the velvet has been hand stitched to the front of the purse.”
I have found the following website to be a great source of information about goldwork
http://www.golden-hinde.co.uk

Comment on Blue Plaque for Dame Gracie Fields in Islington by Leacammar

Leacammar — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 18:22:00 +0000

Her house in The BIshops’ Avenue Hampstead , Towers, was donated by her to the North Middlesex Hospital. It was used by them as the maternity unit and both my sister and myself were born there in 1962 and 1960 respectively.

Comment on Woolworths – End of an era by Ehmke

Ehmke — Tue, 31 Jan 2012 22:08:00 +0000

This is so so sad. Hope the history and the buildings get preserved at least. Woolies is still the best supermarket in SA!

Comment on The Old Contemptibles – Birmingham by Jordan greenwood

Jordan greenwood — Tue, 24 Jan 2012 13:53:00 +0000

a question more than a comment does anybody have photographs or records of the local ex service men who set up this branch of the old contemptibles if so iam looking for an ex soldier who was awarded the mons star in the first world war and lived around birmingham his name is joseph llewellyn greenwood

Comment on Carlisle Market-Cross restored by Jhilton14

Jhilton14 — Wed, 07 Dec 2011 01:09:00 +0000

The Market Cross Pub is in Carlisle Pennsylvania not Shippensburg …..

Comment on Cabmen’s shelters, London by Jsbrear

Jsbrear — Tue, 25 Oct 2011 02:01:00 +0000

In Yarra Park surrounding the Melbourne Cricket Ground there is a cabman’s shelter that was originally outside the Windsor Hotel in Spring St., Melbourne. It is a copy of those in London but sadly is not used at all at present.

Comment on Carlisle Market-Cross restored by Mr R MILLS

Mr R MILLS — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:28:00 +0000

WHEN will the Lions Head be Replaced

Comment on A walk around Sanquhar – Dumfrieshire by Geoff

Geoff — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:55:00 +0000

I began volunteering in the new Arts & Crafts venue “A’ The Airts” in December 2010 and have been pleasantly surprised at the amount of visitors walking or cycling through Sanquhar.
We need more photographs and information on sites such as this to promote what the town has to offer.
We hand out the Sanquhar Walk leaflet which is extremely popular.