Engraved shell-cases, bullet-crucifixes, letter openers and cigarette lighters made of shrapnel and cartridges, miniature aeroplanes and tanks, … [Read more...]
Horsemen in No Man’s Land – British Cavalry and Trench Warfare 1914-1918
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October 1, 2011 By
Of what use were the British cavalry during the years of trench warfare on the Western Front? On a static battlefield dominated by the weapons of … [Read more...]
Memoirs of a British Agent
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March 20, 2011 By
When first published in 1932, this memoir was an immediate classic, both as a unique eyewitness account of Revolutionary Russia and as one man’s … [Read more...]
Restoration signs
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July 9, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Old road signs in the Yorkshire Dales are being given a wash and brush up. Some of the signs date back to the 1950s and are in need of some tender … [Read more...]
Rev. Thomas Woodrow house in Carlisle
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January 23, 2010 By Leave a Comment
A simple blue plaque screwed to the outside of 83 Warwick Road , Carlisle, Cumbria is all that indicates the connection of this building and an … [Read more...]
