Saturday 13th March saw the spectacular illumination of Hadrian's Wall, bringing to life Britain’s longest, and greatest, historic monument. 500 individual … [Read more...]
Heritage and History
Buildings, plants, food and family history, culture and heritage ...
Practice safe knitting
We recently came across this brand of Durex knitting needles and just had to share … [Read More...]
Kirkmadrine Stones
A group of early Christian stones were discovered in the 19th century during construction … [Read More...]
Heritage open days
Many castles, churches and public venues will be opening their doors in September … [Read More...]
Countess Pillar near Penrith
Situated by the side of the busy A66 just outside Penrith in Cumbria, is a stone … [Read More...]
Goldwork Embroidery
We were asked to find out about this strange embroidery on an old purse, using metal … [Read More...]