Used to hold fabric on to a piece of cord, the clothes peg is simple in design. Over the years it has been subject to many redesigns and changes in …
Heritage Crafts Association
Traditional crafts and heritage industries now have a champion in the form of the Heritage Crafts Association. Officially launched today, the …
Oral History Society
The Oral History Society promotes the collection, preservation and use of recorded memories of the past, encouraging people to record their life …
Unknown history
Have you ever come across an object, article, building or thing that you are not sure what it is or what it was used for? This has happened many …
The Cursing Stone – Carlisle
Since the installation of the 'Cursing Stone' in Carlisle it has become the focus for many things going wrong or for events of biblical magnitude in …
Wordsworth drinking fountain- Grasmere
Little seems to have been published on the internet about this drinking fountain in Grasmere. …
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Woolworths – End of an era
With the store closure timetable being published another icon is set to be removed from the British High Street. …
Josefina de Vasconcellos – in Cartmel
Cartmel is a small village in South Cumbria, with it's own racecourse, a large school and in places narrow winding streets in South …
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The Story of Booths
A new book which tells the remarkable history of Booths has been launched in stores this autumn. The Story of Booths (1847-2008) …