What a nightmare having to undo all those buttons!
Thursday, 8 December 2011
Vintage ladies and their buttons
Looking through my collection of victorian cdv's etc i found these ladies in their victorian finery.
What a nightmare having to undo all those buttons!
What a nightmare having to undo all those buttons!
Wednesday, 9 November 2011
Lancashire Treasure
Hi All,
thought this might be of interest to some of you.
Badge dug up in field is medieval treasure
Scrap of twisted silver found by metal detector in Lancashire will be part of British Museum's exhibition of reliquaries.
A scrap of twisted silver found a few weeks ago by a metal detector in Lancashire will take its place among masterpieces of medieval art at the British Museum, in an exhibition opening this week of the bejewelled shrines made to hold the relics of saints and martyrs.
The badge made of silver found by Paul King, a retired logistics expert, is a humble object to earn a place in an exhibition called Treasures of Heaven, but it is unique. It will sit among gold and silver reliquaries studded with gems the size of thumbnails – or the sockets from which they were wrenched by thieves – once owned by emperors, popes and princes.
The badge, the only one of its kind ever found in Britain, provides a link 500 years ago between this corner of rural Lancashire and the great pilgrimage sites of mainland Europe. It shows one of the companions of St Ursula, one of the most popular mystical legends of medieval Europe. She was said to be a British princess who sailed with 11,000 virgin companions to marry a pagan prince in Brittany, but diverted to go on a pilgrimage to Rome – and in some versions of the story, Jerusalem.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2011/jun/20/badge-dug-field-medieval-treasure
thought this might be of interest to some of you.
Badge dug up in field is medieval treasure
Scrap of twisted silver found by metal detector in Lancashire will be part of British Museum's exhibition of reliquaries.
A scrap of twisted silver found a few weeks ago by a metal detector in Lancashire will take its place among masterpieces of medieval art at the British Museum, in an exhibition opening this week of the bejewelled shrines made to hold the relics of saints and martyrs.
The badge made of silver found by Paul King, a retired logistics expert, is a humble object to earn a place in an exhibition called Treasures of Heaven, but it is unique. It will sit among gold and silver reliquaries studded with gems the size of thumbnails – or the sockets from which they were wrenched by thieves – once owned by emperors, popes and princes.
The badge, the only one of its kind ever found in Britain, provides a link 500 years ago between this corner of rural Lancashire and the great pilgrimage sites of mainland Europe. It shows one of the companions of St Ursula, one of the most popular mystical legends of medieval Europe. She was said to be a British princess who sailed with 11,000 virgin companions to marry a pagan prince in Brittany, but diverted to go on a pilgrimage to Rome – and in some versions of the story, Jerusalem.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2011/jun/20/badge-dug-field-medieval-treasure
Friday, 28 October 2011
Grandma's fashion from various eras
Grandma
Recently i was looking through some old family photos and i came across a lot of my Grandma (Dad's mum) Eleanor who was born in Linlithgow, Scotland in 1905.
The photo below was probably taken in about 1915, Grandma is the girl on the front row nearest the window incidently all the people in this photo are her siblings.
The next photo is of grandma (in the middle) and 2 of her sisters probably taken in the late 1920's?
This one of Grandma was taken in the late 1940's i think? with my Dad's 2 cousins.
Sunday, 25 September 2011
The Pink Teapot
The Pink Teapot
Otley
Yorkshire
A couple of weeks ago i visited a delightful 1940's retro cafe in West Yorkshire i had a jacket potato filled with tuna and my other half had a bacon sandwich (Yorkshire bacon of course). While eating my meal i noticed the couple next to me eating an enormous homemade cream meringue topped with fresh raspberries. I thought to myself i shall have one of those after but i was good and resisted!
As its name suggests the owners like pink! pink polka dot tablecloths and aprons, pink fridge, pink teapots and lots of posters and plaques giving the place a real 40's feel.
Leaving the shop we noticed this shop, cupcake shops seem to have sprung up all over the place don't they look yummie.
Tuesday, 20 September 2011
Maudi Darrell Edwardian Actress
Maudi Darrel was born in 1882 in London, her father was Hugh J Didcott an agent remembered by Chance-Newton and Harry Randell in their books.
The Edwardian actress starred as Victoria Siddons in The Gay Gordons, at the Aldwych Theatre, London, on 11 September 1907. Darrell also played Victoria Siddons during the London run and again on the UK tour during 1908. Maudi also starred in The Beauty of Bath, The things you never learn at school and The frolic of the breeze.
Tuesday, 12 April 2011
Under the Floorboards an interesting blog i came across
http://www.wallwork.me.uk/floorboards.html
The original floorboards of the cottages which, combined, now form our house were 8 1/2 inches wide but only 9/16" thick. The ravages of wear, woodworm and poor repairs over a century and a half left many gaps through which everyday items could be lost. Only the rich had carpets; these were certainly not houses for the rich
Later, the cottages became dilapidated. A section of the roof collapsed and dirt and rain got in. Some parts may have been used as storage for the farm. When the building was renovated as a single dwelling, the builders swept some of the accumulated debris into available gaps in the floor.
Whilst repairing floors and installing wiring, we have found many items which give a clue to the lives of past inhabitants. Here are some of the items we have found.
http://www.wallwork.me.uk/floorboards.html
What should this subject be called? "Floorboard archaeology"? "Subsolum archaeology"? ("subsolumology" doesn't sound quite right...)
The original floorboards of the cottages which, combined, now form our house were 8 1/2 inches wide but only 9/16" thick. The ravages of wear, woodworm and poor repairs over a century and a half left many gaps through which everyday items could be lost. Only the rich had carpets; these were certainly not houses for the rich
Later, the cottages became dilapidated. A section of the roof collapsed and dirt and rain got in. Some parts may have been used as storage for the farm. When the building was renovated as a single dwelling, the builders swept some of the accumulated debris into available gaps in the floor.
Whilst repairing floors and installing wiring, we have found many items which give a clue to the lives of past inhabitants. Here are some of the items we have found.
http://www.wallwork.me.uk/floorboards.html
What should this subject be called? "Floorboard archaeology"? "Subsolum archaeology"? ("subsolumology" doesn't sound quite right...)
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