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Month: September 2019

Jutland, Gibraltar, and Newbiggin Hall

Jutland, Gibraltar, and Newbiggin Hall

Posted on September 29, 2019January 22, 2021 by HarrietP
Which Newbiggin Hall is this? There is more than one! Newbiggin Hall – the one at Newbiggin, near Temple Sowerby – became the home of the Crackenthorpe/Crackanthorpe family in the 1300s. Here ... Read More
The Will of the People – nothing new here!

The Will of the People – nothing new here!

Posted on September 21, 2019 by HarrietP
‘The Will of the People’ is a slogan/cliché people in 2019 either love or hate, depending on their standpoint on Brexit. But it wasn’t coined in 2016 – and our present constitutio... Read More
Graffiti – the good, the bad and the ugly

Graffiti – the good, the bad and the ugly

Posted on September 15, 2019September 15, 2019 by HarrietP
Is graffiti art or vandalism? Down the centuries, it has always been in the eye of the beholder. And time does make a lot of difference. ‘Graffiti’ today conjures up images of spray-painted scrawl... Read More
They paved paradise… a cook’s tale

They paved paradise… a cook’s tale

Posted on September 7, 2019 by HarrietP
They paved paradise and put up… well, not a parking lot, in this post about the origins of a place name, and the story of a cook who jumped through a window. Paradise on Earth It is one of those... Read More
Food safety – sawdust sandwich, anyone?

Food safety – sawdust sandwich, anyone?

Posted on September 1, 2019January 22, 2021 by HarrietP
Food safety isn’t something we can ever take for granted. With unscrupulous traders along the chain, our ancestors literally could not be sure what they were eating. Do a search for ‘trading s... Read More

Port Carlisle – a history built on hope

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