Author: HarrietP
Journalist and amateur genealogist
Snow in March – beware of low-flying sheep!
With the UK gripped by snow this first day of March 2018, here’s a look back to some rough weather in 1881. Low-flying sheep isn’t a popular search on Google! But, it does make a fun headline.... Read More
Window tax – a tax upon light and air
The Window Tax was introduced in 1696 and repealed in 1851 and was used as a means of assessing which households were liable to pay church and poor rates. It was soon mocked as a tax upon light and ai... Read More
Job titles old and new
In days of yore, people had job titles that seem quaint (and sometimes incomprehensible) to us now. Like swingler (someone who beat flax) and feather dresser (who cleaned them for sale). The industria... Read More- 32 of 32
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