A whistle-stop tour of the process of making the humble, beautiful brick.
Geocaching in Gwynedd
During lockdown, Ruth Wilmore discovered geocaching. Now, she’s discovered countless across North Wales and has started hiding her own!
Here, she tells us more…
Who Was John Cooke?
Dr. Alec Hamilton examines an artistic mystery with too many Cookes in Matlock.
The Sedgwick Club Visits Penmorfa Church, 1885
The Sedgwick Club, Cambridge – devoted to the study of geology – visited Penmorfa in spring 1885.
The Docwras of East Hatley
Friends volunteer Joyce Denby investigates the family history behind St. Denis’ only remaining brass, which commemorates Katherine Docwra (d. circa 1535). Through the Docwras, East Hatley was connected with two …
Bombers over Brownshill: The explosive history of St Mary of the Angels
In 1946, a military plane crashed just yards from St Mary of the Angels.
In time, on time, out of time
Keeping time, saving time, losing time. On time, in time. The hand of the clock guides us from dawn to dusk and back round again. The ticking heart of our …
Turpentine, ink and glass
In this blog our Director shares with us an intriguing part of Caldecote church: the glass transfer window.
Glass transfer painting was popular with 18th-century ladies of the aristocracy, but finding it in a window is more unusual.
Fight for your rights
A quiet village which played a part in changing the laws about land ownership and gay sex. Read on to learn about the Crichel Down Affair and the Wolfenden Report.
Henry Jones: Inventor of Self-Raising Flour
Christmas is almost upon us, and for many of us that means a flurry of baking. But as you open the kitchen cupboard, spare a thought for Henry Jones. Born …