Tag Archives: England

Tea Time

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The Origins of “High Tea”

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Horatio Nelson

Britain’s most glorious Admiral

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Now he’s a cartoon character!

Martin the cartoon

Our very own Meeter/Greeter Martin Salter has been immortalised as a cartoon character by Perry Harris and can be seen on his Twitter site. He surely must be ‘England’s most photographed man’. I was surprised to see Martin looking at me from the wall of my local pub as someone had painted him and he [...]

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Martin on the television

Martin Salter

We knew it would happen. Our Meeter/Greeter Martin Salter has been recognised as England’s most photographed man.

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Silk Ribbon Embroidery

A lovely, easy project which can be mastered in an afternoon

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How to Tie a Sailor’s (Carrick) Knot

Used in Sailing and decorative knot work

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Snapdragon

The popular (and dangerous!) parlour game

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Hot Cockles and other Christmas Pastimes

“A far cry from the tradition of families gathering to play a board games…”

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Catherine

A first novel attempt by Jane Austen

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The History of England

By a partial, prejudiced, & ignorant Historian

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