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Crompton and Fawkes

Wentworth Castle in Yorkshire boasts a magnificent Victorian conservatory behind the main 18thc building.   It was built in 1885-6 by Crompton & Fawkes, an Essex-based company who were one of the leading manufacturers of horticultural buildings in Britain at the … Continue reading

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The survival of Wentworth Castle

In 1817 the Rev. Lionel Berguer published “Trifles in Verse”, a collection of  [to put it politely] turgid amateur poetry. The first of these almost unreadable pieces  is dedicated to his friend Frederick Vernon Wentworth. It conjures up a gentle Arcadian … Continue reading

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Walter Crane & his Floral Fantasy

I thought it would nice to start the year with something a little light-hearted, although as always with such things there is a more serious undertone.   Walter Crane was an English artist and book illustrator. Born in 1845 he … Continue reading

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2016 on the Blog

It’s now 3 years to the day that I started this blog and after a bit of an erratic start it has been  appearing regularly every Saturday mornings. This is the 152nd post! Readership  hit 37,700 this year compared with … Continue reading

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Shirley’s Hints on Christmas Decorations…

I was scratching my head about what to do for a festive post, following on from writing about poinsettia in 2014 [ post ] and mistletoe in 2015 [post] … everything I could think of was so  hackneyed or so twee … Continue reading

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