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Oliver made me want to hug him, Emery filled me with admiration and little Reese gave me a boatload of grins in this wise and heartwarming tale about finding your way out of the darkness and back to joy.
All of the countries involved in World War 2 had some kind of rationing program that affected every citizen. We received the first set of the British series Foyle’s War (highly recommended) f…
Beautiful limited print run of a tea towel created to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the Battle of Britain. I created the illustration from inspiration of wartime images. 100% cotton, very soft and measures 43x73cm Printed in the UK Caring for your tea towel: gentle warm wash, gentle spin, pull to shape and dry flat. Iron only on the reverse of the printed cloth with a warm iron. * PAYPAL payments preferred *
“How was Duncan picking up on military secrets? Was she in contact with the enemy? Was she receiving leaked information from inside the War Office? Or was she really a witch?” HELEN DUNCAN, 44, was hosting...
Here is the 1st of 100 recipes which will be recreated and photographed over the year of my blog… Nothing Fancy Wartime Loaf * 600 ml (1 pint) of warm water* 5 teaspoons of quick rise yeast* couple pinches of sugar* 2 lb of wholewheat (wholemeal) flour* 1.5 teaspoons salt* 1 tablespoon rolled oats (for […]
Christopher Grey explains why Alan Turing was not the only star of Britain's Second World War secret data gathering centre...
A set of valuable 'Dickin' bravery medals awarded to the flock of plucky birds has come to light revealing the ingenious ways the British went about spying on the enemy
Patriotic Propaganda Poster In London On September 1939
Image No: M-890-20 Title: Second World War patriotic poster: "Help Britain finish the Job". Date: [ca. 1939-1945] Remarks: Collected by Leonard Nesbitt. Subject(s): World War, 1939-1945 - Posters Order this photo from Glenbow: ww2.glenbow.org/search/archivesPhotosResults.aspx?XC=/sea... Search for 99,999 other historical photos at Glenbow: ww2.glenbow.org/search/archivesPhotosSearch.aspx
Poisoned darts were dropped on enemy troops during the second world war, it has been revealed
Rich, beautiful and oh-so daring...the girls who flew dangerous wartime missions seemed to lead charmed lives. But a fascinating new book reveals a darker reality
Britains Wonderful Fighting Forces - by Captain Ellison Hawks R.A. - Odhams Press Ltd
If you’re looking for a way to mark VE Day this weekend, these recipes extracted from the Imperial War Museum’s Victory in the Kitchen (Published by the museum, £6.99) are perfect. We initially ran these recipes with kind permission of the museum when the book was first published, but this seems the ideal time to …
The Festival of Britain was a national exhibition held throughout the United Kingdom in the summer of 1951. This also happened to be the same year they celebrated the centenary, almost to the day, of the 1851 Great Exhibition. In keeping with the principles of the Festival, a young architect aged only 38, Hugh Casson, was appointed Director of Architecture for the Festival and to appoint other young architects to design its buildings. The main site featured the largest dome in the world at the time, standing 93 feet tall with a diameter of 365 feet. This held exhibitions on the theme of discovery such as the New World, the Polar regions, the Sea, the Sky and Outer Space. Adjacent to the Dome was the Skylon, an unusual, vertical cigar-shaped tower supported by cables that gave the impression hat it was floating above the ground. Logo designed by Abram Games In 1948, two years after being de-mobbed, ‘Official War Poster Artist’, Abram Games (1914-1996), won the competition to design the symbol for the Festival of Britain. His ‘Britannia’ emblem was ubiquitous, versatile and memorable. This was to be a significant event in his six-decade career, establishing him as one of twentieth century Britain’s most respected graphic designers. Poster designed by Abram Games Guide priced at two shillings and sixpence ( 12 ½ p ) Guide to Festval ship Campania price two shillings ( 10p ) A leaflet Guide to the Pleasure Gardens in Battersea Park Guide to the Exhibition of Science in South Kensington The same design used on regional guides - 'Birmingham, Leeds, Manchester, Nottingham' 2 1/2 penny Commemorative stamp featuring Britannia and King George VI 4 penny Commemorative stamp featuring Abram Games' logo and King George VI Festival of Britain first day cover Festival of Britain first day cover Transport Information poster Pre-Festival publicity Souvenir programme for the opening of the Royal Festival Hall Poster for the Festival Pleasure Gardens in Battersea Park Programme for Festival in the London Borough of Camberwell Programme for the Festival in Southampton Poster for the Festival in Liverpool Festival of Britain typeface designed by Phillip Boydell 1951 Guide, Programme and Calendar, showing the Festival Star Motif by Abram Games Illustrations by Eric Fraser Festival Exhibtion at the Royal Scottish Museum, Edinburgh Patons and Baldwins Festival Knitting Book front cover Patons and Baldwins Festival Knitting Book back cover Festival of Britain Print by Herbert Williams lithograph Souvenir glass ashtray and enamel badge from my own collection Designer Paul Smith limited edition Festival of Britain watch design © Paul Smith Part 2 of this post takes a look at the Festival textiles.
// _ // ]]>_ // ]]> // The canal network is well over 200 years old in places – The articles below shed some insight into how and why the canals in the UK were built. The Canal Enginee…
This gorgeous lacy sweater was originally designed in the 1940s. It is knitted with negative ease, as the stitch pattern is required to stretch when worn. The sweater can have either long or short sleeves. Instructions are given for both. Short Sleeves 10 (12, 13) skeins Long Sleeves 13 (14, 16) skeins Of Susan Crawford Fenella 2ply, which can be purchased by following the link. Take a peek at the ’look book’ for A Stitch in Time Volume 1. ** Stitch in Time Vol 1 was published under the name Jane Waller & Susan Crawford - Susan Crawford is my ‘real’ name whereas Just Call me Ruby is my ravelry avatar. **
Alfred Leete, "Lord Kitchener wants you". Affiche de recrutement éditée par le Parliamentary Recruiting Committee, Angleterre, c. 1915
Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill (1874-1965) described himself as “an English-Speaking Union,” being the son of Lord Randolph Churchill and the American heiress Jennie Jerome. He was educated at Harrow and […]
