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Part scrapbook, part travel notebook: this lifestyle section mixes British customs, historic houses, paintings and television memories with the occasional practical tip for the home.
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The Very British series returns to familiar images such as Guy Fawkes’ Night or the figure of the Englishman, while other pages visit Bedgebury Park, once home to Isaac Lewis, and the medieval hilltop town of Haut de Cagnes on the French Riviera, map included. Several galleries are devoted to George Morland’s paintings, including his portraits of women.
On the practical side, one article explains why each piece of jewellery is best stored on its own. For a first visit, the television nostalgia pages and the Very British images give the clearest sense of the collection’s spirit.
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The Shocking Reason “Experts Urge” You to Store Each Jewelry Piece Alone – Millions at Risk of Damage Due to a Common Household Mistake
IN A NUTSHELL Jewelry tarnishing occurs due to chemical reactions between metals like silver and copper, creating a galvanic cell. Proper storage techniques, such as…
Bedgebury Park – former home of Isaac Lewis
This is a photograph of the picture that I have of Bedgebury House
Haut de Cagnes: About the old medieval city of Cagnes
The English site about Cagnes Here is a video clip from a film about Cagnes, probably from around 1956. The video plays for about 9…
Paintings by George Morland – 1 Morland Women 1
Use links at bottom of page to page-forward: there are over 100 pages of Morland images so far. Morland is thought to have produced about…
Paintings by George Morland – 9
Boy Tending Sheep Signed, undated Size of original painting 18.5 x 25 inches The Death of a Fox Signed, undated Size of original painting 56.5…
Very British! ~ Memorable Images 48: The Englishman
Pictured below: English university students enjoying a Whitsuntide drink at the turn of the century. “The Englishman’s home is his castle.” “The Engishman’s best friend…
Very British! Memorable Images 8: Guy Fawkes’ Night
Remember, remember the fifth of November Gunpowder treason and plot We see no reason Why gunpowder treason Should ever be forgot! In 1605, Guy Fawkes (also…
Sterling TV – 1
Muffin the Mule first trotted on to our screens in 1946, having been bought by puppeteer Ann Hogarth for 15s 0d from a travelling showman. Muffin…
Television Nostalgia
Book Description Voted number six in Channel Four’s recent programme about the top 100 Kids’ TV programmes, Mr Benn is a cultural icon. For the…