Tinsmiths
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Bright Young Things: Hereford College of Arts
Herefords Textile Design BA(hons) course has become outstanding over recent years with a talented and committed group of tutors; the…
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Tinsmiths’ Calendar Post – What do Potters do all day?
Trying to keep to a format for our Working Lives interviews has been a bit of a struggle. Visiting places…
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Tinsmiths Calendar Post – What do Green Woodworkers do all day?
Sitting at a generous ash dining table she made in her sun-filled home near Ledbury, I asked Gudrun Leitz to…
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Tinsmiths Calendar Post – What do Hairdressers do all day?
On being asked why he became a hairdresser, Mervyn Parnell is liable to give one of two answers, either: “I…
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Tinsmiths’ Calendar Post: What do Upholsterers do all day?
Sam Prentice’s workshop is crammed with furniture. It’s always this way when I visit. Sam is self conscious about it,…
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Visiting The Old House Hereford
I knew that I really should have been Christmas shopping. I’ve walked past The Old House Museum for the last…
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Damsons – September’s Calendar Blog
Damsons have been part of the Herefordshire landscape for centuries and are common in Cumbria, Shropshire and Herefordshire. Their uses…
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Andrew Davidson – the complete set of Harry Potter Covers
Following up my last post, and for woodengravers, print lovers and J.K. Rowling enthusiasts, here are four of the seven…
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Potatoes
Partial to a potato cake? Can’t pass a crisp chip? Sausages undressed without gravy and mash? The worthy potato covers…
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Bulkhead Lights
With their roots back in industrial, and particularly maritime history, bulkhead lights have a rugged appeal. Developed in the early…