Monthly Archives: July 2015

The River Severn, a river flowing through landscape and time

I have this strange fascination with the River Severn, I am clearly a Severn Bore. I did not fully understand why until I studied a branch of history known as Public History. The definition of Public History changes from day … Continue reading

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Raspberry Sandwich

Originally posted on DewsburyVictorianFamilies:
So, Eleanor sent George Finney a raspberry sandwich from Dewsbury to the trenches in France. What constituted a raspberry sandwich for the Kirk girls? I had a look in Minnie’s books to find out and discovered…

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