Category Archives: landscape

A Postcard From the Past – Cheddleton Flint Mill

Posted on April 23, 2018 by Morturn

Cheddleton Flint Mill is a water mill situated in the village of Cheddleton, Staffordshire, in the picturesque Churnet Valley. With the fast-flowing river Churnet on one side and the Cauldon Canal on the other. It is an iconic group of … Continue reading →

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#365daysofdagwalking Upton-upon-Severn

Posted on May 7, 2017 by Morturn

Upton-upon-Severn is the smallest town in the country, and only an hour’s drive from home. My association with Upton is three-fold. It is the home of the Peter Sefton Furniture School. Peter is a master craftsman who runs what is … Continue reading →

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The Ships Graveyard at Purton, Gloucestershire

Posted on July 10, 2016 by Morturn

I have this incredible attachment to place; but what is place attachment, and what is this to do with history? How do we relate to it, interact with it, experience it, understand place? How (if at all) is the relationship … Continue reading →

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Got that #Friday feeling? Fancy a day out?

Posted on July 1, 2016 by Morturn

Leawood Pump house is open on Sunday 3 July so what could be better than to get yourself down to the Cromford Canal and the High Peak Junction. Take a train ride from Whasandwell to Cromford and take yourself back … Continue reading →

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Day Out? – Enjoy our Industrial Heritage

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Morturn

At a loose end this weekend? Got that #Friday feeling? Get yourself down to Leawood Pump House and High Peak Junction on the Cronford Canal. Take a train ride from Whasandwell to Cromford and walk back along one of the … Continue reading →

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The power of Place

Posted on May 20, 2016 by Morturn

Place attachment I have an incredible attachment to place; but what is place attachment, and what is this to do with history? How do we relate to it? Interact with it? Experience it? Understand place? How (if at all) is … Continue reading →

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Making time for recycling

Posted on May 2, 2016 by Morturn

Some people think that recycling is a new idea, but in fact it has been around for years. Before the days of cheap mass produced products, things were made by the hand of the skilled craftsperson. Items were crafted with care, … Continue reading →

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Telling stories – the one that got away

Posted on February 17, 2016 by Morturn

In 1975 my brother and I took a holiday in Cornwall. Not for a week on the beach at Newquay like most of the other men of our age, instead we elected to look at and photograph the legacy of … Continue reading →

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The River Severn, a river flowing through landscape and time

Posted on July 28, 2015 by Morturn

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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The King’s of Siam[1] – a Personal Autobiography Through Time, Relationships and Place.

Posted on April 9, 2014 by Morturn

‘Somehow I had to send myself back, with words as a catalyst, to open the memories out and see what they had to offer.’[2] Introduction There are a number of criteria according to which the past can be divided up, … Continue reading →

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