Category Archives: local history

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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The Grid Project – In the Footsteps of Phyllis…

Posted on August 19, 2017 by Morturn

Phyllis Nicklin needs no introduction you folks, we know and love her for the amazing archive of photographs she left us. Continue reading →

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Eaten by Worm and Rats, then Blown Away by the Farting Misericord.

Posted on June 26, 2017 by Morturn

While the academic records can tell the story of an individual, so can the objects that an individual chooses to leave behind. Grave markers tell the story of the dead as told by the living, but a cenotaph tell the … Continue reading →

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Got that Friday feeling?

Posted on September 30, 2016 by Morturn

Leawood Pump house is open on Satuday and Sunday 1 and 2 October, 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 … 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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Wildfire Through Staffordshire – The Bilston Cholera Epidemic

Posted on May 18, 2016 by Morturn

Wildfire Through Staffordshire – Where Are the Graves is the first of a series of films presenting the work of Ian Henery, Walsall Poet Laureate. The Bilston Cholera Epidemic had been covered in the narrative of the book, Wildfire Through … 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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