Kitty Marion and the Glass Breakers
Book Review of Jennifer Godfrey’s Secret Missions of the Suffragettes: Glassbreakers and Safe Houses (Pen & Sword History April 2024)...
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Heather Tweed
Jan 83 min read
Who Was Henry Burford ?
A photograph of a grave monument in Lambeth Cemetery was posted by the rather splendid Loughborough Road SW9 account. It was accompanied...
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Heather Tweed
Dec 21, 20234 min read
Victorians Who Slept In A Coffin
A Space Saving Coffin Cupboard Peculiar Furniture Imagine sleeping in a coffin! Clambering in, pulling the sheets up then simply dozing...
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Heather Tweed
Nov 9, 20234 min read
Elephants On The Stage
Human acrobats embraced the challenge of using bicycles onstage and trained animals soon followed. Intro Many of us know that Elephants...
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Heather Tweed
Oct 26, 20231 min read
BMHS Weekend Conference
https://britishmusichallsociety.com Next Event British Music Hall Society Weekend Conference 28th-29th October 2023 A fabulous weekend!...
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Heather Tweed
Sep 4, 20235 min read
Wentworth House, Clevedon
Friends had moved to Clevedon many moons ago and every now and again upped sticks to climb the property ladder and mover ever nearer to...
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Heather Tweed
Dec 17, 20213 min read
Frightful Death Of The Lion Queen
Illustrated London News 1850 By Heather Tweed The tenant of this little grave, our hope, and joy, and pride, was snatched away from our...
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Heather Tweed
Jun 27, 20201 min read
New writing website
Exciting news! My new writing website design is underway. My Art and writing are intertwined in many ways and I wanted to make it easier...
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Heather Tweed
Sep 25, 20192 min read
How To Dance On The Grave Of A Clown
On a deliciously crisp December morning step through the gate of Joseph Grimaldi park on Pentonville Road. A little way ahead you will...
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Heather Tweed
Dec 13, 20181 min read
Christmas Dolls
A visit to the Museum Of Childhood in Edinburgh is always a treat. Toys, games and playthings spanning centuries and continents jostle...
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Heather Tweed
Dec 7, 20176 min read
George Sargent: The Forgotten Golfing Innovator
George Sargent: The Forgotten Golfing Innovator ‘The first recollections I have are of playing up and down the road, with a stick, with a...
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Heather Tweed
Oct 24, 20172 min read
C19th Edinburgh Sloan & Son letters discovered
I rarely walk past any bookshop without dropping in for a mooch, usually heading straight for the history, art, and antiquarian sections....
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Heather Tweed
Sep 19, 20172 min read
Can you identify this 1920’s family?
Can you identify the family or locations in these 1920’s stereoscope photographs? During our customary month long stay at the Edinburgh...
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Heather Tweed
Sep 19, 20171 min read
Pens And Post Boxes Images Of Birmingham Jewellery Quarter
If you are not a magpie attracted to shiny things, or into expensive bling, you may think that Birmingham’s Jewellery Quarter is not for...
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Heather Tweed
Sep 4, 20172 min read
3 reasons I ❤️Venice Vending Machine Art Installation
Having recently joined the team at ART-E-MOTION I would like to share my reasons for loving the Venice Vending Machine installation....
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Heather Tweed
Apr 28, 20172 min read
Lloyds Bank, Twinings, Tweed, An Unexpected Part Two
Lloyds Bank Law Courts Branch; Twinings, Tweed, an unexpected part 2 In my last post I wrote a little of the beginnings of Twinings Tea...
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Heather Tweed
Apr 12, 20173 min read
Tom’s, Twinings and Tweeds, a British institution
Twinings has long been associated with fine teas but actually sprang from Tom’s Coffee House. This blog explores a little of that early...
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Heather Tweed
Feb 28, 20173 min read
Cryptozoology: A Curates Egg of Impossible Taxidermy
Cryptozoology: A Curates Egg of Impossible Taxidermy by Heather Tweed <!–[if gte vml 1]> Thylacine, or Tasmanian Wolf, <![endif]–> I...
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Heather Tweed
Jul 29, 20166 min read
The Case Of The Ghost Sculptor
Belt v. Lawes The Sculptors’ Libel Case Heather Tweed 2016 From Michaelangelo to Andy Warhol and Damien Hirst, artists’ assistants have...
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Heather Tweed
Aug 24, 20151 min read
A Hidden Gem, The Gladstone Memorial Library
A Hidden Gem The Gladstone Memorial Library Debenhams has a little hidden jewel. Weave towards the impressive staircase with its stained...
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