An Eclectic Appreciation of Things Old, Stately, Quirky or Simply of Historical Interest
Wednesday 1 May 2024
A Significant Photographic Cataloguing Project
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Fronticepiece from an Album of Carte-de-visite Photographs from the Collection. Dated 1881 My Blogs will be taking a break over the Winter...
Friday 19 April 2024
ANZAC Day Remembrance 25 Apr 2024 - The Winton and District War Memorial Gates
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The Winton & District War Memorial Gate Taken Apr 2024 [From my own collection] The 25th of April 2024, known as ANZAC Day, will again m...
Sunday 14 April 2024
Royal Related Discoveries (Part Three) - An 1858 Royal Wedding Order of Service & A Connection to "Big Ben"
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Order of Service used at the Marriage of the Princess Royal and the Crown Prince of Prussia, 1858 [From my own collection] Continuing my...
Sunday 7 April 2024
Royal Related Discoveries (Part Two) - Queen Mary, Queen Victoria's Dinner, & Empress "Sisi"
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H.R.H. Princess Victoria Mary of Tech, c.1896 [From my own collection] HM Queen Mary Continuing my series of "Royal Discoveries"...
Sunday 31 March 2024
The Absurdity of Such a Device - An Unofficial History of the "Pocket Telephone"
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A Satirical Cartoon lampooning the use of "Pocket Telephones", 1919 April the 1st would perhaps be a more appropriate day to look ...
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