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On July 22nd, 2007, my Grandfather would have turned 102. He died in 2002, just shy of turning 97. He was an Orthodox Rabbi, a husband of 67 years, a father to two children, a grandfather of five, and a New York Mets fan.
I cannot recall the Mets ever losing on his birthday. Sometimes the games would run 14 to 16 innings, and end after midnight, so it did not count as a birthday loss.


British Art Pottery
Alison has developed a particular interest in British Art Pottery. The appeal comes as much from the social and political dimension that inspired the manufacturers, as to the aesthetic quality and originality of the ceramics.
The designers and factories of the Art Noveau era were pushing the boundaries of creativity, chemistry and design. Many of these studios were actively rebuking the machine age and supporting the social philosophers of the day who were proposing the return to local crafts, the dignity of the worker and the movement away from elaborate ornamentation to simpler lines and design.
To find out more about the individual factories and artists, please click on the links below.
- William de Morgan
William de Morgan
De Morgan worked closely with some of the other historical figures of the Arts and Crafts movement such as William Morris and Burne-Jones and was a founder member of the Arts and Crafts Exhibition Society.
Initially de Morgan decorated blanks, both tiles from Holland and ceramic vessels from J.H. and J.Davis, Staffordshire firing his piece in a kiln constructed in his Family home in Fitzroy square, London (Circa 1869). In 1872 he moved to Chelsea where he also developed a retail outlet for his production and employed the service of the Passengers to assist in the decoration of the wares. In 1882 he moved again to Merton Abbey, London where his production of ‘in house’ pottery stopped his reliance on bought in blanks.
As de Morgan’s technical expertise developed his range of glaze techniques multiplied and by 1888 when he moved to Sands End, Fulham he was consistently producing high quality double and triple lustre glazes.
De Morgan’s glazes were principally divided in two, the Persian ware in a middle-eastern palate and lustre glazes in single, double and triple colour ways. Designs were typically arts and crafts: animals, galleons, stylized floral motifs and mythical beasts and these were transposed to chargers, bowls, vases and tiles.
From 1882 with failing health, the production of the factory was left in the hands of the Passengers who continued to receive designs from de Morgan from his Florence home. De Morgan retired in 1907 but his inspiration continued under the stewardship of the Passengers who set up their own company “Bushey Heath” producing both Persian and lustre glazes from 1921 – 1933.
Early Doulton employees included George Tinworth and Hannah Barlow and they contributed to the company’s rapid success and formal recognition through the major international exhibitions i.e. the Grand Prix at the 188 Paris Exhibition.
The studio was joined by further artists including Frank Butler, Mark Marshall formerly employed by the Martin Brothers, and Eliza Simmance, one of the many women artists employed within the Company; the contributed to the great success of the development of the art nouveau style.
Wedgwood's move into art pottery was pioneered by William Burton, who began the development of lustre glazes prior to his move to Pilkington’s Pottery in 1893. This was continued by Daisy Makeig-Jones, a local art school student who was allowed to develop her own style of decoration. Drawing on the work of distinguished artists such Arthur Rackham and H.J Ford, she introduced the Fairyland Lustre Ware and along with her “ordinary lustres” which drew their influence from the Far East was instrumental to Wedgwood’s success in the 1920s and 30s.
- Contemporary Artist - Heidi Warr
Heidi Warr has an established history in the collectable ceramic art market. She worked at Dennis Chinaworks for nearly 16 years and for many of them she was the principle decorator. Over the years she has amazed those who love and collect art pottery with her skill as a decorator. Her work has sold for thousands of pounds through Bonham’s Auction House and has retailed at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Now Heidi has burst forth onto the collectable ceramic art market scene with her own range where she showcases herself as a competent and outstanding designer as well as one of the finest ceramic decorators.
Heidi creates individual handmade slab built earthenware towers and decorates the pieces using traditional methods including slip-trailing, incising and different brush techniques with under-glaze colours, stains and oxides. These methods date back hundreds of years and she is keeping important traditions alive. The pieces she creates are bold statements which merge the traditional with the contemporary.
Each design has a meaning and a message, which as an authentic artist she feels it is important to convey through her work. Seeing the execution of her skills on the earthenware towers, one is left in no doubt about the quality and desirability of the pieces.
It is unquestionable that Heidi has a long career ahead of her as a unique artist, able to design, create and decorate her own ceramic art pottery. It will be thrilling to be part of her journey as she grows as an artist and satisfies our passion for highly collectable and exquisitely decorated ceramic artwork.
- Contemporary Artist - Emma Clegg
Emma’s instinctive ability to create original and stunning ceramics came originally from spending hours as a child in and around her father’s pottery factories in Stoke on Trent.
However, rather than training as a ceramicist, she trained in Fine Art, which resulted in working in The City on a large Corporate Art Collection. After relocating to the Cotswold’s she began working with clay again, establishing herself as a talented ceramic artist and designer.
Emma uses only porcelain clay, arguably the most difficult of clays to master. The results however are worth it. Its’ translucent and luminescent qualities, the effect of fragility and the delicacy of her work means that it is the only clay that she’s prepared to use, achieving outstanding and unique results. Emma uses both throwing and hand building techniques to achieve the finished piece, each piece is asymmetrical and organic, taking its’ form from the base upward, as if the piece has grown.
The inspiration for Emma’s work comes from the hedgerows indigenous to her local Cotswold’s, and an old Edward Raby piece that she grew up with, always fascinated by the delicacy and realism that he achieved in his clay flowers.
‘Fortnum and Mason’ commissioned Emma to make a tea service for their 2010 ‘Hand Made’ exhibition, and since then she has exhibited at the Geffrye Museum in 2011, London, where she will be exhibiting again this year as part of their ceramics show.
In 2012 Emma, along with other designers and artists such as Sir Peter Blake and Mark Quinn, was asked to design and make an egg for the Faberge ‘Big Egg Hunt’, where her egg, ‘Vanitas Vitrified’ was sponsored by Sotheby’s, and fetched £17,000 at the grand auction. The organizers have since asked her to design and make another piece for their next project to be held in New York for 2013.
- Contemporary Artist - Victoria Ellis
Victoria Ellis has to be a name to watch out for!
From her purpose built workshop at home in Norwich, she produces the most exquisite ceramic panels, each one a unique design painstakingly carved. It is a process that can take weeks: for example, the carving for the Isolde plaque shown in this exhibition took in excess of 70 hours. With such time consuming work Victoria is only able to produce a small number of pieces each year.
Victoria qualified from Art School at the University of Northumbria and has since gone on to produce work for the Royal Institute of British Architects, and has undertaken numerous private commissions for Important Arts and Crafts Houses both in the UK and abroad. In addition to exhibiting at prestigious events such as the Art in Clay Festival, Victoria has, for the last three years produced work for Bonham’s annual British Art Pottery Sale, having been sought out by the Department Director Mark Oliver. These pieces, in a highly competitive market-place, regularly command five figure prices; the top price to date being a whisker short of £5000
It was whilst visiting Bonham’s sale that Victoria’s work caught the eye of Alison Davey, MD of AD antiques. Alison was impressed with Victoria’s superb technical ability, and also her beautiful designs inspired by the Arts and Crafts Movement. It is clear to Alison that whilst Victoria’s work has huge aesthetic appeal, and is of the highest quality it also represents a potentially good investment for her established clients who will appreciate the unique nature of each hand crafted piece.
Victoria does not produce limited editions;each piece is totally unique!
- Pilkingtons Royal Lancastrian
Pilkingtons Royal Lancastrian
Established in 1892 under the stewardship of William Burton who had previously worked as the chemist to Wedgwoods. Sited in Clifton Junction, north of Manchester, the factory was initially known for its tile output. However in 1906, the same year as Gordon Forsyth joined the Company, they began their experiments with their lustre glazes and it is this work that has become the most prized of the factories output; this was a technically complex process using reduction lustre techniques and was overseen by the in house chemist Abraham Lomax. Burton was a follower of the pioneers and the principles of the Arts and Crafts Movement and employed staff whose work would reflect the ethos and the aesthetics of the Movement. Commissions were appointed by some of the leading designers of the day such as Walter Crane and these were decorated by in house artists such as Charles Cundall who was later to become the official World War Two War Artist. Pilkington’s was prized for its quality and artistic merit and was well received at the Franco British Exhibition of 1908, was retailed through Liberty & Co and after a visit from King George V in 1913 the factory was awarded the Royal Warrant.
- William Moorcroft
Initially employed by James MacIntyre’s in Burslem after a distinguished training in Stoke and London, William Moorcroft developed a formidable reputation as a designer and his work was sought after by leading companies of the day such as Liberty & Co and Tiffany’s. Whilst at MacIntyres he was responsible for the design of the highly popular Florian Range that drew its inspiration from the Art Nouveau Movement. In 1904 it was William’s designs that were awarded the Gold medal at the St Louis Exhibition; the first of many international accolades. In 1913 William left MacIntyre’s to form his own Company, and in doing so developed a new range of designs and glazes; it was at this time that he built a flambé kiln and it is this work that is some of his best regarded that was later developed further by his son Walter who took over the running of the company in 1945. William’s most successful designs were bold and vivid drawing inspiration from the arts and crafts movement; fish, flowers and landscapes were decorated with a tube lined technique which has become synonymous with the Moorcroft factory. In 1928 Williams work was given royal patronage by Queen Mary and was awarded with the Royal Warrant.
- Martin Brothers
The “Genius” of the Martin Brothers was born out of the early apprentiships of Robert and Edwin at the Doulton Lambeth factories and prior to that at the Palace of Westminster. Each of the Four Brothers had distinct roles with in the Studio; Robert Wallace was the self-appointed figure head of the factory and was principally responsible for the modelling; the face jugs and grotesques were largely his work. Charles ran the shop and gallery at High Holborn, London, whilst Edwin was the principle decorator and Walter the thrower.
They were the early pioneers of the studio pottery movement, using salt glaze stoneware to produce their unique and hand crafted designs. The vessels range from the early formal geometric and floral designs through to their comical and grotesque vases and models incorporating birds and sea creatures and the highly unusual “spoonwarmers”.
Later production focussed on a range of organic gourd vases. Their work was highly collectable even at the time of production and they were patronised by some of the leading philanthropists, merchants and politicians of the day. It is said that their grotesque “Wally Birds” were modelled on leading public figures of the day.


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A ruler is certainly the person who can bring about a change in the entire society,who can change the world around him with his own leadership qualities.Many attributes are required to be a great ruler.A great ruler is known by his actions,the actions may be the end of violence,creation of a peaceful society,gaining victory over nations or may be changing his entire country.There have been uncountable rulers in the world history,but only some of them can be categorize as ‘The Greatest Ruler’.Here we will discus some of the greatest rulers that world has seen so far.
10. GENGHIS KHAN
Genghis khan is the most brutal emperor in the history of world.He was the founder of the most contiguous empire of the world i.e. the Mongol empire.He made an army by himself by uniting some nomadic tribes and trained them.Then he started Mongol invasions.He conquered a large number of dynasties within years.His invasions over countries includes massacres of many civilians.He was successful in conquering almost all parts of Central Asia and China.He was an unbeatable military man.His military accomplishments are above extra ordinary.Besides military possessions,he also created many other reforms in the Mongol dynasty.He declared Uyghur script as writing system for Mongol empire.He was very liberal in religious view.The main example here is of the nomadic tribes of northeast Asia,uniting whom the whole empire was build.He was originally a Muslim,but he possess great tolerance in religions.He constructed various temples and churches in his empire.This great ruler is regarded as the founding father of Mongolians.
9. PETER THE GREAT
Peter was known as Peter the Great.He ruled the Russian country from 1682 to 1725.This great emperor dragged Russia from its medieval period and led to modernization of the country.He centralized the government,modernize the army and also created a navy.He created a whole new Russian empire.He modified the believes of people.He said that the old believers are responsible for spiritually holding Russia back,though this statement was opposed by several people,who considered ole believers to be a symbol of true religious devotion.Peter had to share his throne with his elder brother and sister for some duration.However after 1696,he became the sole ruler of the country.The powerful attribute of Peter can be told by knowing his physical presence.He was 7 feet tall and very broad,loud mouthed,violent and ruthless.He was a person who was always eager to learn.He learned many things from a carpentry work to how to train soldiers.He also learned how to torture people.Though he was a violent and ruthless,but it was during his reign only that Russia emerged as a leading eastern European state.He was also treated like a role model by many other future emperors,due to his great ruling tactics.
8. QUEEN ELIZABETH I
Queen Elizabeth is an example the greatest woman ruler.She was the queen of England and Ireland from the year 1558 till her end.She belonged to Tudor dynasty.She was a great ruler and was always concerned about her people.She went through lots of struggle in her early days.His mother was executed when she was only two and half-year old Elizabeth was then declared as an illegitimate girl.When she grew up,the throne of her father was succeeded first by her half-brother and then her half-sister,who put her in prison for around a year.Then in year 1558,she succeeded the throne and became the queen of England and Ireland.She was known by many nicknames,the most common and important of which was “The Virgin Queen” .The reason behind this name was that she remained unmarried till her death.She was never dependent over any king for her actions and for control of her kingdom.She was a role model before all the female rulers at that time and was the only female ruler who was working independently without any king and was serving her kingdom.She established an English Protestant Church,which is later known as The Church of England.Elizabeth’s reign is known as Elizabethan era and is mainly famous for the flourishing of English Drama,led by some of the greatest literature kings like William Shakespeare.The failure of Spain in 1588 to conquer England led to a great victory associated with the history of England and thus Queen Elizabeth as well.It was all because of her ruling tactics that she made England a stable and powerful country during her reign.
Akbar was the great ruler of India. He was from the Mughal dynasty. He was the third Mughal emperor.He was also known as Shahanshah. He was very beloved of his people.He ruled for a long period of 63 years i.e.from 1542 to 1605.The most important attribute of Akbar was his liberal religious views.Though he was a Muslim,he never let religion become a part of his jurisdiction.He even married a Hindu Rajput girl.Inspite of all the religious riots that were going on in the country that time,Akbar took a liberal outlook on all the faiths and beliefs.He ascended the throne at the age of 13 only and within around two decades,he conquered entire northern and central India under his reign.He was a powerful and intelligent man,with all military and jurisdiction tactics.His jurisdiction was always fair and equitable.He was a great admirer of art and culture and painted the walls of his palace.He also maintained a group of 9 people,called as “Navratanas of Akbar”.Akbar was known as the military genius of his time.He did lots of refinement in the military structure of Mughals. He used war elephants in place of the Sowars,used metal cylinder rockets called as bans,swivel guns and cannons.Thus with all these refinements,a strong and unshakable Mughal army was being formed. He conqered almost all the part of northern India and established the roots of Mughal empire there. His great military tactics and liberal ideas made him the most popular Indian ruler of all the time.
6. CATHERINE THE GREAT
Catherine was the Russian empress for a long period of around 34 years i.e. from 1962 to 1796.She was certainly the longest ruled empress of the country.She came into power after the assassination of her husband Peter III.It was during the reign of this great empress that Russia emerged as a super power in Europe.She made an entire new Russian society.She reformed the Russian administration by forming new and effective jurisdiction policies.The Catherinian Era is known as the Golden Era of Russian empire and Russian Nobility.She freed the Russian nobles from compulsory state and military services and many mansions of nobility were constructed in classical style.She enlightened the whole country.But still there were some rebellions.Due to the existing serfdom in the country,the peasants and cossacks were forced into increased level of reliance,as the pressure was increased over landlords.This led to a complete rebellion attitude from peasants and cossacks.It was during her reign that the Smolny Institute was established.It was the first state financed,higher education institute for women in Europe.This great empress set an example of modesty for all the other emperors of her time.
5. FREDERICK THE GREAT
Frederick II was the king of Prussia for around 46 years i.e. from 1740 to 1786.He was a very great and turbulent ruler.He worked for the benefits of his society.He attacked Austria and then conquered Silesia,during the Silesian wars.He possessed great intelligence in military campaigning.He was very beloved of his people and was nicknamed as Der Alte Fritz (“Old Fritz”).He was known as Frederick the Great.His great excellence as a ruler made Prussian border expand towards West Prussia and Silesia.He improved the political and bureaucratic structure of Prussia.He is also responsible for an advance in infrastructure and military forces of his country.He is also one of the Enlightenment Monarchs of the world.His dedication towards his kingdom and the reforms that he made for the development of his country are outstanding and outrageous.
4. ALEXANDER THE GREAT
Alexander was designated as ‘Alexander the great’.Alexander is a Greek word which simply means ‘a man who helps others’.This great emperor was same as his name.He was the emperor of Macedon and had succeeded the empire from his father Phillip.He had very brutal and intelligent military tactics that he conquered much of the world by himself and sometimes made the entire nation surrender to him without killing a single man.By the age of 30 only,he developed a great empire starting from the Lonian sea to the Himalayas.He discovered many cities and named them before himself.The predominant one is the Alexandria in Egypt.His great military tactics are still taught in some military academies throughout the world.
3. JOSEPH II
Whenever the definition of an ideal ruler is asked,the one and only desired quality is the one who thinks about his people’s needs over him,considers theirs benefits and needs over his own.Now here is the perfect example of an ideal king-Joseph II.He was the Roman emperor from 1764 to 1790.He was designated by his people as ‘Holy Roman Emperor’.He was the first ruler for the Austrian Dominions for House of Lorraine.He is ranked among one of the three most enlightenment monarchs of the world.He was succeded by his younger brother,as he died without any son.He abolished slavery and serfdom in his reign and thus always did what’s best for his people.His people in return loved him a lot.Even at some places people used to call him as their God,who relieved them from their pain.He is one person who we can call upon as a true King for his people.
2. NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
Napoleon Bonaparte has been emperor of french from 1804 to 1815.He is one of the best known emperors of the world.He brought a vast advancement in political and judicial foundations of the country at the time of French Revolution.A legal reform known as”Napoleonic Code” has been enforced by him and was a great influence worldwide.He was a great military and political leader and supported the country at the time of many associated wars.He conqured the entire Europe in his reign .Though he contained enormous military tactics and intelligence,he saw a great fall at the time of French invasion of Russia in 1812.The great ruler died in the year 1821.
1. ADOLF HITLER
Whenever the name true leader comes,the first image that comes to everyone’s mind is that of the Adolf Hitler.He certainly changed the entire social structure of Germany during second world war.He belonged to just a small normal family.But the way he reached from a small farm side house kid to the great leader of the Nazi party,is certainly an epic.He was a great speaker and he used this quality to conquer the minds of people.Through his charismatic speeches,he made people develop faith in him.He turned the entire country against Jews and proved that they are the only reason behind all the problems that Germany is facing.He possessed great mind capturing ability.His ways of convincing people are extra ordinary.Though his ways were terrible,but this doesn’t change Hitler’s identification as a great leader.He surely is an example of a great king the world has ever seen


About Nikolaev city
The City of Nikolaev is the coastal gem of Ukraine
Situated close to the Black Sea Coast, a mere 65 k away, the major City of Nikolaev is a commercial centre, sea port and ship building centre, on the Southern Bug and Inhul River confluence.
Both the Inhul River and the Southern Bug river follow very winding courses just before they join at the north east corner of Nikolaev. This has created several long and narrow peninsulas just north of the City, and the main part of Nikolaev is itself on a peninsula at a 180-degree bend in the Southern Bug River. The City is a lowland complex, the closest mountains are 300 K away, this does mean that the City becomes cold in winter – minus 10 degrees’ c but is pleasant in summer reaching a balmy 22 degrees c.
The City is accessible, under normal circumstances by air, rail and sea.
Places of interest include,
The Catholic Church of St. Joseph. The church was built in 1896. Bolsheviks closed the church in 1934. Since 1992, the church resumed worship. In recent years, the church holds regular organ music concerts.
The Cathedral of the Image of the Casper Blessed Virgin Mary. The cathedral, built in 1872-1915, is notable for its ancient Russian architectural forms. In Soviet times, the building served as the club of the shipyard. The cathedral was returned to believers in 1992.
The Admiralty. The complex of buildings of the Navy Department (the Admiralty) includes Staroflotskie barracks, built in classical style, the shipyard with walls and gates, as well as the gymnasium building housing the construction college.
Usually, when the locals talk about the Admiralty, they mean the current main office building of the Shipyard named after 61 Communards, which has a high spire. Near the entrance, there is a monument to the founder of the city Prince G. Potemkin.
The Officers’ Club. This two-storey building, constructed in classical style, is an example of civil architecture of the 19th century. Today, the building hosts the House of the officers of the fleet.
Shukhov’s Tower. In one of the highest places in the city, on the top of Spassky hill, a unique hyperboloid water tower stands for over a hundred years. For the first time this architectural form was introduced by the famous Russian engineer Vladimir Shukhov. He designed a lot of similar structures built in Russia and abroad, including the famous television tower in Moscow on Shabolovskaya Street. Today, the tower is not used for its intended purpose. The height of the construction is 25 meters.
Nikolaev Zoo, founded in 1901, is one of the best in Europe. Today, it has about 5700 animals of 460 species; a lot of species living there are listed in the Red Book.
The enclosure for domestic animals "Grandfather’s hut” is decorated in a folk style. It is a museum of rural life in the southern Ukraine.


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In the mid 17th century, Indian Culture flourished under the great Moghul Emperor Shah Jahan who not only built the world-famous Taj Mahal, but also found fulfillment in the creation of gardens of exquisite beauty and harmony, which he appropriately named "Shalimar".
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The essence of Indian Cuisine lies in the variety of spices available and the aromas generated by their use.
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The history of America did not end with The Revolution, but so many events followed and these events kept the history going to this day. Some of these events included the immigration towards the west of the United States, the conflict and wars with indigenous tribes especially the red Indians who were very fierce and who never easily gave fighting to protect their land from foreign occupiers. There was also the building of the railway across the land. Then the American Civil War came. The American Civil War is one a war that will be remembered throughout the history of the United States of American due to what caused it, its progress and the fruits of its end. All these touched and influenced the Native American culture to a larger extent.
Andrew Jackson and the Westward Movement
From early 1800s many immigrants were from Europe more especially from England and France. Many of the immigrants were following the foot steps of their ancestors who had early run away from these countries because of persecution which had taken place. Many came to the United States after wars of revolutions like the French Revolution. The immigrants landed in the east coast of the United States. As the population soared in the East coast many opted to move to the central and westwards of the US. For instance, Daniel, (1990) says “about thirty immigrants landed in the United States in 1818”. As many moved towards the central of the US they faced many challenges and some resistance from the indigenous Indian communities who were fighting for their land. Thousands of the immigrants settled in the unoccupied Appalachian highlands which were very fertile for farming activities. Within this period the civil war broke out and it disrupted the immigration patterns even though many people had already settled in many lands apart from the west coast. “Out of war nations acquire additional territory if they are vicious and unfortunately the new land is exploited by a few” notes (Butler…78). The migration to the west was to decongest the east side of America, some wanted to adventure, some moved to look for larger lands for farming. Industries and the rail network also influence some to move to the west to find jobs.
Andrew Jackson was elected President of The United States of America in the year 1832. This is the time when the migration to the west of the United States was at its but with great resistance form the Red Indians fighting viciously to secure their land. President Andrew Jackson signed an act that facilitated for the Indians to be moved from their ancestral lands including Mississippi. The president devoted most his time to talk about the policy that meant remove the Indians out of the way because by then commerce and industry were growing. He signed the policy and was committed to destroy the opposition of the Indians or destroy them. The president said, (Daniel…103) “Our conduct toward these people is deeply interesting in our national character.


Starting from September 29 of 1941, the Nazi army began the mass murder of 100,000 people at a death pit known as Babi Yar in the city of Kiev, Ukraine. The story traces the sequence of events that led to the murder of thousands of these victims: the Pavlovskaya patients. It started with Joseph Stalin’s collective farm program which resulted in the famine that killed over 20 million people. That resulted in thousands of heartbroken communists to betray this system by passing out leaflets about the failure of communism. That resulted in the arrests and commitment into the Pavlovskaya mental hospital. But how did these people end up getting murdered by the Nazis at Babi Yar? Mr. Sanchez uses film evidence to prove that U.S. mental hospitals are being used in the same way as the Pavlovskaya. Could a similar massacre happen in the U.S.?


GILROY HOT SPRINGS
Gilroy Hot Springs was discovered in the early 1860s by Mexican shepherd Francisco Cantua, then acquired by José Quintín Ortega and Ignacio María Ortega in 1865. Soon thereafter, George W. Roop purchased it and turned it into a destination mineral water resort. In its heyday up to 500 visitors per day enjoyed 5-Star dining, luxury hotel accommodations, outdoor and indoor activities including hunting, horseback riding, hiking, fishing, shuffleboard, croquet, music, dancing, parlor games, and more.
In the 1800s it was known to have the most healing waters in California. Civic leaders and business owners from the greater San Francisco Bay area and beyond were frequent visitors, including Spreckles, Marriott, Sutro, Sargent, and Phelan.


Feniscowles has a long recorded history.
It's name was chronicled as 'Feinycholes' in documents as early as 1276. By the 12th century, it had become known as Feniscowles from the Old English word 'fennig' meaning marsh, muddy, dirty' and the Old Norse word 'Skali' meaning 'hut in marshy land'. It is probable that the original settlement was closer to the river, which helps to structure it's landscaped character.
Move on to the late 18th century. In 1798, Sir William Feilden of Witton Hall, Blackburn, purchased the hamlet of Feniscowles, approximately 3 miles S.W. of Blackburn, from Thomas Ainsworth (died 1804). In 1832 Mr. Feilden was elected as one of the first M.P's for Blackburn. After re-election in 1835, 1837 and 1841 he retired from Parliament in 1847 at the age of 75. During 1812, he built Feniscowles New Hall (pictured below) at the foot of a steep bank, living their until his death in 1850.
The hall's gallery contained a valuable collection of paintings. Also originally held a collection of natural history objects. In about, 1854 his son Sir William Henry Feilden, complained bitterly about the polluted water in the River Darwen which ran close by the hall, at its convergence with Moulden Water. He lost a costly and prolonged dispute with the Corporation & Over Darwen Health Board in 1877 when legal proceedings failed. Soon after he left the hall, and died two years later in 1879.
The hall was offered for sale at auction in 1903, but was unable to find a buyer. After this it was used for functions for a short period of time, but became dilapidated. In the 1930's, it was left to decay. The property declined and deteriorated during WW II. The lead was eventually removed from the roof for the war effort causing further deterioration.
Just over the bridge by Immanuel Church, on the Pleasington Road , is the dilapidated and abandoned smithy gate house, which still guards the entrance to this once opulent property. Another ruined gatehouse, deserted, stands by the bridge at the bottom of Moulden Brow on the Blackburn to Preston Old Road, opposite a small modern housing development. This development was built on land once occupied by the now demolished Sun Paper Mill.
There was substantial employment in Feniscowles when the 'Sun' and 'Star' paper mills were opened in 1874 and 1875 respectively. There is now only the Star Paper Mill surviving. 'The Cherry Tree Jam Works' stood beside the old Feniscowles railway station in Stockclough Lane, also known as 'Jam Pot Lane'. More recently this became 'Nightingales'. The company manufactured illuminated signs, and in later years, an auto electrical company named 'Parbro' managed by younger members of the Park family. The Park family originally manufactured car batteries at Ordnance St. & Canterbury St. in Blackburn. Adjacent to the canal beside an oil distributor once stood a 'Buffer Depot' which stored emergency food supplies for such periods as wartime. Opposite Immanuel Church on the banks of the River Darwen stood a corn mill known as 'The Moon' however a disastrous fire gutted the mill in 1864. Apart from one or two smaller operations the only other industry in Feniscowles was the 'Eclipse Mill' not far from the, now demolished, three arches railway viaduct.
Whilst Feniscowles has changed over the years, the good agricultural land has not been desecrated, and developed for the benefit of the exploiter, who have little or no consideration for this beautiful country that we live in.
Feniscowles New Hall


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No event in history has had the media coverage as the 9.11 terrorist attacks. Media images, sound bites and digital or mobile phone video clips were isolated fragments pieced together for ‘us’ constructing a historical narrative thus shaping collective memory of the events and defining our history. As participant and witness, The Story defines the times thus writing the past. In true documentary/journalistic form, it is often that which is implicit in images that make them so poignant rather than that which is explicit.
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Caps and hats come in all shapes and sizes; Stitch & Print stock a superb range of headwear, which can be embroidered or printed to make it perfect for you. You can see our full range of caps, beanies, snoods, and more in our web brochure.
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The Cap – A brief history
The cap, or hats in general, can be traced back thousands of years, and one of the first pictorial depictions appears in a Greek Tomb hundreds of year BC. The image in the tomb painting shows a man wearing a conical straw hat.
However caps more similar to the ones seen today began to be worn in the late 16th century. Hat styles varied massively over the years the best quality hats were made in Milan the 18th century.
In the first half of the 19th century, flamboyant hats were popular; decorated with ribbons, flowers, feathers, and gauze trims. However it was in the second half of the 19th century when the first baseball style caps as we see them today were worn.
In 1860, the Brooklyn Excelsiors wore the ancestor of the modern rounded-top baseball cap, and by 1900 this style of cap became popular. In the 1940s latex rubber became the stiffening material inside the hat, and so the modern baseball cap was born.
Stitch & Print’s superb range of caps is supplied by Finden & Hales, and Beechfield, who are headwear experts. We have caps that are suitable for both adults and children with various methods of fastening available. The Beechfield Kids Original Cotton Cap comes in 17 colours, and we can customise it with an even bigger range of coloured threads and prints. This cap is also available in adult sizes.
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Stitch & Print can also customise army style caps, high visibility caps and vintage flat caps. The Beechfield Grand Prix Cap has a sporty chequer design perfect for racing enthusiasts, whilst Finden & Hales Team Cap is perfect for sports teams.
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Many of our hats are supplied by top quality brand Result. The Result Fair Isles Knitted Hat is right in line with the trendy winter hats seen in the biggest high street stores. It is available in five colour combinations and we can customise it to your specification.
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is the "Wedding Sixpence"?
The sixpence, an English coin first minted in the reign of Edward VI (1551), has been associated with weddings since the reign of Elizabeth I. in those times the Lord of the Manor where the bride lived would often present a sixpence as a wedding gift. As time passed the tradition changed and it became the custom for the bride's parent to give the coin as a dowry gift. It was not however until Victorian times that the present day custom evolved to that of giving a silver sixpence as a lucky charm to bring wealth and happiness to the married couple.
The custom says that to ensure the couples wealth and happiness the bride should put the coin in her left shoe. In some areas the custom is for the father of the bride to put the sixpence in the shoe, this is probably an amalgamation of the older dowry tradition and the more modern interpretation.
The sixpence coin we use in our wedding favor is from either the reign of George V1 or Elizabeth 11 and as such only has a nominal amount of silver content, but never the less retains the symbolism and continues the age old tradition.
SixPence - Six Pence and Penny
We are proud to be offering authentic SixPences to the public. Delivered along with the "Something Old, Something New..." Poem as well as the History of the Wedding SixPence.


Dedicated to Oswald of Northumbria, an Anglo-Saxon saint the church has Saxon origins, was rebuilt in the 15th century and restored and enlarged from 1840 to 1841. The tower was built in the 16th century and its clock was installed in 1891.
Parish Church. C15 with Anglo-Saxon remains, chancel c1840, restored 1840-41. Well- coursed rubble to pre-Conquest work, large dressed stone to tower, hammer-dressed stone to C19 work, stone slate roof with clay tiles on chancel. West tower, nave, north aisle, south porch, chancel and north chancel chapel. Perpendicular tower, Early English lancet style restoration. Tower: 2 stages, chamfered plinth, moulded band. 3-light west window with arched lights and panel tracery, above is limestone block with shield in relief; moulded band; 2-light belfry windows set in square double-chamfered surrounds have arched lights with sunken spandrels south face has clock-face above small chamfered light. Embattled parapet with projecting rainwater chutes with gargoyles; crocketed corner pinnacles. Nave: red-sandstone quoins mark extent of original nave now of 3 bays articulated by offset buttress. South wall Anglo-Saxon. Gabled porch in 1st bay, lancet windows, corbel table. Coped gables with kneelers; apex cross. North aisle: 2-light windows with cusped lights, 2 with square heads, one with arched head with hoodmould. Right-hand return of aisle (east face) has 2-light window with shafted mullion and quatrefoil above at junction with canted stair-turret which has shouldered doorway and 2 small lancets in west face. Chancel: 2 bays articulated by offset buttresses. Lancet windows. Angle buttresses to east end which has triple lancet window. 2-light window to chapel.


Newfoundland had the richest fishing grounds in the world for almost 500 years from the discovery of The New World until 1980s. The people worked extremely hard but reaped few benefits, essentially slaves to merchants for centuries. After confederation in 1949, Canada sold out to foreign countries who vacumned the fish from the Grand Banks using large factory freezer trawlers and draggers, essentially destroying the massive stocks.
If you grew up in Newfoundland in the 1970s and 80s you witnessed the tail-end of a great era: fishing and outport way of life. The transition was not pretty as domestic and foreign overfishing decimated the cod stocks. Successive provincial governments mismanaged the economy and left the province in financial and economic ruin. That is where we stand today: rampant unemployment, low paying jobs, high taxes and cost of living, and government bloat and debt.


Feature ArticleRemote Underwater Surveys Of War of 1812 Shipwrecks
DAS model of the Scourge's hull viewed from the port side. This 3D point-cloud data was indispensable for a range of archaeological products, including site plans and 3D reconstructions. (Photo Credit: ASI Group Ltd.)
Early on the morning of August 8, 1813, a violent summer squall sent the United States Navy armed schooners Hamilton and Scourge to the bottom of Lake Ontario, northwest of the mouth of the Niagara River. The schooners were part of an American squadron waiting out the night to do battle with a nearby British Royal Navy squadron. Since the outbreak of the War of 1812 a year earlier, both squadrons had vied for control of the strategically important Lake Ontario. The comparatively small schooners were launched as merchant vessels (the American Diana and British Lord Nelson, respectively) and later pressed into naval service. More than 50 men drowned when the ships sank, and only 16 survived.
Surveying the Wrecks
With advances in marine remote-sensing technologies in the early 1970s, relocating the wrecks became viable. In 1972, a marine remote-sensing search commenced, spearheaded by the Royal Ontario Museum (Toronto, Canada)and research associate Dr. Daniel Nelson. The project drew support from the Canada Centre for Inland Waters (CCIW) in Burlington, Canada. In 1973, a side scan sonar target was identified. During a 1975 follow-up survey, 100-kilohertz side scan sonar images showed two well-preserved wrecks with intact hulls, standing masts and guns still in place on the decks. They were located in Canadian waters 12 kilometers offshore from St. Catharines, Ontario, Canada, 90 meters deep and 460 meters apart in the cold (4° C) and dark shipwreck-preserving waters of Lake Ontario.
In November 1975, the prototype ROV TROV 1 of CCIW was deployed to the wreck, which was later identified as the Hamilton. A series of ambitious sonar mapping and site environmental studies followed in 1978, when CCIW researchers attempted to create georeferenced side scan mosaics and used stationary, bottom-mounted sonar systems to generate scaled wreck-site plans. Additional ROV and submersible dives took place in 1978 (Deep Diving Systems's Sea Scanner), 1980 (Jacques Cousteau's Soucoupe), 1982 (Benthos's RPV-430) and 1990 (Woods Hole Oceanographic Institution's Jason). Collectively, these surveys captured thousands of archaeologically invaluable still images, dozens of hours of video and a limited amount of geomatic data, all of which recorded the schooner's hulls, rigging, fittings, guns, shot and even human remains on the lakebed.
The wrecks became a National Historic Site of Canada in 1976, and ownership of them was transferred from the United States Navy to the City of Hamilton, Ontario, in 1980.
From the late 1970s to the early 1990s, project organizers explored the feasibility of raising one or both of the wrecks. This elaborate plan did not materialize, and by the late 1990s the City of Hamilton was exploring options to present and protect the wrecks in situ. In 2000, it formed a partnership with St. Catharines-based marine engineering company ASI Group Ltd. (ASI) to provide project management and technical services. It also drew underwater archaeological support and advice from Parks Canada's Underwater Archaeology Service (UAS).
About this time came news that technical sport divers had visited the wrecks and had observed invasive mussels on both sites, either zebra mussels (Dreissena polymorpha) or their close relative the quagga mussel (Dreissena bugensis). These mussels had arrived in the Great Lakes from Europe in the 1980s and colonized the wrecks following the 1990 survey (when none were observed).
The advent of both diving visitation and the mussel occupation posed significant site management challenges for the City of Hamilton, and with key partners it launched the Hamilton & Scourge Condition Survey. This aimed to verify the wrecks' conditions compared against previous surveys, assess mussel occupation, improve site geomatic data and explore the wrecks' interiors. Bob Clarke and Darren Keyes of ASI and Jonathan Moore and Ryan Harris of the UAS served as the project's technical and archaeological leads.
In the lead-up to the condition survey, the Canadian Hydrographic Service (CHS) carried out a bathymetric survey of a 1.4-by-1.8-kilometer lakebed study area over and around the wrecks with a Simrad (Horten, Norway) EM 3000 in 2004 and an EM 3002 in 2005. While these shallow-water systems did not generate detailed images of the wrecks, they resulted in 1-to-2-meter absolute bottom positioning accuracy that paid dividends for future work on the sites.
As plans for ROV condition survey dives took shape and efforts to secure a surface platform were underway, the National Water Research Institute of Environment Canada deployed current meters near the sites in 2006. The meters recorded light-transmission profiles to better predict the periods of optimum visibility, given a near-bottom nepheloid layer characterized by suspended particulate.
In April 2007, the UAS completed a side scan sonar survey of the study area from its survey boat Red Bay using an L-3 Klein (Salem, New Hampshire) 3000 dual-frequency (132 and 445 kilohertz) system with an armored tow cable, a 3PS Inc. (Cedar Park, Texas) metering sheave block for layback control, NovAtel Inc. (Calgary, Canada) ProPak mapping-grade Canada-wide differential GPS service (CDGPS) receiver for positioning, and HYPACK Inc. (Middletown, Connecticut) Max for navigation control. Both detailed wreck imaging and mosaic coverage of the study area were completed, with the final mosaic assembled using Chesapeake Technology Inc. (Mountain View, California) SonarWiz software and drawing upon the CHS bathymetric coverage and wreck positioning.
By 2007, the major preparatory steps for a nonintrusive ROV survey of each wreck were complete and the Canadian Navy ship HMCS Kingston had been secured to serve as the survey platform in May 2008. The final step was to create mooring plans for each site, given the necessity to avoid damaging each wreck and its nearby debris fields. Using the side scan sonar mosaic and taking into account the prevailing wind conditions, areas of the lakebed free of features were chosen and cleared with inspection dives using UAS's SeaBotix (San Diego, California) LBV 150 micro-ROV deployed from the CHS survey boat Merlin. A self-imposed 90-meter-diameter exclusion zone was created for mooring gear measured from the center of each wreck. In the days leading up to the survey, the Canadian Coast Guard ship CCGS Griffon precisely deployed three moorings at planned positions for each site.
The inspection mission of 2008 was conducted on a 24-hour basis to maximize the available time on site and utilize the government assets provided. Personnel transfer between shore and the Kingston was provided by the CCGS Cape Storm and ASI using two survey vessels, the ASI Inspector and ASI Surveyor. ASI used their Saab Seaeye (Fareham, England) Falcon ROV configured with their proprietary dual-axis sonar (DAS) system to generate multiple point cloud data sets for each vessel, which were subsequently merged into a comprehensive set. To continue this article please click here.
Jonathan Moore, who has a master's in maritime studies, is a senior underwater archaeologist with Parks Canada's Underwater Archaeology Service, based in Ottawa, Canada. For more than 20 years he has worked on projects throughout Canada and the United Kingdom. His involvement with the Hamilton and Scourge began in 1999, and he served as the licensed underwater archaeologist for the 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2013 surveys.
Bob Clarke (professional engineer and project management professional) has more than 30 years of experience in the marine industry. Currently, as senior operations manager for ASI Group Ltd., based in St. Catharines, Canada, he manages a fleet of ROVs and directs the development of new equipment and technologies to meet customer requirements. Throughout the years, Clarke has written several articles for industry magazines and peer-reviewed articles for technical journals.
Ryan Harris, who has a master's in maritime history and nautical archaeology, is a senior underwater archaeologist with Parks Canada's Underwater Archaeology Service. For 20 years, he has worked on projects throughout Canada and the United States. He was responsible for equipment deployment, data acquisition and data post-processing during the 2007 and 2013 Hamilton and Scourge remote-sensing surveys.


Students of PGDM-FM 2019-21 Batch from ITM B-School, visited RBI Monetary Museum, Reserve Bank of India on 22nd January 2020 at Fort, Mumbai Office. The unique museum is divided into six sections which exhibits concepts of money, monetary systems of India, different types of bank & other securities, history of paper money, modern money & securities. The last section displays the history of RBI, its role and chronology of its Governors.
Dr. Radhakrishnan, curator of the Museum, briefed students of the evolution of printed currency and coins in India through an informative AV. He also answered student’s questions related to the digitalisation of payments.
Students enjoyed the visit as they got a fascinating insight into the world of money through artefacts & exhibits of currency notes & rare coins.
Students were accompanied by Prof. Krupesh Thakkar, Prof. Seemita Bose Chowdhury and Prof. Vimmy Arora.


Milestones in the History of Faith Presbyterian Church
Knocking door to door
In the spring of 1964 Reverend Ken Edelman was sent to gather a congregation in West Lafayette. Ken and his wife, Sandy, went knocking door to door in an attempt to start a congregation.
Worship in a quonset hut
The first service was held on December 20, 1964, in an old dirt-floored quonset hut that was on the property.
The hut becomes a church
The General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church and Synod provided funds and loans to purchase the Quonset hut and its surrounding five acres of land. On May 14, 1967, the church was officially recognized with 75 charter members.
Close the doors or go on?
On October 15, 1971, Ken Edelman accepted a call to another church. There were 104 members at that time. We were a small congregation and had not grown in size as originally hoped. But, with the support of our members, we decided to go on, even without a pastor.
Finding our mission
On May 7, 1972 Reverend Hughes ‘Scoti’ Old accepted the call to become our second minister. About a year later, the Wabash Valley Presbytery appointed a task force to evaluate the future of Faith Church. The task force decided that our church did have a real mission in the community and recommended that strong support be given to bring the church to maturity.
We are supported. We build.
With the support of many others, ground was broken for a new church building on December 4, 1977. On November 5, 1978, the present building was dedicated. It consisted solely of the sanctuary, office and upstairs meeting rooms.
Standing and growing
In 1980, it was decided that Faith Presbyterian Church had the resources, present and potential, to become self-supporting.
On November 24,1985 our second addition to the building (Fellowship Hall and Christian Education rooms) was dedicated.
On August 1, 1986 Reverend Stuart Robertson became our third pastor.
On June 15, 2008 Pastor David L. Horner became our fourth pastor.
On March 25, 2012 the Congregation voted to disaffiliate from the Presbyterian Church (USA). And on April 22, 2012, the Congregation voted to join the Evangelical Presbyterian Church.
Celebrating our past
In 2014, Faith celebrated our 50th anniversary.
Looking toward our future
In March 2020, Andrew Winter and SJ Winter became our Pastor and Associate Pastor, respectively.


Series: Final Fantasy VII
Debuted: Otakon 2003
Last Update: July 2007
Last Worn: Katsucon 2011
Originally, the white suit and undercoat was purchase through eBay and modified. The undercoat was made of a slightly stretchy, slightly sparkly material and zipped up the front. I hand-stitched grey trim onto the jacket and away I went!
This costume received a complete overhaul in 2007. The original trim was carefully removed along with the buttons, then the jacket was altered to create a more accurate, tailored, double-breasted look. New button holes were created, the buttons re-applied and the trim hand-stitched carefully into place. The undercoat was remade at this time using thick interfacing to better match the original design.
The final update this costume received was a new undercoat made by koyasufan, which is still being used for this costume.


House of Art, Brno, Czech republic
Lecture performance about Lady Hamilton and reinterpretation of her emancipatory performing practice called Attitudes (or Mimoplastic art), using George Romney's idea of combining classical poses with modern allure as the basis for her act. With Attitudes first performed in Naples Emma gained a huge success in Europe. Emma had later thanks to her popularity become not only a close personal friend of Queen Maria Carolina- sister of Maria Antoinette, but had developed into an important political influence. She advised the Queen on how to react to the threats from the French Revolution as Maria Carolina's sister Marie Antoinette had fallen a victim to the Revolution.
Attitudes comment about the aristocratic fear of the sociopolitical change in 18th century within the decomposition of the notion of beauty.


Favorite Maritime Museums
The Shifty Sailors believe this is the best in the west (maybe the entire U.S!)
It’s located in historic Astoria, Oregon on the Columbia River.
The Shifty Sailors owe their existence to the I.C. Museum. Our first performance was a benefit for the museum in 1993.
Address: 908 NW Alexander St – PO Box 305, Coupeville, WA 98239
Great museum on the island of Nantucket, the home of early whaling.
Opened in 1903, this whaling museum is one of the oldest in the U.S.
A “must see” if you’re in New Bedford.
Whidbey Islanders out to save the Orcas.
A historic schooner built in 1925 has come home to Coupeville and is available for sails.
Mail: c/o Island County Historical Museum, PO Box 305, Coupeville, WA 98239


I acquired this map as a gift on 25 December 2020. It cost the buyer £30. The map is a page cut from an old atlas / guidebook.¹ It measures 13.4cm by 18.8cm. Included with the map is a photocopy of the frontispiece of the book, which gives its date. On the front is a map of Essex with towns and villages named, and a description of the county. On the back are three detailed maps of the roads from Braintree–Chelmsford, from Sudbury–Halstead, and around Lavenham, along with descriptions of four of those towns.
sum θoətiz abaʊt miis 1720 map ov esəks
miiy akwiərid ðis map az a gift on 25 desembə 2020. hii kost ðə baiyə £30. ðə map biiy a peij kut from an oʊld atləs / gaid-bʊk.¹ hii meʒə 13.4sm bai 18.8sm. inklʊʊdəð wið ðə map biiy a foʊtəkopiiy ov ðə fruntispiis ov ðə bʊk, wic giv hiis deit. on ðə frunt biiy a map ov esəks wið taʊniz and vilijiz neiməð, and a diskripʃən ov ðə kaʊntiiy. on ðə bak bii tii diiteiləð mapiz ov ðə roʊdiz from breintrii–celmzfəd, from sudbrii–halsted, and araʊnd lavənəm, aloŋg wið diskripʃəniz ov fʊh ov ðoʊz taʊniz.
The frontispiece (photocopy, not original)
Ogilby Improv’d ;
Being a Correct Coppy of Mᴿ: Ogilby's Actual Survey of all yᵉ Direct & Principal Croſs Roads in England and Wales:
Wherein are exactly Delineated & Engraven, All yᵉ Cities, Towns, Villages, Churches, Seats &ᶜ. ſcituate on or near the Roads, with their reſpective Diſtances in Measured and Computed Miles.
And to render this Work universally Usefull & agreeable, [beyond any of it’s kind] are added in a clear & moſt Compendious Method.
1, A full & particular Deſcription & Account of all the Cities, Borough-Towns, Towns-Corporate &ᶜ. their Arms, Antiquity, Charters, Privileges, Trade, Rarities, &ᶜ. with ſuitable Remarks on all places of Note drawn from the beſt Historians and Antiquaries—
By Inᴼ. Owen of the Midd. Temple Gent.
2, The Arms of the Peers of this Realm who derive their Titles from places lying on, or near the Roads
3, The Arms of all yᵉ Bishopricks & Deanaries, their foundation, Extent, Yearly Value, Number of Pariſhes &ᶜ.
4, The Arms, & a ſuccinct Account of both Universities and their reſpective Colleges, their foundations Fellowships &ᶜ.
Laſtly Particular & Correct Maps—of all yᵉ Counties of South Britain; with a Summary deſcription of each County, it’s Circumference, Number of Acres, Boro’s, Market Towns & Pariſhes, Air, Soil, Com̄odities, Manufactures & what each Pays in yᵉ ₂ᵗʰ. Aids &ᶜ.
The Whole for its Compendious Variety & Exactneſs, preferable to all other Books of Roads hitherto Publiſhed or Propoſed; And calculated not only for the direction of the Traveller [as they are] but the general uſe of the Gentleman and Tradeſman.
By Eman: Bowen Engraver
London Printed for, & sold by Tho: Bowles Print & Map Seller next yᵉ Chapter Houſe in Sᵗ. Pauls Church Yard & E. Bowen Engraver & Print Seller near yᵉ Stairs in Sᵗ. Katherines 1720
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The Roads from
Chelmſford to Sᵗ. Edmunds Bury &ᶜ.
Containing 35:22 com. & 43'3:27'3 mea. Miles.
to Braintry. . . .9|11
Sudbury. . .21|25'2
Lavenham. . . . .26|31'6
Sᵗ. Edmunds Bury 35|43'3
From Chemlsford to Dunmow. . . . .10|12'6
Thaxted. . . .16|9 6
Saffron Walden 22|27'3
A Map of Essex
The County of Essex is 146 Miles in Circumference; contains 1240000 Acres, is divided into 20 Hundreds, has 27 Market Towns, 3 of which sends Members to Parliamᵗ. 425 Parishes, and about 34819 Houses.—
The Air is temperate, but toward the Sea and Thames moist and Aguish. The Soil in some places is so rich that after 3 years bearing Saffron, it will bear good Barley for almost 20 years together without dunging. This County produceth abundance of Corn, Cattle, Wood, Saffron, Fowl & Fish. Tis noted likewise for Cloths, Stuffs, & Hops. This County pays to yᵉ ₂ᵗʰ. Aid 45503ᵉ.20’:20ᵃ. The Lᵈ. Lieutᵗ. is yᵉ Noble Hen E. of Suffolk. This County owes title to yᵉ Noble Witt Capel created W. of Essex Apr. 20ᵗʰ. 1661. 13 Car 2ᵈⁱ. Cheif Seat at Cashiobury & Hadham Hall both in this County.
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Lavenham Has a fair Church & Steeple, & a good Mᵗ. on Thursd. [at 32]
Sudbury i.e. the Southern Borough, Is supposed to have been formerly the Shire Ton̄ & to have had yᵉ Name given it with respect to Norwich i.e. the Northern Vitt. It still retains yᵉ preeminence in Ecclesiastical Iurisdiction, the County being divided into 2 Archdeaconries of Suffolk, & Sudbury. The Corporation is very ancient by Chart & consists of a Mayʳ. & 6 other Ald., 24 Com̄ Council Men a Recordʳ., Bayliff, Town Clerk, Serjᵗˢ at Mace. The Memb'ˢ of Parl are elected by yᵉ Freemen at large, in Nᵒ. abᵗ. 800. There are 3 Par. Chˢ. in yᵉ Town. Its cheif Trade is in yᵉ Woollen Manufacture. Mᵗ. on Sat for all manner of Provisions, & Fair's Mar. 12ᵗʰ. Iune 20ᵗʰ. & Sᵗ. Bartholemews d. Augᵗ. 24ᵗʰ.
Halstead [at 17] Was anciently a Manor of yᵉ Bourchiers of whom Robᵗ. de Bourchier, Chancellor of England, temp Ed. 3². Rˢ., obtained a Chartʳ. of yᵉ King for a Court Leet here, a Mᵗ. on Tuesd. [since altered to Friday, & noted for Corn,] & a Fair upon yᵉ Eve & day of Sᵗ. Luke. He also founded a Collegiate Ch. here for 8 Priests, & procured yᵉ Popes Licence to appropriate to it yᵉ Church of Hengham Sibil. He lies interr'd with several of his Posterity, in a Chapel on yᵉ South side of yᵉ Church now called Bowsers' Chap.
Braintry [at 11] —Called in Dooms day Book, Rains, consisting of Rain magna & Rain parva, formerly belonged to yᵉ Bʳˢ. of London, till Br. Ridley aliening it to yᵉ Crown, temp Ed. 6ᵗⁱ. Rˢ. The K. granted it to Richᵈ. Lᵈ. Rich, whose posterity not long since sold it to Herman Olinius Esqʳ. non-Lᵈ. of yᵉ Manor. The Town is noted for it manufacture of Bays, & Says: has a good Mᵗ. on Wedn for Corn & Provision, & Fair on Apr. 27ᵗʰ. [lately procured by yᵉ sᵈ. Lᵈ. of yᵉ Manor] & Sept 21ˢᵗ. holding 3 d. each. As This Town is noted for considerable dealers in that branch of yᵉ Woollen Manufacture before mentioned; so it is honoured with an Inhabitant of eminent Learning in his Profeſsion & other Studies bizᵗ. Mʳ. Sam. Dale Apothecary & Author of yᵉ Pharmacologia, seu manductio ad Matera medicam Impreſs Londini Aᵒ. 1693 & 1710 & a supplement to it printed at London 1705. He was an intimate Freind & aſsistant to yᵉ excellent Botanist Mʳ. Ray; Among many Benefactors to this Pariſh yᵉ most remarkable was Henry Smith Esqʳ. who is said to have been once a Beggar, & from a Dog that constantly followed him was called Dog Smith; He left at his Death 2800ʳ to be laid out in land for yᵉ relief of yᵉ Poor of yᵉ Parˢ. of Braintree, Henham, Tarling, Toleshunt Darcy, & Dovercourt.


Onwards and Upwards
And so it seems the prints I currently have on exhibit at Kardomah94 have been requested to take part in a further exhibition at Burton Constable Hall.
The PfHAB exhibition at Burton Constable Hall will run from Saturday April 15 to Wednesday May 4. Burton Constable Hall is a large Elizabethan country house with 18th and 19th century interiors, and a fine 18th century cabinet of curiosities.
Location: The Carriage House, Burton Constable Stables, Burton Constable Hall, Skirlaugh, Hull HU11 4LN. External link to PfHAB exhibition on the Burton Constable Hall website


American Pastime collection - Los Angeles
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Men in Heels: A history featuring Cross Sword shoes
As I strutted into the London Fashion Week show space at Truman's Brewery last season I heard a photographer mumble "Why are so many men suddenly wearing heels?". A flippant remark that I really didn't think much of at the time it was made, but the comment stayed with me, reoccurring in my head every time I went shoe shopping, which for me, is a lot! To some that don't live and breath fashion, or have any small knowledge of history, it could easily look like a quick trend that will come and go, something new and unusual, and while this maybe true, there is a huge history behind this resurgence of men in heels, and so I'm about to delve into the history and see where it all started. I mean, an addict needs to know the source of the addiction right?
The first fact I found interesting? That high-heels were originally designed for men. The origin of high-heels can be traced back all the way to the 15th century and it was Persian soldiers who were first known to wear a heel. Born out of necessity they wore them to help secure their feet in stirrups while riding and the heeled shoes helped their feet stay in their stirrups firmly and safely plus it them the stability they needed to shoot their bows and arrows. It was also Persian migrants that brought the shoe trend to Europe where male aristocrats wore them to appear taller and more formidable. By the 17th century, one-inch heels were the norm for Persian riders, on and off their horses. Since owning horses was a symbol of wealth, heeled shoes then came to signify money and power. At the end of the 17th century the Persian Shah sent a delegation of soldiers to forge relations with foreign leaders in Russia, Germany, and Spain. “Persia-mania” became fashionable and European aristocrats adopted heels as a symbol of virility and military prowess, how fancy!
Louis XIV was perhaps the most famous male wearer of heels in history. Under Louis’s rule, the higher and redder the heel meant the more powerful the wearer and in 1670, he passed a ruling that stated only noble people could wear heels with those in his favour to wear red heels in particular. You can tell to this day who was in his good and bad graces in court paintings by looking at the colour of the men’s heels. The red heel was symbolic and it showed that its wearer was wealthy enough not to dirty his shoes and that he was powerful enough to crush his enemies underfoot.
Shoes very quickly became increasingly gendered throughout the 18th century as women’s shoes became narrower, more ornamental following the trends with the heels getting higher, whereas men’s shoes became broader and sturdier. In 1730 as a reaction against their perceived feminization men started to stop wearing heels as the shoe of choice. The French Revolution in 1789 put a definitive end to the aristocratic usage of male heels and as time passed the heel became a status symbol for women, with a thin elongated heel fast becoming part of a feminine, and seductive aesthetic. If we fast forward to our modern day world, while the male heel isnt what it once was, some lifestyles still accept the wearing of heels. The cowboy is a perfect example, a modern update on the 10th century Persian cavalry heel. However the trend of men in heels is sliding back and it has had a large resurgence in recent years with celebrities sporting small heels on red carpets and LGBT stars sashaying around in heels peaking interest and reinterpreting the gender norms and values of our society.
Now with the discussing of men in heels being on the lips of many fashion editors across the western world, the interest in men's heels, and also the amount of men willing to push the boundaries of modern fashion trying the trend has risen substantially. With this extra attention comes the dedicated brands offering men just what they need, a heel designed purposefully for a mans foot.
Cross Sword is a new company that have identified a lack of products for those that wish to wear masculine styled shoes with a high heel. They are pioneers in a new market of men that have longed to wear heels but have been unable to do so due to lack of product available. Men’s feet are different to women's in size and structure and shoes designed for a feminine foot naturally are not comfortable on a mans larger frame. At Cross Sword quality shoes are their first priority with comfort lead designs produced solely for the male wearer. Cross Sword footwear give the wearer the ability to feel proud, to wear fashionable shoes and own the empowerment that so many women receive from wearing high heels. Their shoes are hand crafted by skilled technicians with many years of working hours between them and with their combined knowledge, skills and understanding of the products they are making in-turn produce footwear of the highest quality.
Now as an avid heel wearer myself I already know the benefits to wearing a beautiful shoe. Wearing high heels provides an attractive posture, gives confidence through additional height and the Cross Sword designs allows you to show how comfortable you are with wanting to stand out in the crowd! It can be hard for men who want to try a heel to find high quality and masculine styles to the market, and this is what Cross Sword have done, certainly worth a visit for you male heel fans, as I know theres a lot of you out there! Take a step in history, push the boundaries of fashion, and have some fun in a Cross Sword heel!
For more details on Cross Sword and their fabulous shoes visit Cross-Sword.com


Everytime I get out of the HSBC office I just get the feeling that I have been transported back in time. This place(BBD Bag) is predominantly an office area, and most,if not all, of the buildings date back to atleast 100 years or more.The dates of establishment are inscribed in roman numerals MCMIX, MCMXII, etc. Most of these buildings bear a notice 'heritage building' The British colonial architecture is predominantly seen all around here , and it gives you a weird feeling to think that these buildings once played host to the British Bureaucrats and the Indian babus barely a hundred years ago!...these buildings have witnessed the freedom struggle right in front of them.
A stones throw away is the GPO,built in 1864 ,another architectural treat for the eyes. In the days of yore, the old fort of the British stood where the G.P.O. stands today. On the eastern staircase of the G.P.O., an inscription is visible even to this day. The lines in the adjacent steps and pavement, mark the position and extent of part of the South East bastion of old Fort William which is 95 feet from this wallIts high domed roof and tall Ionic-Corinthian pillars give the building an imposing appearance marking the boundaries of the former Fort William, destroyed during Shiraj-ud-Daulah's attack on the British Settlement in 1756. It is also alleged to be the site of the notorious Black Hole of Calcutta.
Nearby is Writers Building(the Secretariat) probably the only government building that was named by the British after the clerks who used to work for them(hence 'writer's building') The present building was built around 1780...whew ...thats a long, long time ago !!
Enough history lessons for now


Developed by Kelly Murray, 'Power Drink' was designed as a healthier drink option before the revolution of today’s Skinny Cocktails. Kelly was a bit of a pioneer. She perfected the recipe over the years, and the original skinny cocktail resembles this luxe, raspberry color.
- 8 Free, Gluten-Free, Vegan
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CELEBRATING NEWMA’S 75th YEAR!!
The New England Women Ministers Association (NEWMA) traces its beginnings to a gathering of women ministers in Keene, New Hampshire in May of 1938. Hilda Ives was instrumental in organizing this first meeting of women clergy in New England in order to strengthen the work of women in ministry by meeting to share and worship together. Rev. Ives, a Maine native, was ordained in Portland and served a rural parish in her home state. She also held a chair in rural work at Andover Newton Theological School in the 1930’s. Thanks to Gretchen Hall, long-time historian of NEWMA, records have been kept of many of the “firsts” of women in ministry in New England. These records are now part of the archives of the library at Andover Newton Theological School. Hilda Ives died in 1969, but her cherished vision continues as women in ministry throughout the Northeast reach out to each other through the sisterhood that is the New England Women Ministers Association.
We do this by:
- Creating a safe place for women to share both the joy and pain of our calling
- Offering opportunities for spiritual nurture
- Providing role models for women as they seek to discern their call to ministry
- Maintaining ongoing friendships throughout our lifespan
- Promoting continuing education
- Offering two primary annual events – a Forum Luncheon and a Spring Retreat
- Giving a yearly scholarship to women seminarians
- Hosting local gatherings of women ministers


Therefore, what compressors air and corn have in common? This sounds like a trick question, and perhaps. I would like that accurate is to ask, what Campbell Hausfeld air compressor s have in common with a corn planter? Therefore, all this is history and how a company evolves over the decades.
When Alexander Campbell began business in 1836, for obvious reasons, he was not thinking in air compressors. Made carriages, and when his brothers, William and James, joined a year later in a black smith shop, expanded in carriages, ploughs, harrows and cultivators. They were Harrison, Ohio farm country, therefore concentrated on agricultural machinery. But not were contained only do what was already around, were innovative. Saw the need for a "simulacrum of maize" to planting corn easier and faster.Worked on his design for 22 years before that a patent was granted to the Planter maize Campbell 1859.A weigh the patent, the machine still had problems and of discouragement, Alexander sold his share of business to William and James.
It was four years later, when the two remaining brothers solve design problems and began his first hole comercial.Pronto maize production, James was the sole owner of the company, calling the James Campbell Manufacturing Company. The drill bit original corn was adapted for planting small seeds falling cotton and fertilize.
Let's fast forward on the tiempo.Tres sons James ' now have the company, and the company has evolved.Expanded its manufacturing to achieve furnaces melting pot for the company smelter owned by Joseph Hausfeld and Ohio.La pattern works Association was so successful, that is Hausfeld moved his operation of Cincinnati to Harrison in 1918 and 1920, the two companies merged and become the company Hausfeld Campbell, which is still known today.
The company diversified its cast metal and later expanded sprinklers for farmers and businesses.But it was in 1940 that a new era for the company began when entered in the business of compressor air through the purchase of all patterns, tools, dies and equipment for the manufacture of pressure King Air Compressor.
More than 90 years the company evolved wagons, planters of corn at the gates of crucible for air compressors.The company has continued to add new products, especially a lot of tools and sprinklers that can be used with the air compressors.
The largest category is the residential s Campbell.estos Hausfeld air compressor range greatly in price and size, so that anyone can find one that works best for their smallest compressor necesidades.El that I could find was 2 gallons and the largest had a capacity of 60 gallons, and there were of course everything between.
But no matter what size or why you need an air compressor (and there are many uses for one of them around your home), you know that s compressor air of Hausfeld Campbell is receiving history and quality of a company that has existed for more than 150 years.


Originally posted here. Note that this is a work of dystopic fiction, and nothing else.
As the head of the Historical Department, Mialencia knew the history of Nova Matriam more than well. It had been several centuries since humankind had replaced reproduction through bodily contact with cloning, and therefore just as long since the balance of the Old Ages had shifted. Before, men had been seen as having stronger bodies as well as minds. Now, when their seed had become obsolete, the few still produced were only allowed to work with manual labor. Some were granted the honour of doing maintenance work around the government buildings and offices of the inner city, but most were out in the factories surrounding it. A selection – the meek and beautiful – were kept for pleasure.
Mialencia had recently gotten herself a Meek One, as they were commonly called, of her own – as was expected of a woman of her standing. He was no more than eighteen years to her thirty-five, and his hair was as dark as the room she was currently unable to fall asleep in. According to the letter of purchase, his name was Karion.
It was something about his smell, and the warmth of his body. She had read accounts of intergender attraction from the Old Ages, but few told such tales today. With very little reference, she did not know how to deal with her feelings.
For a long time, she considered leaving her bed and walking over to the downstairs room in which he slept. Then, finally, she snorted and nodded to herself.
She would replace him in the morning.


70 photo dial up version.
Love Ride 17 17 motorcycle event, led by Jay Leno, went down the highway into history on 12 November 2000. Photographs of Jay Leno, Peter Fonda, Oliver Shokouh, Pat Boone, Larry Hagman, Robert Patrick, Robert Blake, Willie G. Davidson and thousands of bikers raised $1,125,000 dollars for charities Muscular Dystrophy Association and California Reading by 9 literacy program. This was the first complete Ride shot by Simón Cherpitel. Motorcyclists came from Europe as well as all over the United States and California. Love Ride is the largest motorcycle fund-raising event and single day biker rally in the world.


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“Glory to Ukraine!” That is an old Ukrainian greeting, which is customary responded with “Glory to the Heroes!” The deck was created in Kyiv bomb shelters in March 2022, just during the shelling by Russian troops.
The deck shows us Ukraine through the eyes of the artists, it touches upon the long history, culture and traditions of the Ukrainian people, it shows famous places, and of course, talks about the present, about the events and participants in the war of independence.
Despite its unusual theme, the deck is quite possible to be used for reading and divination; because it is based on A.E. Waite’s meaning system.
64 pages small guidebook in English and Ukrainian included.
|Year of publishing||2022|
|Cards||80 (78 + 2 empty)|
|Card Size||2.64 x 4.65 in. / 67x118 mm.|
|Suits||Wands, Cups, Swords, Pentacles.|
|Court Cards||Page, Knight, Queen, King.|


The old urban nucleus, with its narrow streets and terracotta houses, is located high up and leans against the Castle, with its characteristic medieval structure; another significant monument is the 13th-century Torre dei Gualtieri, with an elongated hexagonal plan, with corbels and merlons, perhaps the keep of an ancient fortress transformed in the 15th century.
In the Santa Lucia district there is the small temple dedicated to the Saint, a pilgrimage destination on Easter day. On a cliff, in the Valle Oro district, is the seventeenth-century Oratorio Madonna della Pietà. Inside, a Madonna attributed to Maratta di Camerano.
In the thick of a pine park, close to the Villa Laureati, in the Salario district, there is a fourteenth-century tower, called Torre Guelfa, the remains of a notable fort destroyed in 1348 by Gentile da Mogliano. In the historical center it is possible to visit the abbey church of San Benedetto Martire; in Romanesque style it preserves inside a Madonna del Rosario of the ‘300, a Madonna del Carmine of the ‘500 and the urn of the Saint in inlaid and gilded wood with pure gold.


Mexico’s most popular lucha libre wrestler of all time, El Santo, made dozens of films throughout his career, most of them having titles beginning “El Santo contra … “ and then insert the name of the villain of that particular film, such as Zombies, Female Vampires, Dr. Death, etc.
One of the better known titles is “El Santo contra Las Momias de Guanajuato”, perhaps this is because there actually are mummies in Guanajuato. Although, when we toured the mummy museum on a recent trip to Guanajuato, they didn’t seem to be in fighting shape. Probably because of that mind hex El Santo put on them to send them back to their coffins at the end of the movie.
The discovery of mummies in Guanajuato really came about by accident. One of the town’s more popular cemeteries was filling up, so they decided to start making families pony up in order to keep their loved one’s eternal resting places eternal. The bodies of those families who couldn’t pay or were no longer around were to be dug back up and either re-buried elsewhere or cremated.
It was then that the town discovered that the soil’s mineral content was causing the bodies to become mummified, sometimes in as little as 5-7 years after burial. Sensing an opportunity for a tourist dollar, I suppose, some of the more interesting (and sad) retrievals were put on display at what is now the Mummy Museum in Guanajuato.


King of Treloria
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We invite you to join us as we go back to a time when knights fought battles for the virtue of fair maidens. In the kingdom of Treloria, chivalry is a way of life. Come and enjoy such things as Armored Combat, Armor Making, Traditional Archery, Brewing, Feasting, Candle making, Courtly Dance, Games and many more activities than there is room to list here.
We are family friendly and strive to provide activities for all age groups. We have many one day events as well as overnight adventures to enjoy.
If it is your desire to learn more about the many aspects of Medieval life and history - or if you just like dressing up in Medieval clothing and camping - you will receive a warm welcome in Our kingdom.
Come join us, lets go back in time, and see what all of the excitement is about.


You’d never know our companies came from humble
beginnings by looking at them today.
When George Weyman opened up his tobacconist shop in Pittsburgh in 1822, he had no idea he was taking the first steps toward creating U.S. Smokeless Tobacco Company, the world’s largest smokeless tobacco company. And when John Middleton opened his Philadelphia tobacco shop in 1856, he was paving the way to become one of America’s largest cigar manufacturers.
In 1929, when Philip Morris & Co. leaders selected Richmond, Va., as the location to manufacture their cigarettes, they didn’t realize their focus on quality would help the company soon sell more than half of all cigarettes sold in the United States. We’re proud that we’ve provided thousands of manufacturing jobs right here in America for almost a century. And we’re proud of the focus on quality and consumers that has helped make us the leader in the tobacco industry for 40 years.


Come join us for a guide walk and tour of the Brooks Estate!
The Brooks family first settled in Medford in the late seventeenth century, when the Estate consisted of some 400 acres of woods and farm. The family was one of Massachusetts' most prominent and was heavily involved in the civic life of Medford.
In the mid-nineteenth century Peter Chardon Brooks III and Shepherd Brooks each constructed summer estates. In 1859 Peter built his home, Point of Rocks, designed by Calvert Vaux, at the highest point on the property. Shepherd built Acorn Hill (the Manor) in 1880, to a design by Peabody and Stearns. Both families lived most of the year in Boston, but summered in Medford, then in beginning stages of its transition from farm town to suburb.
Use "275 Grove Street, Medford" for Google Maps; pin will be at the Manor.


Pyrros Dimas In Action
Pyrros Dimas is an Albanian-born Greek weightlifter, who won gold medals at three consecutive Olympic Games. He seemed to have been god-gifted and born to become a living legend in the history of weightlifting. After representing Albania in his early career, he migrated to Greece in 1991 and made his debut appearance for Greece at the 1992 Olympic Games, winning a gold medal. He went on to compete in the next three Olympic Games and win two gold medals and one bronze medal. His success at the three consecutive Olympics made him Greece’s national hero and one of the greatest athletes in weightlifting. Besides being a three-time Olympic champion, he also holds three World Championship titles and one European Championship title. He has been honored with several awards for his achievements in weightlifting. Upon his retirement from the sport, he was selected to head the Hellenic Weightlifting Federation and joined politics.


Gas & Electricity in Durham - Npower, British Gas & More
Durham is a historic city that resides in north-eastern County Durham. Within the city boundaries, there is only a very small 50,000 inhabitants, although, in its county form, it is much larger. Durham is famous for its hilly lanscape, cathedral and university. Its incumbent suppliers are Npower for electricity and British Gas for gas.
Northern Power Grid
Emergency number: 0800 66 88 77 (North East)
Non-emergency number: 0800 011 3332
Experiencing a power cut in your neighbourhood? Give your Distribution Network Operator, Northern Powergrid, a call using the above information.
Northern Gas Networks
Emergency gas number: 0800 111 999
Non-emergency number: 0800 640 7766
Average Energy Usage by City
Electricity: 713 kWh - £120
Gas: 2869 kWh - £145
Source: Over three month period, via British Gas's UK Energy Consumption Checker.
Most Popular Provider in Durham
For many reasons, a large number of areas in Great Britain still seem to lean towards their incumbent or historically linked suppliers. Many people still aren't away we have a choice and some can't be bothered. In the Durham area, the most popular supplier is still Npower.
Durham Energy Offices
Just 7 miles from Durham lies Houghton-le-Spring, the home to one of Npower's main customer service centres, employing 2,500 people. If you are interested in working for Npower, click here to see what vacancies they may have for you.
Houghton le Spring
As of 1948, Durham's electricity supply was provided by 'North Eastern Electricity Board' (NEEB). In 1990, following privatisation, it was renamed 'Northern Electric'. Six years later in 1996 it was acquired by American corporation 'CalEnergy', that then formed a subsiduary called 'CE Electric' that was made to manage Northern Electric.
Between 1948 - 1973, Durham's gas supplied was fulfilled by 'Northern Gas Board'; however, after this time it became an area of the British Gas Corporation.


Unsurpassed source of nutrition, life and inspiration. Praised and loved by ordinary people, ancient and contemporary writers and poets who were fascinated by the light, the colours and the wonderful primeval stories that only olives and olive trees can so beautifully share.
Olives and olive trees are words inextricably linked – for thousands of years – with the Greeks’ daily life, gifts of the nature present in all milestones of their life: birth, marriage and death.
It is as old as human memory, as durable as farmers soil, as sacred as the ancient sacraments. The olive tree thrives in the Mediterranean countries as a permanent and dominant element of their landscape and culture, as a companion and a nurturer of in its people.
Olive tree is a perennial, evergreen tree that thrives in mild sunny climates.
The root of the olive penetrates deeply and spreads out on stony and soft soils to find moisture and food. The trunk of olive tree is thick and can reach 7-8 meters in height. It has a smooth surface while young and becomes dry and grey as progressives with time.
Olive tree leaves are light green on one side and silver green on the other. They are small and lance-shaped. Olive trees bloom in April-May. They blossom into a cluster of flowers, which do not emit any scent and whose shape is circular with full of pollen in the stamens. The flowers are wind pollinated. The olive fruit consists of three parts: the epicarp (skin), the fleshy mesocarp – where olive oil is mostly derived from – and the woody endocarp (stone).
The history of olive tree is connected with the life of Mediterranean people. The Mediterranean basin was the place where the first olive trees appeared, while the first cultivation of olive trees took place in Greece. Since ancient times, olive trees appear in myths, play and the history of the nations and the countries where it grows. It was also a symbol of sportsmanship, prosperity, peace and fertility.
The presence of olive trees in Greece from the very Neolithic era demonstrates the dominant importance that olive oil, edible olives, wood, and even the leaves of the tree had for Greeks. Archaeological findings reconfirm the use and value of olives in ancient times, confirms that the olive was one of the most useful and most loved trees in Greece.
Clay tablets inscribed on Linear B scripts have been found in the archives of the palaces of Knossos, Pylos and Mycenae and bear witness to the economic importance of olives in the 14th and the 13th century BC. In Knossos and Archanes, olive stones have been found inside vessels, also in Zakros whole olives with their flesh have been found, dated around 1450 BC. Olive stones have also been found in Minoan tombs in the area of Messara, as well as olive oil presses elsewhere in Crete dated back to the Post-Mycenaean Period (1450-1200 BC).
Olives are depicted in works of art from this period. A mural of the Palace of Knossos dating to the 16th century BC is a wonderful depiction of an olive grove, while the Golden Cups from the Mycenaean tomb at Vaphio in Laconia (16th century BC) are decorated with olive tree motifs. The first olive tree was said to have been planted in the Acropolis by the goddess Athena “Ergane” and since that time was declared the sacred tree of the city of Athens.
The olive in Greek mythology is the symbol of peace and reconciliation. In Homer epics, olive trees were poetically described as a large and powerful blooming trees, depicted with large wings and beautiful fruits. The oldest oil press that was discovered on the plateau of Methana proved that the olive was common in the Peloponnese.