I worked at Wilson and Staffords for nearly 20 years. I worked in the settling shop, rolling the felt up and putting in the water. Then I moved from there to ...
I used to work at the hat factory and the slipper factory, mostly Christmas for the slipper factory. It was ladies’ side and men’s side, so we didn’t mix and ...
A.W.N. (Augustus Welby Northmore) Pugin (1812-1852) was a famous English architect, most recognised for his signature Gothic style. In 1834, Pugin converted to Roman Catholicism, and this was reflected in ...
As I grew up I still kept myself involved in the farm, but my dad was very insistent that my first proper job was not with him but someone else. ...
My family have always lived in this area, my dad inherited his farm from his father and he still runs it to this day in his 80s! I loved growing ...
I used to paint with five other painters, and I’m the only one of the five left – the others passed away quite some time ago. They called us the ...