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Personal blog with a mix of history, some about Eleanor of Castile, and lots of my other interests like art, photography, films, music and humour.
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Eleanor’s Cross At Waltham
Take a look at my lovely ‘new’ 1880s picture of Eleanor’s cross at Waltham. I had not seen this particular image previously, and was admiring it last week. Enter the lovely Carol – who got it for me! Sending lots of hugs y...
Mmmm, Marcasite
I’ve loved Marcasite for years. I think it must be because I saw people still wearing the sparkling brooches made of it when I was a child, and just maybe I saw pieces in the jumble (junk) sales I used to be drawn to then too. I remember when...
The Cameo, Plus Other Pictorial News
As promised in my previous post, here amongst other things is the early plastic (probably early twentieth century) cameo brooch I bought at the antiques/collectibles shop at Haddo. It is dark brown, detailed and gorgeous! Didn’t hurt that it ...
Vintage Shopping – Jewellery or Silhouettes?
I’m really missing finding my antique jewellery bargains. I’ve also now been lured into looking at antique silhouettes. Great things to get, easy to store and the cheaper end of the market to buy thank goodness! I haven’t had my...
A Steamy Weekend
Well, that will get me either the very wrong, or very right readers! Most of you will have guessed I’m actually talking about the Steam and Vintage Fair at the Castle at the weekend. WOW. What a turnout (thank you!), what weather, what beauti...
A Ship’s View
From the collection I inherited, the ship The Queen Mary. This postcard was sent to my friend from onboard ship....
The Victorian Jewellery Box
I’ve been looking at antique jewellery boxes for a few years now, but anything remotely nice has always been too expensive for me to get. At the moment, the bulk of my brooch collection lives happily in a modern take on an antique box that I bo...
A View From the Past
In more ways than one! This postcard belonged to a friend of my family. She lived next door to us in a house that was practically new when she moved in, in 1911 or thereabouts. This postcard is particularly special, as the shop called H.F. Blackw...
A Victorian Brooch Collective
I wanted to update everyone on my Victorian brooch collection, as I’m preparing a post about a ‘new’ item I’ve just acquired which is linked with these. To recap - I started collecting name brooches after I fell in love with a...
The Victorian Album
I finally managed to finish photographing my Victorian album! I know, it has taken me forever - but I have so many projects to get through at any one time. A brief introduction for any of you that don’t know, I bought a poor, abused photo alb...
Van Dyck Exhibition
Continuing from my last moment of exhibition excitement, I recently discovered that the Tate is staging a Van Dyck Exhibition. How gorgeous! Anyone that has visited the Royal Palaces in the UK must have seen his work, and I love the colours in them...
The Models
Very pretty shampoo advertising cards dating from the 1920s. The final picture is my favourite....
A Forgotten Coin
Last year I chronicled the sorting of the coin collection. It turned out I had some rather interesting coins that I hadn’t noticed before. Namely, one of the Prince Regent, or George IV, and even more exciting, one of Charles II. Both of th...
A Memorial Lady
I bought this photograph from a flea-market at the same time as a bundle of World War I or Great War letters. Along with a very battered Victorian Photograph Album that I bought some time ago from Ebay (I felt sorry for it) they have been lying in ...
The London Journal 1857
Here’s the front page from the London Journal from 22 August 1857, which I own a full copy of. I mainly like this for the illustrations, but it’s always worth taking a look at the short stories. They’re an education, and I spoil y...
A Soul for the Souls
I’ve been thinking about the upcoming Armistice (11 November) and the souls that were and are being lost in times of conflict. I think I will write more about this next week at a more appropriate time, but offer one of my ladies from my collect...
The Day By the Sea
Happened a couple of weeks ago now, but I’ve been too caught up in other things to actually write about it. We went for a meander out, thinking we would maybe do a bit of shopping. Turns out, we ended up by the sea! Now I know I live by the...
Victorian Ladies Fashion
I love this ad, it’s so beautifully done. I’m almost convinced I need a bonnet…almost. Though Sarahanne over at Victorian Times has me totally convinced I need one of her dresses, sigh. I suspect this ad will be right up Lidian&...
Yay, the Postcards Have a New Home!
I’m pleased to announce that the Motley Postcards have found a new home. The lovely Sheila from A Postcard a Day has offered to take them. They will be doubly famous and appearing on her blog in the near future too! I can’t believe I ...
The Lost Souls
These 2 are photographs mounted on postcards. As you can see, they are probably from the First World War period. I often wonder in these cases, whether the person photographed survived or not. These are the last of my pictures. Can you give the...
Presenting the Motley Postcards
Could you give us a home? Please comment or email if you require more details about particular postcard(s)....
The Keeper Family
To follow on from my Motleys post, these are 3 photos I will probably be keeping. When looking at the back of the images I noticed they have ‘Mother’, ‘Father’ and ‘Lilian’ inscribed on them. I am particularly fo...
The Motleys, Or Could You Love Us?
Some of you may have noticed a little while ago I mentioned that I purchased a Victorian photo album. I’m going to try and photograph it carefully to show you all, but it is in a very sorry state, and has been robbed of all but a few of its o...
Edwardian Love
These are so pretty I couldn’t resist them! Not my usual line of collectible pictures/photos, but they really caught my eye. Remind me to tell you about the Victorian album I rescued some time ago…...
Mysterious Figures at Castle Fraser
Firstly, thanks to the lovely Elinor, who recently purchased this antique engraving for letting me use her image. This engraving, probably from the 1830s/1840s shows the rear of the castle, and it’s courtyard. It also shows many additions mad...
Small, But Perfectly Formed Edwardian Photograph
Such a pretty little one, with a lovely border from my collection. I have tried to show it here round about the exact size. Another Pollyanna perhaps??...
Contrary Mary
I told you a long time ago that I managed to discover and purchase another Victorian name brooch in the name of Mary. Well, she was just staying at the antique shop for a clean, but would you believe managed to hide for about a month before she could...
A Passion for Victorian: G.F. Watts
It was almost a year ago now that I first posted about Watts. A favourite of mine for some years, he is perhaps slightly lesser known than his contemporaries even though he painted many of the most famous people of his day and is acknowledged as on...
John William Waterhouse the Last of the Pre-Raphaelites
I have titled this post ‘The Last of the Pre-Raphaelites’ as Waterhouse was part of the much later movement, and not technically, I think, part of the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood that started much earlier around about the time that Waterho...
Princess Mary’s Gift
Friday. Another day, another research hunt. Yay me! I’ve secured some more books and journals that will help I think, but I’m always on the look out for more. I arrived at my favourite antique shop in the hope there might be somethi...
