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13 hours ago
The handbook, which would horrify feminists today, also suggests a 'light coloured' linoleum for a bedroom because it is 'cleaner, more cheerful looking' and does not 'show dust so easily'.
2 days ago
Construction worker backs Epsom Derby winner thanks to ‘spooky’ time capsule tip ⊕⊕
Workers found coins and note from 1964 under a statue
Writer urged them to back horse with Christmassy name
A construction site manager is cashing in after placing a bet on the winner of Saturday’s Der…
8 days ago
Messages from beyond the grave... and the chilling coincidences that just can't be explained: Inside the revival of Victorian 'psychic nights' and why experts fear the surge in 'visitations' from the other side ○
Psychic nights are a rapidly growing form of entertainment. While some regard these events as just light-hearted fun, researchers and health professionals warn of their potential to harm.
11 days ago
‘It’s the colour and artworks that make my house sing’ ⊕
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
On her third renovation of the Victorian terrace she has lived in for 30 years, Ruth Evans chose a palette bursting with colour to backdrop her vast art collection
The children’s nursery rhyme I Can S…
15 days ago
Spend a night in the past: Cruise line unveils '1896 Cabin' complete with a barrel bar, a Victorian bunk bed…and a vintage wooden toilet seat ⊕
Some of the earliest Arctic explorers braved the perilous journey in small wooden cabins with little more than courage and a compass.
18 days ago
British brickmaker closes its 139-year-old factory after house building collapsed across country ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Michelmersh Brick Holdings' Charnwood plant, in Leicestershire town Shepshed, has been building homes with handmade red bricks since the Victorian era.
Even These Things review – mapping Manchester’s history, from a Victorian fist fight to the IRA bomb ⊖⊖
Royal Exchange, Manchester
Rory Mullarkey’s play, expertly directed by James Macdonald, is a bold attempt to encapsulate a whole city in decisive events from across three centuries
The theme of the Ro…
20 days ago
Hidden away in a Victorian album... a photo of Oscar Wilde as a student ⊕
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Oscar Wilde is at the centre of a fascinating tale about a picture after a photo from his Oxford days was discovered.
University professor who sued his wine dealer neighbour for making his £680,000 London flat 'unsellable' faces £180,000 bill after losing court battle ⊖
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a story from The Daily Mail 💩 › The Daily Mail
Prof Daslav Brkic sued wine retailer Douglas Palin as freeholder of the Victorian house in Finsbury Park, north London, where they both own flats.
21 days ago
Star Wars: The Mandalorian and Grogu review – helmeted hero tangles with hateful Hutts in decent feature outing ⊖⊖
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a story from The Guardian ⚠️ › International
The badass bounty hunter and his little green friend take on the Empire and Jabba the Hutt’s family in this solid enough addition to the ever-expanding universe
Here is a non-canonical, or semi-canoni…