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Being a Time Lord
Since returning from our summer holidays there has been a huge range …
Building from the ground up
Still working on transcribing the weekly accounts books for the building of …
30 Rods dug this week
How long is a rod? Again working on transcription of the account …
The Stately Homes of England
We are currently working on transcribing account books associated with the building …
For a Rinlett of Clarett wyne….
In a previous post (How many kilderkins in a hogshead) it states: …
The old and the new
Although I had started a blog about things historical, I seem to …
Fame, and fortune ?
It’s always nice when a client is pleased with our work at …
Bad and dubious debts – 2nd May 2017
Frequently inventories, particularly those of merchants, have lists of those owing money …
Burnt china – 2nd April 2017
Another 18th century inventory that came my way recently made mention of …
And so to bed (2) – 10th April 2017
Another inventory, another new term – what is a ‘Millpuff bed’? One …
One brass hearth & creepers, brass slice and tongs”….. – 5th March 2017
“One brass hearth & Creepers brass Slice and Tongs – £01 01s …
Time for ….. tea, coffee, chocolate? – 12th March 2017
I have recently come across several inventories that tell me that in …
Huckaback or Harateen? 19th March 2017
Inventories often feel to me like someone opening wide their front …
In the kitchen, one dog wheel – 12th February 2017
A 1732 Bristol merchant’s inventory has ‘In the Kitchen’ “One Dogg wheel …
How many kilderkins in a hogshead – 5th February 2017
Inventories frequently throw up unusual words. You may well have heard of …
Sir Henry Brown Hayes 1762 – 1st February 2017
Are you sitting comfortably? Then I shall begin. Once upon a time …
And so to bed – February 19, 2017
And so to bed…. …. but to what type of bed? Inventories …
New beginnings – January 29, 2017
Having lost the old blog, it is time for new beginnings. In …
A viking ship burial
A viking ship burial – July 10, 2017 Last week we walked around …
I like Twitter, surprising but true
I really like twitter. I never thought I would hear myself saying …