Enter the World of Global Maritime Navigation At Kiplin Hall and Gardens These curious instruments belonged to John Delaval Carpenter (1790 – 1853), the 4th Earl of Tyrconnel, a title he inherited from his uncle. Carpenter was a British peer and member of the North...
A Staithes Bonnet Staithes Museum, North Yorkshire It’s quite unusual for a type of headwear to be connected so strongly with a place, but this is exactly what has happened with the Staithes bonnet. The bonnet’s unique design developed for lots of very...
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Tourism and Travel Posters Travel posters helped to promote holiday destinations which could be reached by train and were displayed at railway stations. The railways were one of the main reasons for the growth in the seaside holiday. Railway Poster advertising...
Climming Kit for Egg CollectingScarborough Museums and Galleries collection The word ‘climming’ refers to cliff climbing to collect the eggs of seabirds. For hundreds of years, people who lived close to Flamborough Head and Bempton cliffs used to the eggs...