Sculpture of Wilfred Owen by Anthony Padgett In 2016, sculptor Anthony Padgett created a series of bronze sculptures of Wilfred Owen to commemorate the war poet at places of importance to him during his life, including Scarborough and Tameside. The works are now part...
How did the Victorians make ice cream? Making ice cream was significantly harder without modern freezers to help. Instead, it relied heavily on ice and salt to create the right conditions for freezing – and a lot of labour! This means that it was only really...
Explore the stories and recipients of military medals AllBritish War MedalCroce al Merito di GuerraFemale recipientsFirst World War MedalMilitary CrossNorfolk recipientNorth Yorkshire recipientO.B.E.Victoria CrossWar Medals Explore footballer Donald Bell’s...
Were 17th Century ‘Witch Posts’ used for warding off witches? Posts like this have been known as ‘witch posts’ for at least a hundred years due to the theory that they were designed to discourage evil from entering the home. But why? Three ‘witch...
The Last Loaf of White BreadBeck Isle Museum It is not known who made this very curious object or put it in its own glass cabinet, but the person who donated it to the Beck Isle Museum in North Yorkshire believed it to be important. They told the family story that it...
