Britain's Ancient Trees
A brief look at a few of Britain's oldest tree's. Of course there are Yew tree's, but I have included Chestnut, Plane and Oak trees also. I am awed by the dignity and reverence these trees seem to emit... however, if a tree is not growing, not thriving, and is still in its current form only due to the interference of man then should it be allowed to be let alone? Should boughs that are too heavy be allowed to break and fall? Should it's fruit and nuts be allowed to grow into saplings around a dying tree? These are just my opinions, my thoughts and ramblings.
The tree's I have listed include:
Fortingall Yew
Ankerwyke Yew
Mottisfont Abbey Plane
Borrowdale Yew
Croft Castle Sweet Chestnut
Bowthorpe Oak
Four Fraternal Oaks (now 3) in Savernake Forest
Langernyw Yew
Westonbirt Lime
Major Oak - Sherwood Forest
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Ballyroney Farm Experience
Ballyroney Farm Experience
VIDEO: A CENTURY OF SALISBURY & DISTRICT ON FILM - MERE BRUSH FACTORY
Anthony Hammond Greenwood Artist - www.anthonyhammond.co.uk
A showcase of the work of Anthony Hammond, Greenwood Artist.
Anthony has spent many years working with a broad base of clients to produce wood carvings and sculptures from reclaimed materials and sustainable willow and timber.
He has also linked with local authorities to produce public art in the form of painted murals and sculptures. Schools, colleges and other organisations have engaged Anthony on large and small projects over many years.
Based in Staffordshire, Anthony welcomes any new projects and commissions. Please visit his web site if you would like to know more.
Thomas Sheraton: a 1920s silent ‘biopic’
In 2017 a set of film canisters were rediscovered in the V&A stores, which turned out to contain 1920s silent ‘biopics’ of the furniture designers Thomas Chippendale and Thomas Sheraton. Both films are imaginative re-enactments of scenes from their lives. They were probably made for the British Empire Exhibition at Wembley in 1925.
The Sheraton film portrays Sheraton’s difficult and impoverished life, based on an eye-witness account by Adam Black, an aspiring publisher who met him briefly in 1804. The film concludes with a lengthy scene at an auction at Christie’s, London (which may or may not be genuine), showing ‘Sheraton’ furniture selling for enormous sums, long after his death.
The films were transferred to the British Film Institute and are shown courtesy of the BFI National Archive.
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Metal Spinning 2 Courtesy of Peter Lunn The Society of British Jewellers Archive
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Ulster Folk Museum - Holywood - Early 20th Century Life
The Ulster Folk Museum or the Cultra Folk Park is an event location for a visit any day of the week. The site is also known as the Belfast Folk Museum or the Folk and transport Museum. Situated just outside of Belfast - in a small town called Cultra and Holywood - it's a 10 minute drive from Belfast City.
Ulster Folk Museum is one part of two different museums which are both situated in the same place and which are the Ulster Folk Museum and the Ulster Transport Museum ( The Folk Museum is for the aim of illustrating the way of life and traditions of the people of Northern Ireland, both in the past and in the present. This is where our trip was this time and where we got introduced to the way people are and were living.
Ulster Folk and Transport Museum ranks as one of the top attractions in Belfast, Northern Ireland - after being there and touring the place, we could now understand the reason behind that; it really tells a lot about the lives of the Irish people.
Ulster Folk Museum has a variety of old buildings and dwellings which were all located in various parts of Ireland and then were taken and rebuilt once again in this museum grounds in order to illustrate the rural way of life in the early 20th century. One of the aims of this museum is to recreate this whole period and the life of it, so it is not just about the buildings but the museum also managed to complete this period with the farms, cottages, crops, and livestock.
Stepping into Ulster Folk Museum is like entering a whole new city but which is more of a historical one, where people are wearing different clothes and are living their lives in a different kind of way. It is interesting to pass by all these buildings and see those real people who are wearing costumes of the old times and pretending to live back that life while you are still wearing the same clothes and doing the same things.
Walking in the world of this museum will give you the chance to see some of the things and activities that the old people were used to do and which include open hearth cooking, printing, needlework, and traditional Irish crafts demonstrations. Coming to understand how these things are done might not be an easy thing unless you start watching them in real and that is exactly what is offered to you in Ulster Folk Museum.
Knowing more about the life of the Irish people back in the early 20th century is interesting and what doubles this interest is the things which one will get to see while being there and which are related to the unusual relics from Ulster's past, such as the unusual waffle iron from the mid 19th-century, the old 'poteen' distillery from Portmore and the first win axle bicycle ever seen in Ireland.
The feeling of being in a whole new city but traveling back in time is one of the different reasons why lots of people love to visit Ulster Folk Museum, but in addition to these buildings and watching how people used to do some activities, there are also those galleries and exhibitions which are found there, these exhibitions are usually temporary and from those which were held there, there is They Love Music Mightily an exhibition featuring contemporary recordings of Irish traditional music, and Meet the Victorians which was focusing on the aspects of the Victorian life.
Ulster Folk Museum is the holder of Northern Ireland's main film, photographic, television and sound archives, and it also has a large library that contains over 15,000 books and periodicals; these are open to the public but only during the office hours, so you could get the chance to visit them and check what they have to offer back to you from history.
It is really interesting to walk in a museum where you are passing by those wearing costumes from the old times that give you the feeling that you have traveled back to that time - the people, the transportation cars inside, the crafts and the activities are all done as if these people are still living from that old age.
Being in Belfast to visit Ulster Folk Museum should bring you to some of the other attractions in the city and those different things to do there and the places to see ( Going through the long list of places to visit in the capital city of Northern Ireland, you will pass by the famous Cathedral Quarter that is found in the centre of the city ( checking City Hall in Belfast ( going to Belfast Castle ( and reaching St. Anne's Cathedral (
There are lots of things to be done and seen in Belfast and visiting Ulster Folk Museum is one of them, it will bring lots of information to your mind!
Some of the best locations around Ireland / Northern Ireland and further afield. A travel blog/vlog of the hidden treasures that are on our doorstep.
Sub Cultures
Examples of subcultures
Veteran who flew a Union Jack flag in his own garden has been ordered to take it down | SWNS TV
A former Gulf War veteran who flew a Union Jack flag in his own garden says he has been ordered to take it down - after a neighbour labelled it a ''NUISANCE”.
Patriotic Andrew Smith, 51, installed the flag on a pole in tribute to Great Britain after serving six years in the Royal Signals. But following a complaint by one neighbour on his estate, he says he received a letter from a housing developer ordering him to take it down.
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Glyngary Factory Tour
Glyngary The Home of Sash Windows - Family owned with 25 years of knowledge and experience. Real craftsman with a true passion for quality, reliability and are dedicated in delivering added value with choice throughout the Country.
Working in natural wood materials: Oak, Redwood, Iroko, and Sapele as well as PVCU for the Rehau S719 Window designs with deep bottom rails, slim meeting rail, slim sash profile, in-line sash, sightline, slim mounted Georgian astragals, chamfered external profile to replicate traditional putty line and decorative horns.
Portfolio of products currently includes: Rehau S719 windows in white and woodgrain foils, Traditional 300, Classic 300, Standard Mock, Superior Mock, Straight Slider Spiral Balanced Window, Slide and Tilts and Vari-vent High Ventilation Window in timber.
Wood windows include: traditional Sliding Sash Windows manufactured from both soft and hard woods, Double glazed Classic 300. Full choice of section profiles and options and accessories including choice of: Architraves, Linings and Window Boards, Astragals, Glazing Beads, Sash Horns,Parting Beads, Parflip and Staff Beads.
Glyngary Joinery Ltd including Glyngary Vertical Sliding Sash Windows, External Joinery Products, Gates of Distinction and Doors of Distinction. Supplying Storm Proof Sash windows, Flush Sash windows and a variety of joinery items like Bespoke Bays, Doors, French Doors- Multipoint locking, Stable Doors, Door Sets & Screens, Special Shaped Windows; Georgian, Arched heads, Tudor and Even Circular Pivot Windows. Our portfolio also includes Gates of Distinction: Yard Gates, Entrance gates and Garden Gates offered to our own designs or bespoke design commissions in Oak, Redwood, Iroko and Sapele.
Glyngaryhardware.co.uk is our own quality window & door hardware online etailing shop where trade and non trade can buy an abundance of quality tried and tested items available on line. Everything you'll need: Sash & Casement Window furniture, Door Furniture and those hard to find Miscellaneous Items. If you're looking for quality brass or chrome hardware including door hinges, handles, window locks, stays, sash locks or sash window fittings look no further than glyngaryhardware.co.uk
Based in Warrington, Glyngary is at a prime location, allowing people easy access to view all their latest quality range of hardware. In chrome & brass, they're sure to have the right door and window accessories for you. For a selection of architraves, Staff, Parting & Glazing Beads, Astragals, Glazing & Georgian Bar tapes, Lead Weights & draught seals, window handles, locks, hinges and sash window fittings simply visit glyngaryhardware.co.uk.
We also offer a range of Energy Efficient Windows which are, A rated & B rated. Our Energy Efficient Windows have been registered with the 'British Standards Institution' (BSI). This then also gives us 'British Standard Kite Mark' products.
WER (window Energy Ratings) need to be 'C' or above on the overall window from 1st October 2010. We have many WER products that are registered and compliant.
Oak Furniture Belfast, furniture store belfast
Oak Furniture Belfast, furniture store belfast
Belfast can now experience the warmth and beauty of oak furniture through Oak Furniture Belfast | furniture store belfast.
Oak furniture has been consistantly produced since medieval times.
It was prized for it's strength and durability, and being a
plentiful and cheap resource across most of England, was used in the manufacture of furniture for the furnishing of homes from the poorest to the richest abode.
Oak Furniture Belfast, furniture store belfast
As the English merchants became wealthy, so strong became the desire for beautiful homes for the evolving middle classes.
English oak was used for not only lavish furniture but also elegantly panneled rooms and hallways, not to mention wonderful sweeping staircases.
In those days an apprenticeship took seven years to complete before becoming a fully qualified craftsman.
One early example of the use of oak in England is the debating chamber of the House of Commons in London. It is more than likely that it was utilised much earlier than that, as there is some evidence that basic pieces were carved in the Neolithic period. Needless to say, it's extremely durable!
Today Oak Furniture Belfast, furniture store belfast is still commonly used and when it comes to really fine furniture it's a sure bet that oak will probably be one of the preferred building materials for years to come. It is also used in the construction of wood flooring in many homes and even has a place in the barrel making industry.
Casks and barrels in which red wines, sherry, brandy and spirits such as Scotch whisky and Bourbon whisky are aged, are often made from oak.
Oak has been synonymous with the furniture industry for quite literally a millennium. There are innumerate uses to which this extremely durable and versatile wood can be put, and the lengthy history of its usage stands testament to its qualities. In Europe, where oak is most often used, a visit to any historic castle or other building will show examples of oak furniture that are centuries old. They look just as warm and luxurious today as they did when they were first created.
To sum up, weather it's a traditional home or the modern
minimalistic Mayfair apartment, a beautiful, well crafted piece of oak furniture will never be out of place.
Oak Furniture Belfast, furniture store belfast
Manufacturers should be keen to attract more school leavers
The industry already employs 2.5 million people throughout the UK, but with continued demand for British made and designed products, manufacturers should be keen to attract more school leavers as many receive their GSCE results
With students around the UK having recently received their GSCE and A Level results, many will be considering their futures, while businesses and industries will be looking to attract the cream of the crop.
One such British industry is the manufacturing sector, which already employs 2.5 million people across the country. However, with high demand for British products both domestically and from global markets, the manufacturing industry is continuing to consider recruitment of young people and encourage school leavers to consider the industry.
Watch our video as we go behind the scenes at British furniture manufacturer QFC who produce products for brands such as Heart of House at Argos and meet developer Martin Gill who started with the company straight from school at the age of 16. Plus we meet a couple of young designers helping to create products at Argos.
Bases 2 Part 4
Ray Wardle features, with some of his own video. Abrilliant UK researcher, based in Las Vegas, we follow Ray, who was agreat friend, who was endure a terrible and shocking interrogation, while attending the 3rd International UFO Congress at the Showboat Hotel, Las Vegas. Wardle was interrogated by two of the congress delegates. The recording of this interview was massively interfered with, by an inaudible acoustic white noise, only decoded by the camera. Using Special Poly Contrast software we discover a life form or implantwas hosting on Wardles shoulder. The video was later scutinised by British Intelligence in Belfast, and later a European country. The terrible swishing noise makes this hard tofollow, even subtitles.
Scroll of Honour
Julian Farrance of the National Army Museum presents a favourite object from the Collection - a First World War (1914-18) memorial plaque and scroll.
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Tommy's Trade Secrets - How to Fit a Kitchen - The Base Units
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Mab Timbrel Workshop
Mab Foxen shows her skill with the timbrel - more than just a tambourine.
Powys Castle ~ A New Era
Most of the great Welsh castles were allowed to decay when the medieval wars ended, but Powys survives as a captivating example of a military stronghold which was preserved and renewed by continual occupation. Its fabric contains architecture of many different periods, beginning with a medieval square keep and stone hall. The most fleeting glimpse of Powys' mellow red gritstone walls tells us that this stately country house is a place rich in history.
At the start of the 19th Century the castle passed into the hands of Clive Family, Robert Clive.
HMS Belfast (Volunteering): Circular Saw Job
The technicians onboard HMS Belfast needed some brackets to support some
lockers to the deck. I was tasked to fabricate them by cutting angle iron and
later to drill holes through them using a pillar drill
The Adventures of Bollocky Bill.
The true daily activities of a Braintree Legend.
The Organ Clock Plays Again
A documentary about the reconstruction of the organ clock at The Royal Swedish Academy of Letters, History and Antiquities. (With English sub-titles.)