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In Grateful Memory – The Heroine and The Pioneer
The main entrance into the Aston Webb Building of the University of Birmingham certainly has the wow factor when it comes to grand design and architecture, but one feature always stops people in their tracks and catches the eye; the rows and rows of names, skilfully carved into the marble of the…
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‘A garden is a grand teacher’: Gertrude Jekyll and Winterbourne
“A garden is a grand teacher. It teaches patience and careful watchfulness; it teaches industry and thrift; above all it teaches entire trust.” – Gertrude Jekyll Hello to all Winterbourne members and thank you for taking the time to read my small contribution to this edition of the E-newsletter. My name is Oscar Wright…
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Wintry thoughts on the polar regions
The North and South Poles may seem millions of miles away from Edgbaston, but Winterbourne can boast several connections to polar exploration and research. As we’re now in the depths of winter, it seemed an appropriate time to find out more and do some digging in the comfort of the archives! After it came into…
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Family History Month – researching the Nettlefolds’ family tree
Collections volunteer Tony Bucknall reveals how online resources can shed light on the lives of individuals. Lois Nettlefold was John and Margaret Nettlefold’s sixth child. She led an interesting life, and I’ve chosen to focus on Lois to illustrate the range of resources that are available when exploring the lives of individuals. My starting…
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Edible Flowers
If you visit a fancy restaurant nowadays you may well get a sprinkling of flower petals on your food as ‘decoration’ but flowers are not a normal staple of the modern larder. However, long before the supermarkets sold bags of mixed salad, the use of flowers, picked from the garden or wayside was a common…