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#OTD 1900 Demonstrations shewing the utility of the new health food, "Shredded Wheat" are from today being given daily at Messrs. Vye and Son's, 63 Queen Street, Ramsgate.
You’d think trying to de-warp an LP would be easy in Australia. Not in winter though. The sun has hardly appeared all day and it’s a miserable 20c max.
It’s World Environment Day and we’re taking a look at the work of the 'Totters'; the OG zero waste men who travelled the streets with carts, collecting scrap metal, rags and other people’s junk to recycle and earn a living.
For the penultimate day of our seascape themed week, here's "Brightlingsea" by Harold Steggles from 1934 along with his tiny watercolour sketch of the view as well as his more detailed pencil sketch of the scene. #HaroldSteggles#Brightlingsea#Essex#EastLondonGroup
#OTD 2014 Property experts estimated there could be up to 1,000 JCBs buried underground in London, because it is cheaper to bury them than to lift them to street level following basement extensions.
Their total value is thought to be around £5 million.