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Fleur @Fleura (35031) • United Kingdom 24 Feb 25

As I said a little while ago, every now and then I have a look through a few things that I have lying around, inherited from my parents, to try and decide what to do with them. So I looked in some paper bags and found several...

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Happy St. Patrick's Day

celticeagle @celticeagle (189833) • Boise, Idaho 17 Mar 24

My daughter is cutting up red potatoes and cabbage and getting them ready to stew a while before dinner. And we have Key Lime Pie for dessert. I hope you all are having a nice St. Pat's Day and the wearing of the green is upon...

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An interesting building

Fleur @Fleura (35031) • United Kingdom 13 Nov 23

On a bit of a wander off the main roads recently I came across this interesting house. An internet search revealed that the bridge was built in 1849 by an architect called Ambrose Poynter, for Edward Pryce Lloyd, first Baron...

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Warner Brothers Did it Again

celticeagle @celticeagle (189833) • Boise, Idaho 16 Nov 22

I have been a movie buff for many years. My mom bought a small red black and white TV when I was probably about six years old. That was my first experience. Through the years I have seen some great movies from Harvey to The White...

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1892 Queen Victorian Home

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 24 Feb 21

One of my favorite things about the area I live in is all the older homes that are secreted away among newer models. There's a Victorian house close to my friend's home that I always say "I want to tour that place!" Our downtown...

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Who Was Grace Darling?

Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 28 Mar 20

Grace Darling was the daughter of a lighthouse keeper, William Darling, and his wife Thomasina. She was born on 24th November 1815 in Bamburgh, Northumberland, England in her grandfather's house but she lived in the Longstone...

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I really love this photo!

****DANIELLE**** @VivaLaDani13 (60812) • Perth, Australia 3 Jul 19

It wouldn't surprise me if anyone who reads this post has seen this before as it's been circled around Facebook a lot. I hope this is ok to share. I took a screenshot of this while scrolling through Facebook. I have seen this a...

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Graphic Novel Review Grant Morrison And Steve Yeowell Sebastian O

Arthur Chappell @arthurchappell (44941) • Preston, England 2 Jul 19

2004 Vertigo Books. Spoiler alerts Often very funny short satirical graphic novel about a late Victorian dandy adventurer called Sebastian O, a mixture of Oscar Wilde, Lord Byron & The Marquis De Sade. Sebastian isn’t so much...

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Back in Time

Susan @HazySue (39265) • Gouverneur, New York 28 May 19

This morning while pursing through the newest images on Pixabay I came across this image. I paused for a moment and then went on to the others. I be darn if I didn't find myself with the image stuck in my head. I began thinking...

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What's Your Favourite Period in History?

Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 20 May 19

I've just written an article for Hubpages about a Victorian murder. This is my favourite period in British history. So much was happening here. It was this period in history that helped form the British Empire; the suffragettes...

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The next one to go...

Stacey @xstitcher (39034) • Petaluma, California 9 Feb 19

...at least, I hope it goes... At any rate, this dolly is go-ing up on eBay. I'm thinking, since it dosen't have any manufacturer marks on it that I can find, that this doll was made in a porcelain doll...

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The White Lady

Jackie Money @olliesmum (828) • Norwich, England 26 Jan 19

I'm absolutely fascinated by ghosts and the supernatural and have been for about 50 years. I'm 58 now and I'm still not entirely sure if they exist but my interest began back in the 1960's when I was a child. I had a great aunt...

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The Victorians liked specialised gadgets!

Fleur @Fleura (35031) • United Kingdom 18 Dec 17

The Victorians seem to have been big fans of specialised equipment and gadgets. Obviously they didn’t have all the electronic gizmos we have today – though I’m sure they would have loved them if they had – but they did like to...

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SUMMERTIME - HOW DID THEY KEEP COOL?

Kandase @Kandae11 (57231) 10 Jul 17

When temperatures soar to unbearable heights during the summer months, I can wear whatever I want to keep cool. Even when I go out, it isn't mandatory that I wear an abundance of clothing. How did women in the Victorian era and...

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Victorian Farm (BBC documentary)

AmberLynn @ScribbledAdNauseum (104615) • United States 19 Jun 17

This is one I am watching on youtube. I was guided to it by recommendations on my front page. I saw a snippet of an episode someone had uploaded and that led me to the full documentary. I am watching the first episode now. The...

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Victorian Backgrounds Bring Romance To The Mind

Susan @HazySue (39265) • Gouverneur, New York 27 Apr 17

I was scrolling through Pixabay once again and came across this beautiful image of a piece of Victorian scrapbooking paper. I love the Victorian look when scrapbooking especially. It seems to reflect a more gracious, romantic...

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A Healthier Reception

Ron Rybs @Ronrybs (21497) • London, England 2 Nov 16

Victorian London was swept with waves of cholera, its many victims mainly came from amongst the poor, slum dwelling class. When a family member died, until enough money was saved for a funeral, the body remained at home. Home...

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Hunting Vintage

celticeagle @celticeagle (189833) • Boise, Idaho 13 Oct 16

On the HGTV channel there is this delightful show that is on several nights a week. It is 'Hunting Vintage'. A couple is looking for vintage home. They have certain criteria such as dental work, stain glass windows, high ceilings,...

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A Beautiful Shop Window

5th House @5thHouse (1678) • Sheffield, England 9 Sep 16

I love to photograph attractive shop windows and this is one of my favourites. The Rose & Co Apothecary is an old chemist shop situated in the village of Haworth in Yorkshire, where the Bronte family lived. Visiting the cobbled...

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Ghost Story Review: "The House in Half Moon Street" by Hector Bolitho

Siduri @msiduri (5687) • United States 3 Aug 16

Michael Stranger was born and raised in a small house outside Reading in Great Britain. When he turned 21, his Uncle Benjamin Grinling, who ran a “counting house” in London sent for him. Childless himself and long widowed, the...

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