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Identification of an eighteenth century island greenhouse (Rousse)

Posted on January 27, 2025 by Dreamaticus

‘It looks eighteenth century to me. Do you know the architect?’ asked the super-snobby woman seated with her grandmother on my mother-in-law’s sofa. Whatever gave her the impression that I would know anything about an ancient greenhouse on an island … Continue reading →

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A Sheffield cult and Sunderland snobbery (Rousse)

Posted on August 25, 2024 by Dreamaticus

All that was left of TPR was his black hand-knitted jumper. It was almost as if he had shed this – his ‘shell’ – as his final act before his disappearance. The only clue to TPR’s whereabouts was a last … Continue reading →

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