Henry Shaw’s Taxidermy Shop, Shrewsbury, Shropshire taken in 1896. During the Victorian period in England, taxidermy rose to prominence as a highly regarded and fashionable pursuit, mirroring the era’s fascination with nature, exploration, and the macabre.

The Ankerwycke Yew. Renowned for its considerable age, the tree is estimated to be at least 1,400 years old, with the possibility of it being up to 2,500 years old.

The Great Stone of Fourstones: The name suggests that there were once four stones, but now there is only one. The other three were possibly broken up for scythe sharpening stones. It is a glacial deposit on the moorlands of Tatham Fells

The next time you visit your local, or any pub, take a moment to consider the sign outside. #dorset #pub #wessex

The Mousehole Plague Stone was used during the Bubonic Plague around 1578. It held a small pool of vinegar into which the afflicted residents placed money in, in exchange for food that was provided by unaffected neighbours in Cornwall.

Traveling musicians with their pet monkey in Taplow, Buckinghamshire in 1885. I wonder if this street has changed much.

Peter Henry Emerson: Going to market - a winter scene, England, 1886. Have no idea where this is but, it looks like it is in chalk country looking at the building material used in the cottage....?

A meadow drowner at work on a seven-hatch weir at Lower Farm, Britford, near Salisbury, in 1954.

The Priory Remains of St Julian and St Botolph, Colchester, Essex. The first Augustinian monastery in England. The Priory was founded in 1103. The Priory was closed in 1536. The church was used until the English Civil War of the 1640's.

The mystery continues…..

Roman Road: Akeman Street Roman road under excavation, which formed a key arterial route during the Roman period. Image Credit: L Headland Archaeology CC BY 3.0 DEED

Somewhere in Wessex…..…

Dunnottar Castle is a ruined medieval fortress located upon a rocky headland on the north-eastern coast of Scotland, about 2 miles south of Stonehaven. Not too sure how good the WiFi was there back in the medieval era.

For those of our friends in Hampshire! The River Meon in the village of Warnford. Has changed, but not really that much -)

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Gathering hay, during WW2, in and around RAF Elvington, Yorkshire. In the background is Halifax B Mark II Series I (Special), DT807 'KN-R' 'Rita', of No. 77 Squadron RAF.

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The harsh life of farming. Felin Newydd, Ceredigion, Wales in the 1900s.

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This is a very old Wealden house. It has stone ground floor, tile-hung upper floor, and tall brick chimneys. The lane is on the Sussex Border Path. Kingsley Green, West Sussex.

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There is something spooky, romantic and intriguing about dried up river beds. No river has flowed down this bed for thousands of years - the Nedd Fach has diverted into a complex of subterranean caves. Ystradfellte, Powys, Wales.

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Bowhead House, Edinburgh, Scotland. Built In The Early 1500s, It Was Demolished In 1878. Many Locals Mourned The Loss, Having Regarded The House As One Of The Most Distinctive Relics Of The Old City.

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Approximate distribution of Celtic tribes in Britain and Ireland, circa 50 BC. Maps usually cause a bun fight, so keep your eye out for flying buns.....

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