History isn’t something in the past if you live on the waterways. It is part of the present, entwined in daily life, in constant reminders, as we walk on and in the very footsteps of the past worn into stones and steps, past bridge rubbing bands worn into deep grooves by the ropes attached toContinue reading “Past present and perfect”
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Poo from Peru and centuries of waste recycling
Industrial discoveries are remarkable. Recycling and world trade are nothing new. We were reminded of these this week. Poo from Peru was just one of a Staffordshire mill’s stock in trade until the 1970s. The gloriously named Shirley’s Etruscan Bone and Flint Mill has been in operation since 1857, and remains the last steam poweredContinue reading “Poo from Peru and centuries of waste recycling”
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