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The Festival of Grime Collection #4
We return to the festival which celebrates northern pride, grit and determination. This time we are archiving photographs of the carnival floats which took a huge amount of time to construct and involved numerous people in the communities coming together. These photographs were taken in and around the Lancashire towns circa 1880 several days before…
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Dada Before Dada in Victorian Soho, London Collection #2
In the last post we mentioned the Inhumanists Manifesto; a fascinating read for anyone interested in the avant-garde. One can’t help but notice the stark contrast between the tone of the manifesto and the perceived stuffiness of the Victorian era. As we can see from the art itself, profanity is scattered everywhere and used almost…
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The Most Popular Children’s Toy in 1899 Collection #2
Today we archive more ‘knights on hogback’. We discussed in the last post how this phenomenon became the hobby of the parents. If you were to visit rural communities in the north on any given Sunday, you would find children bashing each other and adults doing the same but much more vehemently. Before long the…
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The Cat Ladies of Camberwell Collection #2
Dear followers, After yesterday’s meltdown, we have possibly found a solution to our tech problems. We will keep trialing it to see if it is viable. We definitely don’t want to scrap archiving the stories and images here. Many thanks and we hope you enjoy the eccentric ladies in these photographs. Hopefully this blog will…
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The Cat Ladies of Camberwell Collection #1
The last several posts have predominantly focused on the occult. We have decided on a temporary pause to cheer the place up and what better way to do it than photographs of cats and their parents. Specifically these are adorable Sphynx cats which were first bred in Canada and first recorded in England in the…
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The Most Popular Children’s Toy in 1899 Collection #1
We should clarify right away that the title of this collection is a little bit misleading. The toys were actually the most popular for parents who would goad their children into playing with them. Regular visitors to our blog may recall previous collections where parents use their children for their own amusement. So what on…
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The Siblings of Saint Rupert Collection (Occult Artwork Edition) #8
Today we continue to archive these gloomy paintings. As mentioned in the last collection, they were predominantly found in various buildings where the Siblings congregated. We believe that many more are in private circulation. As the research into these paintings is still in its infancy, we don’t have any more watertight information. However, as soon…
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The Siblings of Saint Rupert Collection (Occult Artwork Edition) #7
These paintings are clear examples of the Siblings’ heretical nature. Using eastern orthodox symbolism, they appear to mock Jesus and his apostles. We can see deformed birds and animals, insects, goat skulls, people suffering; all symbolic of a wretched world. A world that nobody would ever want to live in. We know from previous collections…
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A Day Out at Monkey Manor Collection #2
The above images depict some of the artwork, statues and ornaments which can be found in Monkey Manor. We have no idea how Ms Telford obtained these. It’s entirely possible that they are her creations. Photograph #1 might look cute, but it isn’t depicting a special bond between primate and human; rather it’s depicting a…
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A Day Out at Monkey Manor Collection #1
We deliberated for quite some time over whether this belongs in the taxidermy collection or warrants a chapter of its own. We decided on the latter as Monkey Manor was more of an attraction than an object. Tucked away in the beautiful Cotswolds you will find a country manor which has been home to several…
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