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A butler is a domestic worker in a large household. In great houses, the household is sometimes divided into departments with the butler in charge of the dining room, wine cellar, and pantry. Some...
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NEW & LINGWOODTHE PASTIn 1865 Miss Elisabeth New and Mr Samuel Lingwood founded the business which still bears their names, New & Lingwood. They subsequently married and laid the foundation on...
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View ArticleSilence and Secrets: Charles Spencer’s Very Private School / ‘I don’t think I...
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Boarding schools have a devastating impact on society, says Charles Spencer Brother of Diana reveals he was sexually abused as a child at Maidwell Hall and that a nanny would beat him and his sister...
View ArticleKing to plant sapling from Sycamore Gap tree in Windsor Great Park
King to plant sapling from Sycamore Gap tree in Windsor Great Park National Trust gives first successful seedling from illegally felled Northumberland tree to King Charles Caroline DaviesMon 27 May...
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View ArticleSuedeheads and Skinheads at The Ivy Shop
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A Modernist – a film about the life and times of legendary clothing retailer John Simons. Featuring exclusive interviews with musicians Kevin Rowland, Suggs and Paul Weller, broadcaster Robert Elms,...
View ArticleREMEMBERING Lord James Percy Fields of Dreams / VIDEO : British Style Genius...
Lord James Percy: To the manor worn Who better to revamp the Barbour jacket than a hunting, shooting, fishing aristocrat? Susie Rushton meets an unlikely fashion designerThursday 15 September 2005...
View ArticleREMEMBERING : Tokihito Yoshida x Barbour Beacon 2012 Spring/Summer Collection
BARBOUR X TOKIHITO YOSHIDA COLLABORATION | BEACON HERITAGE COLLECTION.By Phaon Spurlock / December 22,...
View ArticleMARCH 7 2022: Remembering the controversial decision of Abolishing Tax-Free...
London UK falling behind EU rivals on tourist spending after duty changes Business renews calls to encourage wealthy international visitors back to Britain Daniel Thomas in London MARCH 7...
View ArticleBREAKING: UK clothing sales to EU plummet as Brexit red tape deters exporters
IMAGE BY TWEEDLANDReport: British retail exports to EU fell six billion pounds post-BrexitBy Rachel Douglass22 hours...
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