...presented hers on May 29th 1869. Selected items from RAMM’s lace collection are available online. Regional and national press reported their contribution to RAMM and snippets of their own intriguing...
...natural selection. This letter drove Darwin to publish ‘On the Origin of Species’ in 1859. In 1869 Wallace published ‘The Malay Archipelago, the land of the orang-utan and the bird...
...cultivate for trade. One example is coffee. Jackson recalls how in May 1869 a fungus began to attack coffee plants (Coffea arabica) in Ceylon. Ceylon is now known as Sri...
The Holly Street Mill was a popular destination for artists looking to capture the infamous “pastoral” scene in Devonshire. Widgery was no exception, especially with his love for the surrounding...
William Widgery used Dartmoor crosses as dramatic focal points in several paintings. In 1887, the year of Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee, he built a granite cross on Bray Tor, near...
In this rare piece, Widgery depicts a peaceful scene on a lake, emphasised by the Swiss landscape in the background. The landscape itself is the focus; however, he also includes...
This close quarter combat weapon is said to have belonged to Chief Rangiaho. (This could be interpreted as Rangiaho, the wife of Chief Tawhiao). It was taken by a British...