Leeds Halfpenny Token
Leeds copper halfpenny token, 1791 Diameter 29mm The obverse features the figure of a bishop carrying a staff with a sheep at his side. The inscription reads 'ARTIS NOSTRA CONDITOR', signifying skillful ...
Leek Commercial Halfpenny Token
English copper halfpenny token, 1793 Diameter 29mm The obverse features two hands joined in front of an olive branch. The inscription reads 'ARTE FAVENTE NIL DESPERANDUM', which can be translated as 'Our ...
Leek Halfpenny Token
Leek (Staffordshire) halfpenny, 1793 Diameter 29mm The obverse features the Caduceus with a bale of goods over a packing case. The inscription reads 'LEEK COMMERCIAL HALFPENNY 1793'. The Caduceus is the ...
Letter
Typed letter sent from Surgical Bootworks to Southorn boot makers in Leamington Spa on 28 September 1970. Southorn was establised in 1825 by William Southorn. In 1847 the company moved to The Parade, ...
Letter
A letter sent by T.W. Ferrers-Walker to Mr Dodd on 27 March 1990. In the letter T.W. Ferrers-Walker congratulates Mr Dodd on taking over from Mr Hall as manager of Hall & Son. The letter is on cream-coloured ...
Letter
A letter sent by J.R. Stanford to Mr Dodd on 13 November 1991. The letter encloses a cheque for £471.94. In the letter J.R. Stanford thanks Mr Dodd for three pairs of trousers. Richard Dodd worked at ...
Letter
A letter sent from Jane Johnstone to Richard Dodd. Mr Dodd worked at Hall & Son tailors, Leamington Spa, from 1954 until it closed in 1998.
Letter
A letter sent by J R Stanford to Mr Dodd of Hall and Son Tailors on 13 December 1996. Mr Stanford has enclosed a cheque of £1,077.45 to settle his account and thanks Mr Dodd for his excellent service.
Letter from W R Magrath & Co, Wine Merchants
A folded, printed and handwritten letter from W R Magrath & Co, wine merchants, The Parade, Leamington Spa, with reference to Alfred E Howen. The letter is dated 11th September 1897.
Letter from W R Magrath & Co, Wine Merchants
A folded, printed and handwritten letter from W R Magrath & Co, wine merchants, The Parade, Leamington Spa, with reference to Alfred E Howen. The letter is dated 11th September 1897.
Letter to Tailor
A letter from the essayist and historian Thomas Carlyle (1795-1885) to his tailor Thomas Garthwaite, with instructions for a new set of clothes. Carlyle has attached a textile sample to show which material ...
Lighthorne. Forge
Lighthorne forge and adjoining cottage, B. Cole and Son. 1975
Lighthorne. Forge and stack of horseshoes
A large stack of horseshoes outside the forge at Lighthorne. 1975
Lighthorne. Thatched cottages
Thatched cottage with smithy and forge attached, looking along Old School Lane in Lighthorne. 1900s
Lighthorne. Village Green and Church Lane
The smithy of B. Cole, Farrier and General Smith, Lighthorne. 1930s
Lillington. Beldon Butchers
Interior, showing counter and till of Beldon Butcher's shop, St Andrew's Road, Lillington. October 1960
Little Compton. Blacksmith's Shop
The blacksmiths shop and adjoining cottages, Little Compton. A plough share is standing in front of the smithy. 1900s
Lizard Skin
A piece of lizard skin used to make bags and shoes at Southorn boot makers in Leamington Spa. It is light brown in colour. Southorn was establised in 1825 by William Southorn. In 1847 the company moved ...