A gallery of pictures through the years of the statue of Hugh Stowell Brown. Click on an image to see it full size. All modern images copyright Wayne Clarke. First three images public domain. Buy the book online here from Hive, supporting local bookshops
Why is the biography of Hugh Stowell Brown called “A Ready Man”? Where does the title come from? Good question. It comes from a quotation from the writer Francis Bacon that was used of Hugh in his lifetime. It refers to Hugh being a man who mixed with all kinds …
The history of Christmas in four podcasts: here’s the fourth, with writers Steve Legg and Nicky Gumbel. Written, presented and produced by me, Wayne Clarke and originally broadcast on BBC Local Radio. Explore more about the history of Christmas here
The history of Christmas in four podcasts: here’s the third, with historian Christine Lalumia. Written, presented and produced by me, Wayne Clarke and originally broadcast on BBC Local Radio. Go to the last in this series on the modern Christmas
The history of Christmas in four podcasts: here’s the second, with historian Alison Plowden. Written, presented and produced by me, Wayne Clarke and originally broadcast on BBC Local Radio. Go to the next in this series on the Victorian Christmas