The magazine cover in February 1958.
Back issues
50 years ago
“Shropshire is a county where there is a big call for the ‘dual purpose’ ‘estate car’ type of vehicle,” wrote the motoring correspondent. There were many different types on the road, he said, including utilities, estate cars and travellers. Perhaps it was the origin of today’s debate about 4Χ4s . . .
40 years ago
Born in 1885, Dorothy More revelled in the fact that she was Victorian, and the Magazine recounted some of her memories, after she witnessed “the Modern Child’s bored reaction to Christmas – combined with indifference to (if not ignorance of) the season’s meaning”.
30 years ago
Renovation work at Shrewsbury School was yielding important clues to the sites earlier history. Among the finds was a child’s first leather shoe on the highest roof timber at Rigg’s Hall – it was estimated to be more than 400 years old. The hall was known to be an old wool merchant’s house.
20 years ago
Basil Cutler learned all about the art of ‘pleaching’ – a technique used by hedgelayers that allows the hedge to grow thick and strong. Expert pleacher George Evans explained the driving of angled stakes into the ground at 30-inch intervals, and the bending and intertwining of branches.
The February 2008 cover.
Aside from the articles you can browse on this website, the print magazine contains a wealth of fascinating feature pieces and regular items to keep you entertained and informed. This month, you can also read about:
Orchestrating success . . . David Jephcott tells Ben Bentley about the unconventional route he has taken to becoming a recorded composer of classical music with no formal training
Snap judgement . . . The gardens of Hodnet Hall have been captured through the seasons as part of a project by county photographer Lucy Heber-Percy
Models made to measure . . . Trained as an accountant, Tim Dyke now divides everything by 43 to produce authentic model racing cars
Classes on a glacier . . . A group of sixth-formers from Bedstone College tackled the icy heights of East Greenland, and learned some valuable lessons about themselves and the climate
A selection of Tim Dyke’s Le Mans model sports cars.
Fashion focus . . . Sue Turner waves goodbye to winter with a look at the trends for the upcoming season, and Tracey O’Sullivan hides under a hood
Opulence in abundance . . . Brown’s Hotel in London has come a long way since it was owned by Lord Byron’s butler. Now it offers true luxury – at a price
Gardening . . . Gill Guest discovers a new book about garden designer and socialite Norah Bourke Lindsay who brought her talents to Chirk Castle; Ken Tudor takes orders from Madam Speaker
Former Speaker of the House of Commons, Betty Boothroyd, in her garden.
Memorabilia on the move . . . Nick Fletcher looks to the travel trade for a source of antique collectables
Motoring . . . The iconic Jensen Interceptor is making a fresh bow on the automotive stage
Social diary . . . Our photographers at your events
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