The antique box ... it's the most complete box that I have ever seen." Thousands of orphaned and poor children were sent to fill the labour shortages overseas during the late Victorian era.

Over 120 million lunch boxes were sold between 1950 and 1970, says collector Thad Reece. This is part of why not all old ...

It slowly mouldered into the earth, its glory days as a junction box in County Tyrone long forgotten, until a chance conversation revealed its whereabouts to a railway enthusiast. And so ...

Making presents was a sign of love and care in Victorian Britain, and gifts often took the full calendar year to finish. This keepsake box is made using a popular Victorian technique, papier mache ...

Promising review: "These are quite beautiful and I almost don't want to send them out because I like them so much. They are a ...

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Founder of Papersmiths’ Sidonie has been putting together stationery boxes for her friends and family’s Christmas presents for years, and now she’s doing the same for her customers.

One of Britain's most famous pub chains, the Slug & Lettuce on Park Lane is another mainstay of Croydon's pub scene and is a ...