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We’d be lying if we said John doesn’t enjoy a good walk and this week, John & Paul came across another lovely church! Along the South bank of the River Tees, Wycliffe & more importantly for us – Wycliffe Church. Some say there aren’t many places more peaceful and beautiful than The Hamlet of Wycliffe. […]
In today’s post, we like to give special mention to Ron Cowen of York, the kind benefactor of a lovely Mouseman Bench to Darlington Railway station. Mr Cowen who’s son served with the Yorkshire Regiment 1st Battalion at Catterick Garrison had the piece commissioned by Robert Mouseman Thompsons Craftsmen Ltd from Kilburn, North Yorkshire. The […]
Douglas Pittuck was born in Plumstead, London and educated at Wallington Grammar School where he was taught art by Tom Nash, a friend of Stanley Spencer. Whilst employed at New College Oxford, he was allowed time to attend art classes at the Ruskin School of Drawing and Fine Art in the 1930’s. After the war […]
Found in the back of a store room in the 17th century Old Well Inn in Barnard Castle was a dilapidated oak chair bearing an inscription and plaque carved in high relief was a lizard type signature. The chair was immediately shown to us – well we’re in there most days! We were pleased to […]
Researching the works of the Mouseman can be very rewarding and close to us in Barnard Castle we have found yet another link to the famous craftsman Robert Mouseman Thompson of Kilburn. One hundred years ago Hutton Magna and its neighbour West Layton like many small Yorkshire villages comprised some 55 houses yet 34 men […]
Yorkshire has a fine pedigree of quality oak furniture – largely thanks to the influence of Robert ‘Mouseman’ Thompson, the acclaimed furniture maker from Kilburn, North Yorkshire who was part of the 1920’s revival of craftsmanship inspired by the Arts and Crafts movement led by William Morris, John Ruskin and Thomas Carlyle. His trademark was […]