SHEFFIELD INDUSTRIAL MUSEUMS TRUST MARKS 100 YEARS OF STAINLESS STEEL WITH A SPECIAL EXHIBITION AT KELHAM ISLAND MUSEUM. FIND OUT HOW HARRY BREARLEY JOURNEYED FROM THE SLUMS OF SHEFFIELD TO FAME AND RECOGNITION THE WORLD OVER FOR THE ‘INVENTION’ OF STAINLESS STEEL.
Wow! We're here again already!
Those super-sunny Summer months of strawberries and cream are upon us again (we hope!) and not a moment too soon. Time to relocate to Murray Mound and see if our wonderboy can slay the evil Spanish dragon. (actually Rafa seems like a brilliant bloke but c'mon its our turn by now surely!).
In a mid season break from our tour of Britain's best towns and cities, we're turning our attention this month to a global sports event like no other. Winning at Wimbledon is the absolute pinnacle for most tennis players and a great many of the fantastic finals of this tournament have seared themselves indelibly into our memories. With a host of iconic sportsmen and women once again doing battle for the 2 coveted singles crowns, we're in for a very tasty treat indeed.
The UK boasts an immense literary heritage and a quick flip through our mental alphabet brings to mind a host of great names: Austen, Bronte, Carroll, Chaucer, Christie, Defoe, Dickens...the list is...really quite literally for once...endless!
Glasgow's stunning mix of Victorian and Georgian splendour is it. And what's more it's cheap. Very. All of the public museums are free. Dealbreaker methinks.