Monthly Archives: May 2021

The Oxford University Press is a world-famous publisher that has been an integral feature of the University’s academic printed output for many centuries. One of the lesser-known products of the Press is its works brass band that operated in the … Continue reading →

Over the last 180 years there have been a number of brass bands resident in the North Yorkshire town of Harrogate. These are in addition to some ‘not quite’ brass bands that also are worthy of mention. The present Harrogate … Continue reading →

A cartoon from Punch – 11th October 1879. The Mayor of Shrimpington (to Ecclesiastical Dignitary, who is congratulating his Worship on the improvements which have raised that once obscure marine hamlet into a place of elegant and fashionable resort) “Improvements, … Continue reading →