Their romance outraged Queen Victoria: The story of Ashmead Burdett-Coutts and the Baroness
William Lehman Ashmead Bartlett Burdett- Coutts was Master of the Turners’ Company for two years, from May 1888 to May 1890 He was remembered earlier this year, at our 2014 Masters’ and Clerks’ Luncheon, when the Master of the Fruiterer’s Company, Peter Cooper, presented the inscribed Livery medal of Burdett-Coutts
Back to the early Bronze Age
In August 2011, an early Bronze Age 4000 years old cist (a small chamber made of thin stone slabs) burial was discovered on Dartmoor. Inside were the cremated remains of a female and, almost uniquely for this period, well preserved grave goods including four lathe-turned ear studs (labrets).
Patricia Spero, Professional Turner
I am originally a classically trained harpist, having recorded many albums of classical, modern and meditative harp music. I have been a woodturner for about 9 years and am now a member of the Register of Professional Turners committee. My work is purely decorative and my inspiration comes from leaves,