A very ridiculous name for any fruit
We have recently added some fruit trees to the edge of the lawn. They are all old varieties; 2 pears, Williams' Bon Chretien and Bishop's Thumb, and two apples, Golden Spire and Keswick Coddling. Golden Spire was discovered in Lancashire around 1850
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Christmas with the Gaskells
Elizabeth’s husband, William, was a minister of religion, so the Gaskells celebrated Christmas as a religious occasion. They would attend the Christmas Day service at the Cross Street Unitarian Chapel, where William was minister. This usually entailed walking into central Manchester. “Xmas
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