12 November 2015 Links To The Past by J R Thomas The traditional pursuit of the comfortably-off country chap (or those who wanted to be thought one) was preserving pheasants. Preserving in the sense of rearing and then shooting them, that is. The richer version of this gentleman focused his attention on grouse – wilder,… Continue reading Issue 28: 2015 11 12: Links to the Past
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Issue 15: 2015 08 13:Grousing about
13 August 2015 Grousing About by J R Thomas George Earl’s great painting “Going North – Kings Cross” depicts an astonishing hubbub of activity at King’s Cross Station the day before the Glorious Twelfth of 1893. The platform (no barriers then of course) was crowded with spaniels, setters, pointers (but no labradors – their day… Continue reading Issue 15: 2015 08 13:Grousing about
Issue 3: 2015 05 21:Harriered to Death
21 May 2015 Harriered to Death by R.J. Thomas On a northern hillside there are strange goings on. Half hidden in a heather moor above the Forest of Bowland in North Lancashire are a small group of camouflaged figures, with survival rations and powerful binoculars, keeping a round the clock vigil. This is not,… Continue reading Issue 3: 2015 05 21:Harriered to Death
