Newspaper cutting
Worksop Guardian
Category
Ephemera
Date
1919
Materials
newspaper
Measurements
650 x 80 mm
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Mr Straw's House, Nottinghamshire
NT 749582.11
Summary
One of a series of newspaper cuttings from various positions in Endcliffe Villa, all pertaining to Local History - other than Worksop. An article published in the Worksop Guardian some time in 1919 concerning the village of Anston. 'ANSTON. BY W. H. HOULDEN II. Anston derives its name from two Saxon syllables signifying one stone. The one stone of Anstone is limestone which is both useful and ornamental. It is a stone for building, and for burning, for walls and joints. the walls of the Houses of Parliament were dug out of a North Anston hillside. I have not been able to obtain figures of weights and measurements, but they must have been enorm- ous. Seven drugs were used to convey the stone from the quarry. ....'
Marks and inscriptions
Upper margin: 1919 Possibly entered by William Jnr
Makers and roles
Worksop Guardian , printer and publisher