Tag: historical-novel
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What Is a Donkey Stone? | Lancashire History & Mind The Trams
What is a donkey stone? Discover the Lancashire tradition of donkey-stoning doorsteps, its mill-town history and why it appears in Mind The Trams. What Is a Donkey Stone? A Lancashire Tradition If you grew up around the mill towns of Lancashire, the words donkey stone may immediately bring back memories of scrubbed front steps, terraced…
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Oswaldtwistle Musical | From Mind The Trams to the Stage
Follow the creation of the Mind The Trams musical, an original Oswaldtwistle musical inspired by local characters, Lancashire history and 1939 life. From Oswaldtwistle to a Musical Oswaldtwistle, Lancashire — 1939. Trams rattle through familiar streets. Mills dominate the skyline. Lockwood’s Bakery opens its doors for another morning and ordinary lives continue while the world…
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TRADITIONAL OSWALDTWSITLE CUSTARD TART The Accrington Herald
MRS LOCKWOOD’S RECIPES — No. 5 “A good custard needs eggs, milk and patience. You’ll notice I’ve not mentioned fiddling with it.” You Will Need For the pastry For Mrs Lockwood’s custard THE OSSY DIFFERENCE Use the richest whole milk you can get. Mrs Lockwood isn’t going to transform custard tart with exotic ingredients. Her…
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AT LAST! MRS LOCKWOOD REVEALS THE CHEESE PIE
MRS LOCKWOOD’S RECIPES LANCASHIRE CHEESE & ONION PIE “There are some recipes which do not require improving. They require making properly.” You Will Need For the filling For the pastry To finish Mrs Lockwood’s Method Begin with the onions. Melt the butter gently in a large pan, add the sliced onions and season with salt…
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THE ACCRINGTON HERALD
MRS LOCKWOOD’S RECIPES HOT CROSS BUNS From the fictional world of Mind The Trams HOT CROSS BUNS MRS LOCKWOOD INSISTS THERE IS STILL TIME TO MAKE THEM PROPERLY Fruit, spice, a good glaze and sufficient patience — Mrs Lockwood shares her method for one of the bakery’s most anticipated seasonal treats. There are certain things,…
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MRS LOCKWOOD’S RECIPES SPICE CAKE
MRS LOCKWOOD’S RECIPES SPICE CAKE From the fictional world of Mind The Trams SPICE CAKE “A proper cake for a proper table.” — Mrs Lockwood There are some cakes intended for decoration and others intended for eating. I have never understood why anybody would confuse the two. A good spice cake should be rich, well…
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ACCRINGTON MUSICAL REACHES THE END OF THE LINE — WITH THREE SIMPLE WORDS
THE ACCRINGTON HERALD ACCRINGTON MUSICAL REACHES THE END OF THE LINE — WITH THREE SIMPLE WORDS MIND THOSE TRAMS The final song from Mind The Trams brings William to the end of the journey — and discovers that sometimes goodbye doesn’t sound like goodbye at all There are phrases we say so often that eventually…
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THE ACCRINGTON HERALD NEW ACCRINGTON MUSICAL SONG REMEMBERS THE MEN WHO WERE BUILT LIKE THE TOWNS AROUND THEM
STONE FATHERS A powerful new song from Mind The Trams looks at Lancashire fathers, working lives and the emotions rarely spoken aloud They built walls from it. Houses. Mills. Chapels. Schools. Entire Lancashire towns rose from stone pulled from the ground beneath them. And sometimes, it seemed, the men were made from much the same…
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THE ACCRINGTON HERALD ACCRINGTON MUSICAL TURNS TO FATHERS, MEMORY AND THE THINGS WE NEVER SAY
MY FATHER’S SONG A deeply personal new number from Mind The Trams asks what remains of a father when only memories are left There are some conversations between fathers and sons that never quite happen. Not because there is nothing to say. Quite the opposite. Perhaps there is simply too much. “My Father’s Song,” from…
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NEW ACCRINGTON MUSICAL SONG REMEMBERS THE LANCASHIRE THAT EXISTED BEFORE EVERYTHING CHANGED
BEFORE THE MUSIC TURNED Robert’s reflective new song looks back upon love, friendship and the ordinary moments nobody knew they were about to lose There must always be a last ordinary day. A final morning when the bakery opens as usual. A last tram journey taken without thinking about it. A final evening when young…