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Hampshire

Ice Houses

2019-03-20
By: ODOstefan
On: March 20, 2019
In: East Sussex, Hampshire, Historical Footnotes, Kent, London, Short Stops, Surrey, Uncategorized, West Sussex
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Prior to the invention of refrigeration, fresh food would either have to be eaten immediately or preserved in a way that would impact its flavour. With the invention of the ice house (or ice well), the residents of Mari (an ancient city in modern-day Syria) came up with a solution to this way back in 1780 BC.Read More →

The Rufus Stone

2017-12-03
By: ODOmatt
On: December 3, 2017
In: Hampshire, Historical Footnotes
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Celebrating the life of a tree caught up in the murder of an English king. Continuing on our theme of places where historical figures probably weren’t killed, we visit the Rufus Stone in the heart of the New Forest.Read More →

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