Popular in Victorian households. this delicately spiced delicacy was often served alongside cold meats and winter pickles.

Serve up a Dickens-inspired feast so delicious, the whole family will be saying, ‘I want some more!’ – starting with this Roast Goose recipe. In A Christmas Carol, the Cratchit children go wild ...

This cold dessert made with layers of ladyfingers, fruit and flavoured cream, is believed to be named after Queen Charlotte, the wife of King George III The Homes & Antiques team comprises some of the ...

This old Scottish recipe brings together the chestnuts from the trees around Joe’s forge in Great Expectations and the mincemeat that went into Mrs Joe’s ‘handsome mince-pie’ made before Pip stole the ...

Maxine Harrison Sloss's tranquil Georgian property in the Scottish Borders with poignant echoes of The Secret Garden ...

As the days shorten and the air begins to chill, the autumn equinox marks a change in the seasons and mood. In October, ribbons of mist float over gardens and fields, and at dusk, owls, foxes and deer ...

We all know that horrible sinking feeling when your favourite bowl or mug hits the floor. The crack of ceramic on tile is one we all dread. But what if there were a way of repairing broken ceramic and ...

In January a friend sent me an excited text having just discovered Nottingham’s ethereal Grade II*-listed Church Cemetery. Grade II*-listed Church Cemetery in Nottingham opened in 1856. - Heather ...

Think of a classic dolls’ house and you’ll probably picture a perfectly symmetrical building with soft red-brick walls, tall sash windows, detailing around the front door and a hipped roof with ...

This is probably the twelfth period property we have owned,’ says floral designer Susie Bell of her Grade II-listed Somerset home, and she doubts it’ll be their last. ‘I’m a nomadic soul at heart. As ...