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Hammer, Tin, and Time: The Devon Man Refusing to Let a Centuries-Old Craft Go Quiet
Food & Drink

Hammer, Tin, and Time: The Devon Man Refusing to Let a Centuries-Old Craft Go Quiet

In a cluttered workshop on the edge of Dartmoor, Rob Trevithick is doing something almost nobody else in England still does — and doing it properly. We spent a morning with Devon's last working tinsmith to find out why a trade older than the Industrial Revolution is quietly finding its feet again.

Roots, Orchards and Rough Cider: Meet the Somerset Family Who've Been at It Since Napoleon Was Causing Bother
Food & Drink

Roots, Orchards and Rough Cider: Meet the Somerset Family Who've Been at It Since Napoleon Was Causing Bother

Long before craft beverages became a marketing buzzword, the Hatchwell family of Somerset were pressing apples the way their great-great-grandparents taught them. We spent a morning in their orchard to find out how one family has quietly outlasted empires, supermarkets, and the rise of alcopops.