Before We Leave
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Williamson Peile's Aerial Voyage in Cumberland, England, 1832
Ambition Takes FlightIn 1832, the year after William and Williamson’s twenty-one-year lease of the village colliery began, Williamson made news for something far removed from coal: a balloon ascent…
April. Hello, Buttercup.
Chapter 3. April: Hello, ButtercupOver a decade ago, I loved every moment cycling around Odense with my friend, Jette, felt safe. But I do not cycle here in England, don’t have the confidence, having…
William and Willliamson
We often ask history to offer us something: lessons, warnings, inspiration.There is another way to approach the past, though. Not as a source of answers, but as a space for listening. What follows is…
What might a naturalist count?
Lonning Cottage. In the west end of a Cumbrian village, on the south side of a river valley within a rolling descent. Rolling because glacial action created gentle, undulating terrain, from the…
S1E2 Brookwell and Breadcrumbs
I wrote this essay, one of a series, for a website beforeweleave.co.uk. The website is a community archive centred around this village in rural Cumbria where I live with my husband. The community…
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Before We Leave has published 5 episodes since April 2025, covering topics in Documentary, History.
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