Period Living

Turning back time

Mike Ashton sometimes wonders whether he was born in the wrong era. Not because he harbours Luddite tendencies – far from it – but because his lifelong passion is based on skills and traditions that date back centuries. From an old stone-built workshop at the bottom of his garden in Lincolnshire, Mike has turned back the clock to create household utensils and furniture using the most fundamental methods.

It has been a long and winding road to get this far, but Mike is in his element.

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