he Royal Mint traces its origins back to the reign of Alfred the Great. The mint moved from the Tower of London to nearby Tower Hill in 1812, then relocated to Llantrisant in South Wales in 1968 as part of the plan to decimalise Britain’s currency. The mint’s museum holds plenty of records of the men and women who have worked there over the centuries, which show that despite their weighty responsibilities, they found time to have fun. Sarah Tyley, its collections manager, shares a programme from a Costume Entertainment evening in 1898 that was
