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The Ash Archive. The Halpern Gallery, Chatham (2018). Photo: Elena Amoros

My Grandfather’s Tree by Max Lamb, as part of The Ash Archive at The Halpern Gallery, Chatham (2018). Photo: Elena Amoros.

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Fraxinus worked fragment - Historic England
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Charcoal Fragments

In 2013 Historic England Archaeology excavated a series of post-Medieval charcoal burning platforms in Barbon, Cumbria. These sites show the historic connection between ash and the production of charcoal across…

The Ash Archive. The Halpern Gallery, Chatham (2018). Photo: Elena Amoros
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Dominoes

Like chess, dominoes is an Asian board game of hundreds of years of history. However, unlike chess and draughts, dominoes is not a strategy game and it’s suitable for all ages,…

The Ash Archive. The Halpern Gallery, Chatham (2018). Photo: Elena Amoros
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Arrow shaft

The arrow is one of the oldest weapons in history. It works as a projectile, either thrown away with your bare hands, our launched with a bow. The earliest evidences…

The Ash Archive. Studio 3 Gallery, Canterbury (2018). Photo: Matt George
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Cricket stumps

Wicket is the name given to the three vertical wooden sticks, or stumps, that are placed at the end of the cricket pitch. These stumps hold two different bails, and…

The Ash Archive. The Halpern Gallery, Chatham (2018). Photo: Elena Amoros
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Catapult

This object is a classic Y-shaped catapult, usually associated to the mischievous school kid archetype, due to fictional characters like Dennis the Menace and Bart Simpson. However, this weapon comes in all…

The Ash Archive. The Halpern Gallery, Chatham (2018). Photo: Elena Amoros
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Tent pegs

Yet many nature lovers and camping enthusiasts know how a tent peg looks like, not many people know that this hook used to be a wooden tool. Whilst technical advances…

The Ash Archive. The Halpern Gallery, Chatham (2018). Photo: Elena Amoros
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Charcoal

Scientifically speaking, charcoal is a form of graphitic carbon and ash residue hydrocarbon, usually obtained from heated wood. This process removes water and other different elements from the wood itself. The…

The Ash Archive. The Halpern Gallery, Chatham (2018). Photo: Elena Amoros
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Axe and maul handle

Ash is a favoured wood for tool handles due its straight grained and hard wearing. Europeans first started fixing tool handles to rudimentary tools in7000BC, they were called “hafts” or…

The Ash Archive. The Halpern Gallery, Chatham (2018). Photo: Elena Amoros
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Canoe paddle

This type of classic wooden paddle is usually held with both hands, drawn through the water from front to back to drive the boat forwards. Shorter than kayak paddles, canoe ones are frequently…

The Ash Archive. The Halpern Gallery, Chatham (2018). Photo: Elena Amoros
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Spurtle

Of Scottish origin, a spurtle is also known as porridge spoon. This wooden utensil dates back from the 15th century and it is most generally used to stir soups, stews and…

The Ash Archive. Studio 3 Gallery, Canterbury (2018). Photo: Madeleine Hodge
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Toboggan

A toboggan, also known as sledge and sled, is a vehicle used to transport passengers or cargo on ice or snow-covered surfaces. This little, kid-sized toboggan, has two parallel wood…

The Ash Archive. Studio 3 Gallery, Canterbury (2018). Photo: Madeleine Hodge
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Spoon

The first traces of this utensil date from Ancient Egypt, as some examples of slate, ivory and wood spoons from that era are still preserved. Other civilisations, like the Greeks,…

A lasting legacy for the ash tree

The Ash Project – Kent Downs

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The Ash Project is an urgent cultural response to the devastating effects of ash dieback in the Kent Downs, celebrating the cultural, natural and social history of the ash tree, and creating an enduring legacy for future generations. The Ash Project is an initiative of the Kent Downs Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty Unit which received funding from Heritage Lottery Fund and Arts Council England to host ash related events in Kent from 2017–2018.

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