Developers unearth amazing treasures during renovation of Detroit Hotel in St. Petersburg Florida

Technically it’s a hotel renovation – but it’s turned into a treasure hunt. Developers renovating a historic hotel in Florida once visited by John F. Kennedy have been startled by a series of incredible discoveries, unearthed as walls have been taken down and wallpaper peeled away. They’ve found a hand-cranked elevator, a staircase leading to nowhere, … Read more

Britain’s buried treasures: Exquisite works of art are tucked away in tiny village churches

BOOK OF THE WEEK THE MOTHER OF BEAUTY by Nigel Andrew (Thorntree Press £10, 244 pp) We English have a world-class literature, it is often said, with Dickens and Shakespeare, but we’re not so good on art and music. If it’s great symphonies you want, you have to turn to Germany and Austria; for painting and … Read more