'Tea caddies, a bell from a pleasure boat turned coal haulk and an orangery.'
When out of use, the caddy was locked and the key was the property of the housekeeper, such was the precious value of its contents. The craftsmanship of your tea caddy was indicative of the social status of tea during the eighteenth century – it was the nation’s drink by 1750.
In 1733 a pound of tea cost 5 shillings; 4 shillings and 9 pence of that was tax. A pound of tea was more expensive than a gallon of French brandy. However, a pound of tea cost 6 pence in Holland, which was recharged to English smugglers for 2 shillings, when sold on at home for 4 shillings and 6 pence, making a profit.
Sewerby is one of the most sought after villages to live in at the east coast. Picture by Simon Hulme. And, with Sewerby sat on the top of a cliff on Yorkshire’s coastline with hidden coves and beaches, it wasn’t just fish that local cobles were landing and smuggling became big business to coastal communities.
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