Way’s double silicates and what else he dug up from the soil

Are you land or are you trade? The question epitomises Britain’s obsession with class, dividing those who earn their money through inherited rents from those who work for a living. It still astonishes me to see signs for the tradesman’s entrance, a reminder that some would prefer to not see those who get their hands dirty. But it was a meeting between two men – one land, one trade – that led to the discovery of something totally new.