One of the difficulties of writing about the contribution of Black soldiers during the First World War is identifying who was Black and who wasn’t. If they served in the ...
From about 1938 until March 1944 my Mum and Dad, Vera and Bill Gregory, ran the pub part of RM Bird and Co the wine merchants, at 32 Bridge Street; ...
I read Barry Bennett’s article with interest, and have some comments and memories about the village of my own. During World War Two, in addition to the three butchers shops ...
The photograph depicts Henry Morgan (1846-1935) and wife,Elizabeth Sims (1852-1921), with daughter, Ethel Martha Morgan (1879-1941) and son,Percy Ambrose Morgan (1883-1982).
Henry’s parents were Joseph Morgan (1807-1885) and Sarah Major (1813-1885). ...
There’s a hotel where the job centre is now, the corner of Albert Street – I can’t remember what it was called, and they used to sell chicken specs, and ...
The walking stick / sword in the photograph is from India. An officer in the British army was a friend of my Dad, and he gave this sword to my ...
When I was a child I would meet up with a small group of four or five of my friends who lived around my street as everyone knew each other ...
