I went to Tavistock Comprehensive School (1965 – 1972). 33 years earlier, pupils and teachers of Tavistock Grammar School had […]
Old Days Archive Collection
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My dear Sir, Since I had the pleasure of receiving your letter of the 8th Mr Lewell and I have […]
A letter from a former American soldier, Sgt B. Armstrong, in New York to his buddy in Blackpool, England, reflects […]
Thomas Frank Witts (1900 – 1976), son of Thomas Witts (1870-1921) and Annie Ruth Mitchell (1871-1947). He was born in […]
Thomas Edwin Gibson Harris was a little baby boy who was found dead, wrapped in a newspaper. He was discovered […]
The life of Captain RN Thompson CBE (1913-1994) of Trinity House through his fascinating archive and pictures. In October 2018 […]
Mabel Shaw (1898-1991) was born in the Cambridge village of Fen Drayton. Mabel had a fascinating life, she was a talented […]
On the Saturday 19th September 1908, 17 year old Emily Rourke from Leeds began an art album. The book was […]
An archive of hundreds of letters revealing the romantic story of Jack and Dorothy who fell in love immediately after […]
This is an album of drawings and paintings from the Edwardian period. The contributors were from the Rochdale area. I […]
Mary Pritchard was born near Tupsley, Herefordshire, in 1843. Her father, James (born in Ledbury 1809), was 34, and her […]
In August 2017 I acquired a large photograph album and scrapbook from an online auction website after being found at […]
Sir Paul Boffa, OBE (30 June 1890 – 6 July 1962) was Maltese prime minister between 1947 and 1950. He […]
John Marlow was born on 26 April 1937 in Leicester, his father, Martin Edward Marlow (16 March 1905- 23 September 1975), […]
Walter Nathan Harris in 1947. ‘Wally’ (as he referred to himself) was living at Pittville Street, Cheltenham. The small pocket […]
Two brothers, Reginald and Hesket Hanson, were at Eythorne School, Sandwich in the early 1850s. Despite their early age (10 […]
Katherine Macdonald was born in 1850 in Calcutta, West Bengal, India, her father, James, was 34, and her mother, Catherine, […]
In November 1931 John Rodgers Cowe and / or Robert P. Cowe, both from Edinburgh, started a detailed theatre log […]
The American painter, designer, teacher and commercial artist – his story through archive. Melvin D Buckner studied at the Carnegie […]
When Annie Gladys Butler was born on 6 February 1899 in Edmonton, Middlesex, her father, Robert Henry Butler, a shipping […]
Frank Ewart Barnes was born on 16 November 1888 in Dorset, his father was John Charles Barnes (born Wimborne, Dorset […]
Una Margaret Part was born in 1887 in Sunninghill, Berkshire, her father, James, was 46, and her mother, Edith, was […]
William Herbert Merchant Foster was born on 2 June 1884, his father, William, was 39 and his mother, Sarah, was […]
The Gouge sisters were Matilda Gouge (1870-1930) and Alice Gouge (1873-1921). The paperwork I acquired in October 2021 mainly concern […]
The Doré Gallery at 35 New Bond Street was originally opened in 1874 to exhibit and publicise the work of the […]
On the 23rd July 1890, Alexander Stewart officially offered to sell John Yeaman some property for £10. Mr. Yeaman accepted […]
Stanley Parrish James was born in 1897, on the 26th August 1900 he was baptised at Camberwell. In 1901 he […]
On the 29th June 1938, Reginald Harry Bird (14 August 1916-1996), aged 22, was issued with a British passport. Reginald was […]
On Tuesday 21st January 1908 Gilbert Ireland Blackburne (1887-1973) was involved in a car accident a few days after his father […]
William Macfir from Greenock wrote an eight page letter to his father John Macfir on the 4th July 1843. The […]
Douglas Hopkin Jones was from Carmarthen who worked for South Wales Electricity. He was also a Naval Volunteer. Judging by […]
Artillery Practice Range Black Mountain lease and letters 1878 to and from the Secretary of State for War, Lord Hereford, […]
Charles Pugh (1887 – 22 December 1953) spent most of his life working with telephones. In 1911 he was a […]
In 2012 I acquired archive relating to Captain Freeman (6 Oct 1836, Lugwardine, Herefordshire, England – 20 Jun 1883, Hereford) containing […]
Malta early 20th century views. These Edwardian wide-view pictures were acquired by me in October 2012. They were taken by […]
Cardenio Botti (1890-1973) was an Italian composer who was in Malta in 1923. He knew Salvatore Zammit-Hammet “very well” to whom […]
William Edward Bone (1876-1964). On the 7th December 1895 William applied to the First Middlesex (Victoria and St. George’s) Rifle […]
On 25 September 1907 two police inspectors were witness to statements and certain letters at the offices of Buck & […]
James Noble was an architect born in the London area in 1795. His wife, Susanna Noble, also born in London […]
11 year old Adelaide Dalton wrote to her grandmother, Elizabeth Guest on December 8th 1842. Adelaide Maria Dalton was born […]
Frank Edward Wright writing to his father (H. Wright) from Southampton. On September 17th 1842 a man called H. Wright Esquire […]
A letter from Joseph Edwards, 4th May 1885. Joseph Edwards was born about 1812, in Truro, Cornwall. He was married […]