Everything Else 360° tour of Cole Hill Chapel Tamworth A visit to Cole Hill Chapel, Victoria Road, Tamworth, to photograph their graves and memorials.
Everything Else Chippendale Place, Tamworth Two of the four properties in Chippendale Place have been up for sale recently, so I thought it would be interesting to share how I started to put together a house history.
Everything Else Update, May 2024 An email update to let you all know how things are going here, with news on Canalside Homes, Mike's progress, teasmades, and graveyards!
Everything Else 360° tour of Glascote's canalside Cemetery Today I created a 360° tour of my local cemetery at Glascote. It is right beside the canal, and some true canal folk are buried here.
Everything Else George Thomas French of Glascote - a WW1 veteran The life and wartime experiences of George Thomas French of Glascote, with articles from the Tamworth Herald and my own genealogical research.
Everything Else George Hawkins – a true story from the Caen Hill flight The story of George Hawkins from the Caen Hill flight. Murder, accident, or suicide? What do you think?
Everything Else Update, April 2024 From today I am back to providing weekly lists of canalside homes for sale!
Everything Else Murder on the Llangollen Canal This story of Thomas Newbrook of Whixall, his employer Elijah Bowers Forester, and Elijah's brother-in-law, William Powell, takes place at Round Thorn Bridge on the Llangollen Canal.
Everything Else The History of the Aire and Calder Navigation A potted history of the Aire and Calder Navigation with a special focus on the companies and individuals working on the canal in 1918.
Everything Else Update, March 2024 This week fate came calling and I went all in on my 360° tours and photos.
Everything Else 360° tour of Tiller Girl, holiday narrowboat Today I did some 360° photography for Tiller Girl, a gorgeous, cosy narrowboat, which owner Melanie lets out for holidays and short breaks.
Everything Else Stan Boxall, Red Devil, Airborne Division My mother met Stan Boxall at the Eagle Social and Cycling Club in Charlton, and they were together from about 1942 to 1944.
Everything Else Emma Mary Nicholls (1925–1998) Emma Mary Nicholls, was a friend of my mother and father's during WW2. She was always known as Nick.
Everything Else Herbert Charles Johns, 1878-1955 Private Herbert Charles Johns, 1878-1955, M2/048349, Army Service Corps.
Everything Else Curly, Royal Corps of Signals This man was known as Curly. He served in the Royal Corps of Signals, and he spent some time as a patient at the Royal Masonic Hospital in 1945.
Family #4 John Joseph Green, 1898-1971 John Joseph Green was my paternal grandfather. He was always known as Jack. He was born on 22nd January 1898 in Deptford, Kent.
Everything Else Winifred Annie Mary Farmer, 1924-2023 Winifred Annie Mary Farmer, (also known as Win and Winnie), was a friend of my mother's.
Family #5 Elizabeth Harvey Ellary, 1896-1986 My paternal grandmother, Elizabeth Harvey Ellary, was born on 24th April 1896 at St Nicholas, Deptford.
Family #6 Henry Whitehead, 1890-1961 My grandfather Henry Whitehead was born in North Aston, a small hamlet in Oxfordshire, on 30th July 1890.
Everything Else The story of Percy Page, 1929-1930 The tragic death of a toddler in 1930, and a questionable accusation of murder.
