Everything Else Reliant and Metrocab, Basin Lane, Glascote Where I live between Glascote Locks was once the location for the moulding factories producing Scimitars and Robin Reliants.
Family My Family Probate Log I searched for all my ancestors' probate records, (grants of representation) and found only three. My family was not a wealthy one!
Family My Family Graveyard Log I love a family history challenge. I used the Graveyard Challenge to create this burial log for my 62 direct ancestors.
Everything Else 15 Family History Writing Challenges Do you want to write or blog about family history, but you don't know where to begin? This post lists 13 challenges to help you get started... and keep going!
Everything Else A baby at Sydney Wharf (1878-1878) A sad little story of a baby drowned in the Kennet and Avon Canal at Sydney Wharf near Bath.
Everything Else Coy-Sgt-Major Alfred Allbrighton (1891-1917) The story of Alfred Allbrighton, who lived in Main Road, Glascote, and was killed in action in WW1 on 20th September 1917.
Everything Else Glascote Locks and the surrounding area 1900-1918 The history of Glascote Locks and the surrounding area between 1900 and 1918, including the men of Glascote who served and fell in WW1.
Family #17 Mary Ann Jane Dutton, 1848-1914 Mary Ann Jane Dutton was my 2nd great-grandmother. She was born in 1848 in Deptford, Kent, the second of eleven children.
Family Drummer Arthur James Sear, 1895-1915 This is the story of my Great Uncle, Arthur James Sear, who was killed in the First World War.
Everything Else Lizzie Gertrude Frost's Tune Book Last week my son was thrilled to come home with this old edition of the Bristol Tune Book which he bought at Acorns Charity Shop. #charityshopfinds
Family Philip Swan, Mary Swan, and Lillie Swan For years, the oldest original photograph in my family collection was a mystery. Now I have passed it on to a direct descendant of the family.
Family My mother's gingerbread I found a notebook filled with my mother’s old recipes, and tried to recreate her gingerbread.
Everything Else The History of Barlaston Boatyard I researched this history of the Boatyard for my lovely clients. It includes some information on Boatyard Cottages and New Buildings.
Everything Else A selection of my favourite housewarming gifts Here’s a selection of my favourite housewarming gifts.
Everything Else Update, June 2023 This website will henceforth become my own personal home on the web!
Everything Else Update, May 2023 Here's an update on what I've been doing and my future plans. Thanks for bearing with me!
Everything Else Goodbye my love I wrote this poem many years ago - it was inspired by my research into the soldiers who fell in WW1.
Everything Else Deceptively Spacious My pet hates in estate agents’ details, from meaningless jargon to glaring mistakes.
Everything Else Update, March 2023 Barlaston Boatyard is under offer and my role as an estate agent will end, but I'll be carrying on with these posts.
Everything Else Property Hunting on the Canal de Nantes a Brest Let's explore the best canalside villages along the Nantes à Brest canal in the north west of France.
Everything Else Women in Estate Agency - the 1880s and 1890s In the 1880s estate agency was almost unheard of as a career for women, but times were changing.
Everything Else Update, December 2022 Things have definitely quietened down in the estate agency world. The pundits are predicting less properties on the market in 2023 and a mixture of people dropping their prices to achieve a sale whilst others hold out for a lucky strike from the small pool of buyers. Many of the
Everything Else Willie George Allsop, 1882-1902 Willie George Allsop lived at 2 Canal Locks, Glascote, one of the Top Lock cottages. His father was Peter Allsop, a canal toll clerk.
