Serious Things
More than a hundred web pages at this site are devoted to Family History – specifically nine families as listed below.
(Lundgren Heathcote Skinner Waterland Harrison Wallace Edmunds Docwra Harwood/Webster)
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Public Transport in the East Cotswolds is in a mess. Until the County Council is prepared to adopt the “hub” and “clockface” principles it is likely to remain in a mess. Sadly, for the last 29 years, no-one has taken this subject seriously. Hopefully the threat of global warming might spur someone into action ?
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At the end of the war, Lyons (the bakery company) took the momentous decision to computerise their works at Hammersmith. To achieve this they had to build the world’s first commercial computer. With the help of Cambridge University they succeeded (long before IBM dreamt of such innovation). They founded the first proper computer company, LEO Computers Ltd (Lyons Electronic Office) which through a series of mergers & take-overs eventually became ICL (International Computers Ltd).
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Famous for Long John Silver, St Bartholomew’s School in Newbury has influenced countless lives around the world. This link will take you to our Newbury Grammar School pages.
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The Chatterbox, a children’s weekly / annual publication was founded by John Erskine Clarke in 1866. Published simultaneously in Britain, the States and Canada, it survived until 1955. Several court cases in the States in the 1880s related to the Chatterbox more or less established American copyright law.
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Extracts from The Times of January 1836, or Ruddiman’s Weekly Mercury of 1778 can make interesting reading. You’ll find extracts from both in our Newspapers section.
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The Paddle Steamer Columbine ferried passengers across the Humber between Hull and Gainsborough during the 1840s. We have family links with the ship, including a painting of it. However, there are lots of things we don’t know about it so we are hoping that someone visiting these pages may be able to shed some light on the Columbine.
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Ampney Crucis is a pretty village towards the east end of
Gloucestershire. Their village community website can be found at
http://www.ampneycrucis.f9.co.uk/
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Skinner Publications
Stephen Skinner has written some excellent books about aircraft, all of which are still in print. Follow Stephen’s link for more details.
Dr Jonathan Skinner, anthropologist, has extensively researched the history of Montserrat and other island communities. Details of his books and publications are located at this link.
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