Frederick Charles Wynne : Fun and Festivities (Part Two)
On bank holidays and on a few other occasions we had picnics on Portsdown Hill. There was a dusty road leading up …
Guy Oates (1905-1987): Home and Family – Part One
The history of some of the men in the Oates family: ‘My Grandfather 1816 to 1872’ (1:66) [Guy’s] grandfather loved to entertain all …
Ruth Cox (1890): Habits, Culture and Belief Part II
‘Her Majesty visited Ashton and we all saw her’ (White Knobs Row, p.3) Ruth, as I mentioned in the first blog post …
Jack Goring (1861 – 1942): Life and Labour
‘My father figured in my imagination as the strongest man in London – many a boy has such thoughts of his …