A collection of over 100 maps covering England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales. These high resolution maps can show you how place-names and counties differed from the present day. Contains various printable maps showing towns, counties, and countries in the UK from as early as 1660. More Info
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Stepping Stones publication Cheltenham c.1890 Map CD... More Info
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The Pass Family was a very successful family firm operating in Bristol until after World War II when it was taken over by RTZ. They were in the smelting business, mainly recovering metals from previous working. They were not technological innovators; but Professor Vincent’s history demonstrates the technical developments of the industry interacting with the dynamics and financial constraints of ...More Info
After the end of the Napoleonic Wars, Britons were increasingly aware of many social ills; and this awareness contributed to the great wave of reforms which followed the passing of the 1832 Reform Bill. One of the most active of Bristol’s campaigners for reform was Susanna Morgan. She wrote and published on several major causes, and took an active part in new institutions. But, as a woman, she o...More Info
Dr Edward Long Fox (1761-1835) was born into a quaker family in Cornwall. He came to Bristol in 1785. He engaged in local politics, and led an inquiry into the Bristol Bridge riots. He pioneered a humane approach to the treatment of mentally ill people. He built an asylum at Brislington with innovative features and 'romantic' landscape gardens, and a therapeutic spa at Knightstone, Weston super ma...More Info
Before the NHS, dispensaries were the main source of non-residential medical care for poor people. Michael Whitfield describes the dispensaries in Bath from the early 19th century, and draws some comparisons with the national picture. included is an index of practitioners noted in the text.
A history of a base established at Shirehampton, now a suburb of Bristol, to train and supply horses and mules to replace those lost at the front in World War 1.