* A brief history of dieting: At a time of year when many people look to their New Year's resolutions, Jayne Shrimpton reveals that dieting is certainly no new endeavour * If the invader comes...: Stuart A. Raymond looks at the WW2 Invasion Committees and the useful records they have left * The greats of greetings cards: Nick Thorne explores the records of the Jewish family responsible for many of our ancestors' greeting cards * How justice failed Beatrice and Emily: The unsolved murders of two little girls in 1890s Gloucestershire show the problems with convicting those identified as the likely offender. By Nell Darby * Crime by numbers: Kate Hollis investigates criminal record keeping in Victorian Kent * History in the details: Materials - leather (part 4) More Info
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Arthur Mee's classic pre-WW2 guide to the region's settlements including churches and castles and other historic places – 'The glory of the Cotswolds' – with 334 places and 166 pictures.
A Rogues' Gallery contains nearly 800 photographs and over 1000 records of some of the prisoners held in Gloucester Gaol in the year 1870 and during the period from 1882 to 1906. The original photographs came from three albums held in Gloucestershire Record Office. They have been re-photographed and tidied up a little - some of them were torn, dirty, etc. Each of the three albums was different. Th...More Info
Transcript of the Rutland section of the 1873 Return of Owners of Land, with notes on most of the 563 entries. Analysis of who they were, where they came from and what they did. Special sections on Lyddington parish and on a mysterious group of small landowners with strong Gloucestershire connections. Illustrations, tables, index of addresses (60pp). In the early 1870s there were serious social...More Info
This DVD provides a photographic historical record of Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire, England. The photographs are from the collection of Michael Chappell, who was born and bred in the town and has an extensive knowledge of the history of the area. Michael, who was Chairman of the Society for many years, provides a commentary to the photographs.
This second DVD provides further photographic historical records of Wotton-under-Edge in Gloucestershire, England. The photographs are from the collection of Michael Chappell, who was born and bred in the town and has an extensive knowledge of the history of the area. Michael, who was Chairman of the Society for many years, provides a commentary to the photographs.