The 1790 Poll for Knights of the Shire for Suffolk. Digitally enhanced images of the original text. Bookmarked by major headings. Fully printable.... More Info
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Although Newhaven is a quiet town today, in the mid-to-late nineteenth century it was to home the some crimes that made national news. From runaway wives to fraud to brutal murders, Victorian Newhaven had it all.
by Colin Graham. This occasional paper looks at the beginning of the First World War through Altrincham's local newspaper, the Altrincham Guardian and analyses the reactions of local people. There is not only the reaction from the Home Front (the fundraising, the enlisting, the arrival of Belgian refugees), but also the letters from local soldiers printed in the newspaper, and later on the obituar...More Info
The Archaeology and History of a Cheshire Village edited by Michael Nevel with Marjorie Carney, Jenny Cracknell, Jim Haworth, Chris Hill and Denise Jubb. Published by the University of Salford Press
A study of Bowdon through land use, its unusual multiple openfield system and the importance of the church in the area's history and development
How the son of a clergyman became the Earl of Stamford in 1890; the hoops he had to go through to claim the title; his relationships with the widow of the 7th Earl, his uncle the 8th Earl and his South African cousins; his community work; the renovation of Dunham Massey Hall, near Altrincham, Cheshire