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alyson

Boats

Messing About in Boats

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alyson
December 17, 2017
BoatsHouseboatYacht

L’Atalanta

In May 1940 Frank Knights responded to the call for owners of pleasure craft to help evacuate troops from the Dunkirk beaches. With another boat owner, George Arnott, he set off for Ramsgate in Arnott's boat Atlanta, a former Swedish pilot cutter. To their great disappointment the navy told them that their boat, which had a top speed of 5.5…
alyson
December 17, 2017
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3D village maps

Here are some views that you can explore on your PC. If anyone is interested more detailed views can be done. The bits outside the village will not be right so ignore. Use Help function to navigate. The initial view is zoomed in so use Ctrl Shift Down to zoom out. A mouse with a wheel is helpful. It looks…
alyson
December 16, 2017
Anglo SaxonDocumentsPeriods

Preston Domesday Book entry

pp1285 In Preston   10 free men commended half to Beortmaer and half to his mother Cwengifu. One of these was commended half to St Aethelthryth. 1 carucate of land. Now 9 bordars under them. Then 4 ploughs, now 2: 1 acre of meadow. Then it was worth 20s. now 10s. It is 6 furlongs long and 5 broad. In…
alyson
December 2, 2017

Goseford

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alyson
November 30, 2017
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Air Commodore Sir Peter Beckford Rutgers Vanneck

Air Commodore Sir Peter Beckford Rutgers Vanneck, GBE, CB, AFC, AE, MA, DL (7 January 1922 – 2 August 1999) was a BritishRoyal Navy officer, jet pilot, engineer, stockbroker and politician. He made notable contributions to Anglo-French relations as Lord Mayor of London and as a Member of the European Parliament. Is down on the electoral Roll as living at "White Lodge" Mill Road in 1958. I thought he lived in Cliff Road? He certainly…
alyson
November 6, 2017
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Suffolk heritage direct

I've looked at the suffolk heritage direct web site and done a search on Waldringfield which gave several results from the Record Office. They show a number of entries in the period we're interested in including various house particulars such as Sea View,  Rivers Hall, Quietways, Myrtles, Moorings etc. I think they've improved their index. Another visit is probably in order. There…
alyson
November 6, 2017