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London Electric Trams
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The arrival of the electric tram
Britain's first electric tramway was opened in Blackpool in 1885, but London did not follow suit for another 16 years. London United Tramways began London's first electric tram service on 10 July 1901, operating between Shepherd's Bush, Hammersmith, Acton and Kew Bridge.
By the 1950s, however, trams were seen as old fashioned and were gradually phased out to create more room for buses and cars. The last tram journey in London took place between Woolwich and New Cross on 6 July 1952. Trams are now being reintroduced, in Croydon for example are a success.
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Omnibus
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In Latin the word Omnibus, means 'for all'.
The first public bus system was introduced in Nantes, France, by Stanislas Baudry in 1826. These omnibuses were horse-drawn carriages that could carry up to 16 passengers. The public response was enthusiastic, and the idea quickly caught on
Shillibeer's horse drawn Omnibus began in London July 1829 running from Paddington to the City.
The fare was a shilling which was totally unaffordable to the general population. The idea caught on and very quickly competitors introduced similar, cheaper vehicles which only required 2 horses as against the 3 used by Shillibeer, who soon went bankrupt.
LGOC, London General Omnibus, horse buses ended in 1911. Tilling company last London horse bus service ended 4 August 1914...which coincidentally was the day World War One commenced and all horses were needed for Military duties.
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Dorothy Jamison
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Dorothy Jamison contacted us in July 2011
"I am a family historian and recently discovered that my ancestor, Thomas Francis Hayward, who was a bailiff and surveyor at Petworth House for many years, lived in this picturesque little village in the early to mid 1800's. I have a photo of him taken by Petworth photographer Frank G. Morgan in the mid 1860s.
A month ago I'd never heard of Petworth, now I am totally in love."
Dorothy Jamison
Houston, Texas USA
1938 - 2020
Dorothy passed in December 2020 after many years of her communicating information on her Hayward family.
Obituary
Dorothy Kay Jamison was born and raised in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She passed away unexpectedly from heart failure at the age of 82 in Texas, near her children.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert [Bud] Jamison; her parents, Merle and Margaret Carter; and her sister, Marilyn Keeter. She is survived by her four children, Robert (Bob) Jamison, Jill Jamison, Jennifer Campbell, Kristen Alario and their spouses, Luci Jamison, Paul Campbell, and Rodney Alario. Dorothy adored her seven grandchildren, BJ, Alex, Carter, Ashley Kenady, Maggie, Kaley, Alayna; and her two great grandchildren, Avery and Henry. Dorothy is also survived by her sister-in-law, Dian Church, who was her best friend and confidant.
Dorothy attended Tulsa University where she was a member of Tri Delta Sorority. When she married Bud Jamison, she became a devoted wife and then full-time mother to her four children. Dorothy had an inquisitive mind and a never-ending quest for knowledge in her areas of interest including science, history, and genealogy. She dedicated over 50 years researching her and Bud's family lineage and self-published two books about her ancestors. Her passion was to keep the people of yesteryear alive through stories, photos, and preserving generations of family heirlooms to ensure they were not forgotten.
https://www.legacy.com/us/obituaries/legacyremembers/dorothy-jamison-obituary?id=33307055
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Mrs. Kathleen Templeton, nee Bullock
| April 2024
Les Bullock of Grangetown, Teeside, Cleveland generously contributed the bulk of his Late Mothers collection which included very many various images of England. His Mother was an avid collector of old postcards, historical images and a well known historian.
He writes that his Mother had for many years been active as a geneological historian and had helped many people find their roots. She had often used Gravelroots to discover her own 'South of England' roots having been born near Littlehampton in Sussex.
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Double yellow lines
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Double yellow lines were introduced by Transport Minister Ernest Marples in 1960.
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Mansio
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In the Roman Empire, a mansio was an official stopping place on a Roman road, or via, maintained by the central government for the use of officials and those on official business whilst travelling.
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Lych-gate
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The term Lych-gate is from the Old English for corpse or dead body,
which would lie in the gate-house before a funeral.
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Deb Kellie
| July 2025
Deb Kellie hailing from Cornubia, Queensland, Australia, kindly contributed close to 50 pre 1920 images of Sussex and Berkshire, previously owned by her Step Grandfather, Wilfred Ewen Bond.
There were many postcards of the Lewes area & Sussex which she struggled with getting them sent to us in archival quality and then scanning and adding the backs and corresponding messages.
She writes- "Sorry there were so many .. I just didn't want these ancient things going to waste and slowly degrading, hiding in an old suitcase. There are others of Three Mile Cross & Grazely area. It's quite amazing the work you folks are doing. Makes researching more fun from down here in Oz"
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Dry Riser
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A Dry Riser is a system of pipes and valves installed in tall buildings or building with restricted access that enables the fire service to pump water to specific predetermined points within the building. Dry Riser systems have an inlet valve typically located outside the building at ground level in a lockable box with wired glass.
It is at this point the fire service would connect their water supply and pump it into the building, connecting a hose to an outlet valve at the required level to fight a fire.
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GeoCities
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GeoCities was an important outlet for personal expression on the Web for almost 15 years, but was discontinued on 26 October, 2009. In July 2009 Yahoo announced that the popular free hosting service Yahoo GeoCities was closing down. On 26 October all the existing web pages were finally deleted from the Yahoo servers.
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Ivon Sydney Hitchens
| Artist, Born London 1893 – died 1979 Petworth
Ivon Sydney Hitchens born London in 1893, was the only child of landscape painter Alfred Hitchens and Ethel Margaret Seth-Smith, a talented amateur artist. Following his early education at Conamur School, Sandgate, Kent, Hitchens attended Bedales School, Hampshire from 1903 until acute appendicitis cut short his school days and sent him on a recuperative voyage to New Zealand. His art education began at St John's Wood School of Art, London from 1911 and continued at the Royal Academy Schools from 1912-16. He returned to the RA Schools between 1918-19, following two years' service in hospital supply during the First World War. Still not fully recovered from his youthful illness, Hitchens was declared unfit for active service in 1914.
Hitchens married Mary Cranford Coates on 27th June 1935. He and his wife left London in 1940 with their only child, John, for a caravan at Greenleaves, Lavington Common near Petworth, Sussex, after a bomb landed next door to his Hampstead studio. 1940 also marked the first of ten one-man exhibitions for the artist at the Leicester Galleries. For the next forty years, his six acres of woodland near Midhurst became his home, place of study and constant source of inspiration.
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Mr. J. Howard Smith
| Aug 2015
Lois Smith kindly contributed a number of images of Bognor, previously owned by her father in law.
She wrote: .."I am happy for you to use my name but for archive purposes it may mean more to say something like 'from the documents of the late J. Howard Smith of Felpham'.
He was a postcard and antique collector".
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Lengthsman
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On roads, lengthsmen were responsible for a few miles between adjacent villages and sometimes their duties encompassed the village itself. Employed by local parish councils, their job was, among other things, to keep grass and weeds down in the verge, keep drainage ditches clear, and sometimes repair fences.
The 1960s saw them finally disappear although in some parishes they are now making a come back. Lengthsman were also used on a stretch of canal, often living in a cottage near a lock.
Councils revive medieval tradition
It is a medieval solution to a very modern problem. The ancient role of the lengthsman, who would 'walk the length of the parish' to ensure ditches and drains were clear, is being revived across the country.
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King Edward II
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25 April 1284 – 21 September 1327 - reigned as King 1307-1327
English Monarchs
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Jenny Lind
| Johanna Maria Lind (6 October 1820 – 2 November 1887) was a Swedish opera singer, often called the Swedish Nightingale. One of the most highly regarded singers of the 19th century, she performed in soprano roles in opera in Sweden and across Europe, and undertook an extraordinarily popular concert tour of the United States beginning in 1850 at the invitation of the showman P. T. Barnum. This was included in the film 'The Greatest Showman'
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She is buried in Great Malvern Cemetery.
Wiki - Read about her here
Many pubs and even locomotives were named after her.
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