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Relics of Beccles: November 2014
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A blog dedicated to the history of my childhood hometown. Friday, 7 November 2014. William Beane : Chimney Sweep. A master sweep could have more than one apprentice. They would start the morning by walking through the streets of the town, calling out such cries as, "Soot - Oh Sweep". At least once a week the boys were bathed in a tub by the mistress of the sweep's yard, so this would have been done by Lydia Beane. In May 1864 William Beane was sentenced to two months imprisonment with hard labour for ass...
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Relics of Beccles: Christmas in 1914
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A blog dedicated to the history of my childhood hometown. Monday, 22 December 2014. We have all heard the now-famous story of the 1914 Christmas Truce. At this time of year we reflect on our ancestors who fought in the Great War and we commemorate their wartime sacrifices with services, cards, advertising and their tenuous 1914 Christmas celebrations, 100 years on. The following two newspaper stories, relevant to the people of Beccles, were printed in the East Suffolk Gazette in early January 1915. Alber...
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Relics of Beccles: July 2014
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A blog dedicated to the history of my childhood hometown. Wednesday, 9 July 2014. Harriet Miall and Henry Barnard : Partners in Crime. I love reading all about the colourful characters in Beccles past. They seem so much less seedy and roguish with the passing of time, and become part of the lovable tapestry of our history. Beccles has had many colourful characters in its Victorian and Edwardian past, including lovable partners in crime, Harriet Miall (alias, Swop or Swap) and her "paramour". By 1871 Henr...
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Relics of Beccles: March 2014
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A blog dedicated to the history of my childhood hometown. Sunday, 30 March 2014. Murder in Beccles Wartime. In 1944 a murder took place in Ellough, just outside of Beccles. Leading Aircraftman Arthur Heys of Colne, county Lancashire was executed for the murder of Winifred Mary Evans which took place at the Beccles R.A.F Base. My grandmother Freda often told me stories about the "terrible racket" caused whilst they practised). RAF Control Tower at Ellough. Marriage of William Evans and Eliza Chilvers.
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Relics of Beccles: July 2013
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A blog dedicated to the history of my childhood hometown. Monday, 15 July 2013. Relics of Beccles on Twitter. For anybody who was following me on Twitter, I do apologise but I have recently de-activated the account because I had run out of things to say that could only be said in less than 140 characters. There is such a wealth of Beccles history that I could write about but it would take more than Twitter to do it any justice. Therefore, I have decided to stick with the 'Relics of Beccles' blog.
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Relics of Beccles: James Beales : Town Crier
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A blog dedicated to the history of my childhood hometown. Tuesday, 21 October 2014. James Beales : Town Crier. In a clear, booming voice so as to be heard over the din of horses hooves and traffic wheeling by as well as general street and pedestrian activity. Proclamations, local bylaws, market days, and advertisements were all proclaimed by a crier or bellman. The Beccles newspaper of April 1858 carried an advertisement thus:. This would have been James Beales senior as James junior was living in Blybur...
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Relics of Beccles: July 2015
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A blog dedicated to the history of my childhood hometown. Friday, 17 July 2015. I know that I have been away for several months but I plan to resume blog posts in the very near future - both here, and at my other blog site A Pocket Full of Family Memories. I cannot guarantee the posts will be as regular as they once were, but I will definitely be keeping this local history blog site running so please do re-visit from time to time and you just may find a new post. Thank you! Subscribe to: Posts (Atom).
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Relics of Beccles: December 2014
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A blog dedicated to the history of my childhood hometown. Monday, 22 December 2014. We have all heard the now-famous story of the 1914 Christmas Truce. At this time of year we reflect on our ancestors who fought in the Great War and we commemorate their wartime sacrifices with services, cards, advertising and their tenuous 1914 Christmas celebrations, 100 years on. The following two newspaper stories, relevant to the people of Beccles, were printed in the East Suffolk Gazette in early January 1915. Alber...
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Relics of Beccles: December 2013
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A blog dedicated to the history of my childhood hometown. Monday, 23 December 2013. I have been very neglectful of this blog and for that I am truly sorry to all four of my avid followers! It has been a very busy yet fruitful past three or four months, which has drawn to a nice, neat and tidy close and now I can finally exhale and look forward to Christmas. I have had to overcome a lot of self-inflicted stress and anxiety, and almost insurmountable self-confidence issues to get my ebook novella "out ther...
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