The Society for One-Place Studies is delighted to be supporting All About That Place (AATP) 2026 as a Platinum Sponsor, helping to make this free online family history event available to researchers around the world. All About That Place, organised by the Society of Genealogists, celebrates the power of place in family and local history […]The Society for One-Place Studies is delighted to be supporting All About That Place (AATP) 2026 as a Platinum Sponsor, helping to make this free online family history event available to researchers around the world. All About That Place, organised
Could you imagine Hanwell without its viaduct? The whole feeling of the place would be transformed. The Wharncliffe Viaduct is one of the most recognisable landmarks in the area and features on a lot of local imagery, including St Mark’s school logo. And there’s a lot more about it than meets the eye. The viaduct […] Could you imagine Hanwell without its viaduct? The whole feeling of the place would be transformed. The Wharncliffe Viaduct is one of the most recognisable landmarks in the area and
From 1851 onwards the national United Kingdom census was usually taken at the end of March or early April. However, in 1921 the census was put back from 14 April and taken on the night of 19 June, due to serious levels of industrial unrest earlier in the year. The later date meant that the […]From 1851 onwards the national United Kingdom census was usually taken at the end of March or early April. However, in 1921 the census was put back from 14 April and taken on the night of 19 June, due to
For more than a decade I’ve been running a weekly project within my one-place study, reading the local newspaper corresponding to the date exactly 150 years earlier and posting on social media about any mentions of my place. At year-end these are collated and published on my website. 1875 was a fairly typical year for […]For more than a decade I’ve been running a weekly project within my one-place study, reading the local newspaper corresponding to the date exactly 150 years earlier and posting on social media about any mentions of my place. At year-end
Introduction The Blackpool Improvement Act, 1879 included a clause which read: “The Corporation may from time to time pay or contribute towards the payment of a public band of music for the borough, and also the cost of maintaining at railway stations and other public places advertisements stating the attractions and amusements of the town; […]Introduction The Blackpool Improvement Act, 1879 included a clause which read: “The Corporation may from time to time pay or contribute towards the payment of a public band of music for the borough, and also the cost of maintaining at
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