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Bulletin 212
December 4, 2019
…some on) led to illustrated panels that showed sections of the workforce, including the telegram messenger boys and the women who took up sorting work in both World Wars and…
Bulletin 174
April 22, 2017
…the St Helier Estate when she was growing up. It was empty and covered with ivy, with holes in the brickwork and woodwork. When some scouts knocked at their door…
Bulletin 139
April 22, 2017
…independent United Provinces in 1609. Rucker, John Anthony Wealthy proprietor of calico-printing works at Phipps Bridge, Mitcham, partner at Merton Abbey works. Built Wandle Villa (National Trust) 1789. Thoytts, William…
The Story of the Long Thornton and District Improvement Society
April 14, 2017
…us because they were worried about us. Our education suffered – we missed a lot of time because of this, although I went to work at 14 and worked through…
Bulletin 199
April 22, 2017
…known as Sally. George was an outside plumber, working on flat lead roofs, lead pipes and working joints when he started. He evidently pursued work wherever he could find it,…
Bulletin 208
December 3, 2018
…difficult to locate the single females. There were eight people in market gardening, five in transport, nine factory workers, two teachers, three white collar workers, seven shop owners/ workers, eight…
Bulletin 209
March 2, 2019
…to recall their work-place experiences. One worker was a lady called Jeanne who said she was 15 years old when she worked half a day on Saturdays at Hawes Department…
Bulletin 181
April 22, 2017
…after the War, continuing to work locally and in the Metropolis.3 My father, an electrician with Daily Mail Newspapers, employed other electricians on subcontract work with him. (I have two…
Bulletin 162
April 22, 2017
…who visited the works canteens, cinemas, pubs and clubs to spread the word. One of the team suggested that any good works (e.g. helping the victims of recent flooding) done…
Bulletin 124
April 22, 2017
…of tolu was obtained by incision of the bark of Myrospermum toluiferum, a South American tree. MERTON HISTORICAL SOCIETY-BULLETIN 124-DECEMBER 1997-PAGE 5 LOCAL HISTORY WORKSHOPS – REPORTS Workshop meeting on…
Bulletin 193
April 22, 2017
…– Judith Goodman 10 Local History Workshops: 26 September: buses; Hadfields; inventories; Lonesome mission; medieval rebels; Brook Path; Christ Church, Colliers Wood; Priory wall; a shaggy dog story 12 7…
Bulletin 194
April 22, 2017
…women in the workforce at the Varnish works in Phipps Bridge, Merton (right). There are also photos of the paintworks in Western Road, Mitcham. She said that William Sleath, the…
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Bulletin 188
April 22, 2017
…brick boundary wall now remains to mark the position of Ravensbury Print Works; the works site and the associated bleaching grounds are under the Ravensbury housing estate. The old road…
Bulletin 145
April 22, 2017
…Bunton of English Heritage when she came to the October workshop. Vanessa is visiting local archaeological societies in Greater London, so they work to a common cause. Bill Rudd has…