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PIP Assessment Time
I have a dreaded PIP assessment on Friday this week. I can assure you it will be much less fun than the dreaded 'Dance Off' on Strictly! My MP Stephanie Peacock has recently spoken about the numbers of...
View ArticleWW1 Soldiers' Stories - the Cox Brothers of Barnsley and Sheffield
I was recently asked via Twitter whether I knew of the whereabouts of the war memorial for St Peter's church on Doncaster Road in Barnsley. Well, follow the link and you'll be as wise as me! Sadly the...
View ArticleLack of Support for Blue Badge Applications
This is the letter I sent to my MP Stephanie Peacock, the Barnsley MP Dan Jarvis, and the Cudworth councillors Steve Houghton, Joe Hayward and Charlie Wraith today.Dear Sirs and Ms Peacock,I have a...
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The Sad State of Some War Memorial Gravestones in Barnsley Cemetery
Since March this year a kind Barnsley volunteer named Wayne Bywater has been walking around Ardsley and Barnsley Cemeteries photographing war memorial gravestones. He submits these to the Barnsley War...
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Frustrated by Technology: Trying to get a Pension Forecast
A few days ago I received my annual statement from the Local Government Pension Scheme. As I only worked for Sheffield Hallan University for nine years this does not amount to much! I was curious as to...
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Two Members of the Same Family both named Irving Killed in Action a...
There are at least 154 war memorial gravestones in Barnsley Cemetery, Barnsley, South Yorkshire. These grave markers commemorate a man who has been lost in a conflict, be it the Boer War, the First...
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Remembrance Mural in Cudworth
The demolition of the obsolete public toilets on Barnsley Road in Cudworth this last summer has revealed the Remembrance mural on the side of the Star Inn, St John's Road, to bus passengers and other...
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The Return of a Family Medal
I have written this post to thank the eagle-eyed reader (AP) who spotted my grandfather Hutton's Defence Medal for sale on ebay earlier this week.Screen shot of ebay sale (after purchase) with price...
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An Introduction to Cockermouth and my family connection to the town
I submitted the fifth and final module essay for my MA in the History of Britain and the First World War a couple of days ago. Only the Dissertation Preparation essay (4k words) and the Dissertation...
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Researching a Re-Discovered Roll of Honour: Brampton Parish Hall
A Roll of Honour found recently. Photo by ATMy friends know that I like a good (or even bad and indifferent) war memorial, especially if it's new to me. Bearing in mind the huge range of things that...
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Brampton Parish Hall Roll of Honour, Cortonwood War Memorial and a Name...
I am continuing my research into the men named on the Roll of Honour (RoH) at Brampton Parish Hall. A recent contact with a retired member of the Parish Council did not really shed any light on its...
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Four brothers Moorhouse from the Concrete Cottages in Brampton who Served in...
There are 100 names on the Brampton Parish Hall Roll of Honour and the men appear to have come from a small community focused on the 106 Concrete Cottages which were on the boundary of Brampton and...
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Distant connection - the Brampton Parish Hall Roll of Honour
It was bound to happen eventually ... I have found a connection between some of the men named on the Brampton Parish Hall Roll of Honour and my husband (aka the OH). As I have been researching the...
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I'm a real PhD Student at long last!
It has been my ambition for many years, since completing my first degree back in 2000 in fact, to continue my studies to Postgraduate level. I finally achieved that this year with a Pass with Merit for...
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The Brampton Parish Roll of Honour Mystery - Where Did it Come From?
The Brampton Parish Hall Roll of Honour is a framed pre-printed paper Roll of Honour (RoH) filled with 100 names of men from the area who served in the First World War. It is on display in the Parish...
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James and Albert Crawford First World War Soldiers from Concrete, Brampton
The section of the Brampton RoH showing James Crawford's nameI have been investigating the Brampton Roll of Honour which hangs in Brampton's Parish Hall since February this year. For briefness I will...
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Possible Source of the Brampton Parish Hall RoH - The Guide Post Inn
I have been researching the Roll of Honour (RoH) rediscovered recently in Brampton Parish Hall since February 2020. It was found in the papers of an outgoing Parish Clerk in 2018, conserved by the...
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Who was A Gibson? Where did he come from? Where did he live? I love a mystery!
I am trying to identify all of the men on the Brampton Parish Hall Roll of Honour (RoH) which was brought to my attention in February this year. This is the latest of many posts I have written about...
View ArticleThe Brampton Parish Hall Roll of Honour - List of Posts
I have created a good number of posts in the past few months about the framed Roll of Honour recently rediscovered in the papers of the outgoing Brampton Parish Clerk.This is an index to them for my...
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Lister Beckett - Part 1 - father of Sidney Beckett Sokell a First World War...
The saga of Lister Beckett has taken me four sessions to write, and has become more complicated than I ever imagined. Further questions became apparent during the writing requiring additional research....
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