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Duxford Templars

An Austin Friar, William de Bernay, said that 'he had heard some brother of the Temple at Duxford beside Cambridge in Ely diocese, whose name he knew not (but he believed it was the preceptor o An...

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Boxing poilice

Between the wars the borough chief constable regularly recruited to his police force army boxing champions to be used for breaking up fights; as a result the Colchester police boxing team became Eu...

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Bethnal green badgers

The chief amusements in 1861 were said to be dog fights, rat matches, and 'drawing the badger' although few badgers could be found in the parish.  The chief amusements in 1861 were said to be dog...

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Keele Latin and Palaeography Summer School 2016, 23-28 July

Keele University's annual Latin and Palaeography Summer School is an excellent way for VCH researchers to gain a solid introduction to medieval Latin and palaeography, as well gain further experead more

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Whiteleys

Whiteley’s - A slight fall in profits from 1877 to 1880 preceded further expansion, when Whiteley, as self styled 'universal provider', claimed to be able to meet any demand, even for Whiteley’s - A...

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St David's Day in Chester

St David's Day - By the 1860s, when there were five Welshspeaking congregations in Chester, St. St David's day - By the 1860s, when there were five Welshspeaking congregations in Chester, St. David's...

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'St Patrick's Well', Slyne-with-Hest, Lancashire

Tradition states that St. Patrick, when wrecked near Heysham, wandered northward, and being unable to obtain any water to quench his thirst, struck his staff into the ground, causing a spring Tradition...

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Moor Street Theatre

Moor Street (Theatre) was closed & converted into a Methodist chapel. Wesley, ...in1764, expressed current dissenting opinion in his remark, 'Happy would it be, if all playhouses in th Moor Street...

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Easter Aletasters

Two constables and two aletasters were chosen at the Easter court in most years. Aletasters were often fined for inefficiency. 'Fyfield: Parish government and poor relief', in A History of the County...

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Terry and Co cakes

By 1840–1 Messrs. By 1840–1 Messrs. Joseph Terry & Co was already engaged in sending its products: seed-and fruit-cakes, 'African Bisquits', jujubes, mint cakes, acid drops, gumballs, Nelson Balls,...

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