Researching Historic Buildings in the British Isles. Would you like to find out more about the history of your house? Do you want to research any historic building? Is it in the United Kingdom or Ireland? If so this guide by Jean Manco. Will start you on the detective trail. Some information could be just a few clicks away, but to get the full story you will need to visit libraries and archives. Of any type is not accepted. Do you know who designed the building? May help to.

What the Romans did for Britain. Mary Beard gave the first talk in this years Cleobury Mortimer Lectures on 25 May. The murder at Dudlick Mill. On 15 January 1866, 18-yo Edward Edwards was bludgeoned in a savage attack at Dudlick Mill, nr Stottesdon. He died the next day. Reported sensationally in newspapers across the country, it was investigated by an. Inspector from Scotland Yard, but no-one was tried for the murder. Or on the night at the door.

Dawley has a long and colourful history, reaching back almost a thousand years from its first mention in 1086 in the Domesday Book. A 12C church was established close to the present day Holy Trinity, and by 14C a manor house had appeared, fortified in 1361. What a great place to see a film, although if it was raining, you could not always hear it! Hear about it on the Cosy Cinema podcast. This was the site of a natural spring well known throughout the area. See more photos in the archive.

The Background to the Nine Men of Madeley Project. The Accident and its Aftermath. Madeley Parish in the 19th Century. The Grave of the Nine Men. EDWARD WALLETT JOHN TRANTER BENJAMIN DAVIES WILLIAM JARRATT JOSEPH MAIDEN. JOHN FARR JOHN JONES FRANCIS COOKSON WILLIAM ONIONS. Tuesday 27th September 1864, at 5. 40pm - nine Madeley miners, most of them boys, began their ascent to the surface at the end of their shift in the Brick Kiln Leasow Crawstone Pit.

Welcome to the new Advanced Search for Shropshire History. This search is now using the Digital Midlands infrastructure. Use the keyword search box to perform an all text cross search of the new index, or use the advanced search. Non essential 3rd party cookies.

Bottles from the brewing display. The view from the South window. Old timbers in the Agricultural Room. Commemorative mug, Diamond Jubilee of Queen Victoria 1897. Welcome to The House on Crutches Museum. We also provide a glimpse into domestic life at a time when industrial innovations began to find their way into rural homes across the country. Paper ephemera, Receipted bill. Paper, Width 127 mm, Length 203 mm.