Broadsides – A collection of bits and pieces
"Unprovided with original learning, uninformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a blog”
Mrs. Thatcher was of course brought up in Grantham. Her father, Alderman Alfred Roberts owned a grocers on the corner of North Parade and Broad Street, and the family lived above the shop. Years later, sometime after she was appointed prime minister, the North Parade corner shop was sold. It was bought by Rodney Cloke,... Continue Reading →
Further ephemeral treasures from my archive shoebox. Thisi is a check list of the NUPE officers strike levy collected for the Nottinghamshire Miners during the 1984 strike. The levy, £23.00 a week, was mandatory and was in addition to countless irregular payments, contributions and collections that were a constant feature of the period. No doubt... Continue Reading →
Rheindalen, a great sprawling British military garrison. Headquarters of the British Army of the Rhine and home to thousands of soldiers, their wives and children. And within fairly short distances from the garrison, massive Royal Air Force bases humming with technology, bristling with weapons and with armed fighter and bomber jets on permanent standby to... Continue Reading →
Broadsides - A collection of bits and pieces 