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| June 6, 2008 |
Bulletin on the suggested "Youth
Shelter" and a Paxton family group photograph from 1948 - in Misc. Groups |
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| May 28, 2008 | New Section on New House Building in Blisworth | |
| April 18, 2008 |
1894
tribute to Joseph Westley - press-cutting from Baptists Records and Memories of Blisworth during the WWII , Robin Freeston and A Calendar of WWII Events , Robin Freeston |
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| April 2, 2008 | An Interpretation of John Green's Bible Extracts | |
| March, 2008 | The site was maintained with many little additions and occasional corrections, none of which warrant a special mention - except for this railways snippet about the SMJ line. | |
| Feb 23, 2008 | Children and Views of Connegar Leys, 1953 | |
| Feb 18, 2008 |
Concise Pre-War History of
Blisworth Mining and Oldest exterior picture of the Church |
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| Feb 14, 2008 |
Update on Richard Dunkley,
The Loundes and its
name changes and "Kettling" in the village, 1895 and 1936 |
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| Feb 10, 2008 | Down to just one Shop, High Street | |
| Feb 2, 2008 | Update on the Blisworth Arm to Northampton horse railway | |
| Jan 25, 2008 |
Update of Blisworth Hill
Toll Road article, new map found and Stoke Road - Safety Issue |
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| Jan 14, 2008 | Story of a Milk Bottle now complete | |
| Jan 12, 2008 | Extended the article on Toll House and Turnpike | |
| Jan 4, 2008 | Life and Work of Thomas Millner by Dave Goodwin | |
| Dec 17, 2007 | The Tapestry, phase I, has been unveiled. | |
| Dec 5, 2007 | Chapel Groups and Wartime Pictures | |
Nov 26, 2007 A new look for the home page
Nov 13, 2007 Added an account of the Blisworth Sea-Rangers 1945 - 48
Oct 26, 2007 The last update on the plans for the Sun, Moon and Stars
Oct 8,
2007
Advertising Linda Hack's 2008 Calendar
What happened at the Gayton Field Dig,
August 29th
Oct 2,
2007
In process of assembling J Payler's Canal
Boat Albums
Details of the Limestone railway,
c. 1820 - 1912
The Story of the creative John Green,
1843 - 1918
and World War I - Military Service
Sept 23, 2007 Description of the Bacon Factory buildings, 1953
Sept 5,
2007
All artworks for Phase II of the tapestry project
are
now finished.
August 19, 2007 A little more news re. Sun, Moon & Stars building
August 12,
2007
Compilation on village trades etc. from 1954
Newspaper
The entire historical index and other indexing pages have been
condensed into one listing under Historical Index
of Articles
making it easier to review the scope of this website.
July 1,
2007
Changed format for 'site visits' record
Extended to the south Village Map with 'landmarks'
June 21,
2007
Added home-page link to County history
on-line
Home-page link for a new Village Map with
'historical landmarks'
A list of Grafton Estate freeholds
June 18,
2007
The 2nd anniversary of this website - it started as
this!
Added a village map on the homepage, to help
locate
streets etc.
June 9, 2007 Update on the Sun, Moon & Stars project
June 2, 2007 Housing Expansion 1938 - 2007
May 28,
2007
Added the Grafton Estate card index
& added a link on the home page to Geo. Freeston Tapes
May 17, 2007 Added Geo. Freeston's Diary, War Years 1939 - 41
May 8, 2007 Final updated of the Marina section.
Mar 29,
2007
Added Story of Rev Ambrosse, supplanting
G. Freeston's
account.
Mar 24,
2007
Started new section, Guides & Scouts (under
construction)
Various new pictures, please click above.
Mar 1,
2007
Extended the detail in the Site Visits Record.
Added short article on the Water Mill
(Pond Bank residents may
find the last paragraph interesting).
Feb 24,
2007
For family researchers: the Baptists Burial Book,
1894-1943,
and also an original list of Members of the Baptists Church
A new section highlighting some 1960s tape recordings,
being
the original source of some of the stories recorded here.
See footnote in a 1896 letter for
transcriptions bearing on
our community fields.
Feb 3,
2007
An extension to Steve Dyster's article:
Blisworth Baptists
Short article on Blisworth Wesleyan
Methodists, c. 1850
Added to Railways I, 27-02 audio file for
download: George Freeston's
commentary on the last train at Blisworth Station, Jan 1960.
Jan 26,
2007
A complete rewrite for clarity of an Oct 2005 article -
'Revised Story of the Blisworth
Tunnel Construction'
Jan 20, 2007 A few pictures update Affordable Housing and the Marina.
Jan 13, 2007 Added Railways Part IV, nine images.
Dec 18,
2006
Housing conditions in 1911 -
extending the Article on
Blisworth Housing (see Articles).
Early Maps of the Canal
Our new Marina at Blisworth Arm
A few added images - click box above.
CHRISTMAS MESSAGE
Dec 5,
2006
Mention of the Stoke Road collapse in 2000
Picture of a Coronation Class loco
George Freeston's notes on Hotel and
Gardens
Cattle Herding at Blisworth Station
The Future of the Sun, Moon &
Stars
Nov 27, 2006 Details of the Listed buildings in the Village
Nov 18,
2006
A map of the Wharfs Area - see also
West Bridge section
A map of the toll road over Blisworth
Hill
A map of the Saltway
Oct 28,
2006
Article on the Policing of the Village.
About Visitors to this Website
Oct 23,
2006
Impression, A Christmas Story
Impression, some of Sir Hereward Wake's
memories of Blisworth
Postal and Telephone Services, 1840
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Oct 16,
2006
Northampton Politics over the Railway,
1830-1845
Our War Memorials - see also the Research
Page
The Northampton HorseRail Wharf at
Blisworth Arm?
A few additional images, click box above
Oct 14,
2006
Archeology in the Parish
The 1865 Enlargement of the Baptist
Chapel
Oct 7,
2006
Sewage and Water Supplies, 1890 - 1960
Baptist John Staughton partial family tree
(see Blisworth Baptists)
Directory listing residents in 1936 (see research
page)
Sept 27,
2006
An Impression of 1805 Blisworth
Found
in an Attic, Blisworth
Sept 18,
2006
Introducing the Blisworth Tapestry Project
Added 1875 article on the Baptists
Church Jubillee
Sept 14,
2006
Updated the pages on Affordable Housing
Added to Boat Decoration
Sept 2, 2006
Added a few images, click box above.
A few posters related to Hotel &
Station
August 23, 2006 Added a few images, click box above.
August 11, 2006 Baptists of Blisworth, article by Stephen Dyster
August 9,
2006
A few extra images, click box above.
New section to accommodate miscellaneous Reference
Lists
New sections on Greenside , Grafton House,
Home Farm - Carter Family
and the
Cottages opposite the
Royal Oak
Added a map impression of the feudal village
July 30,
2006
Village panoramas added
The Story of Rev'd. Ambrose
Following Blisworth's "Affordable Housing"
July 25,
2006
The video of the 1947 Fete - at last we know who
made it!
The out-of-print 2004 book: Blisworth
Seven entries from the G Freeston 2002 collection,
Box 21, as follows
Impressions: Ayres Story, Blisworth
bathing, Lucy Perkins
Articles: Basford Story, Burbidge
memoirs, The Ludlam family
Glebe Farm, Norman & Gulliver Stories
July 13, 2006 Added some stills from the video of the 1947 Fete
July 6,
2006
Eight entries from the G. Freeston 2002 collection, Box 20,
as follows
Impressions: Fred Burbidge's Stories
Impression: Choir Suppers
Article: Blisworth Housing 1800 - 1930
Impression: The Story of the Dancing Bear
Article: Experience of a Coffin-maker's Son -
Whitlock
Extended the article: Whitlock memoirs
Impression: Varney family relocates to
Birmingham
Added Blisworth builder; Richard Dunkley
June 20, 2006 This is the first anniversary of this website
June 19, 2006
Added the History of the Wake Family
English Heritage Article on Blisworth
Church by P. Barnwell
June 16,
2006
Brief History of the Mills of Blisworth
& a few images
June 9,
2006
New messages board on the home page.
A few images in and around the Baptist Chapel
The Blisworth Pickle Company at The Cross
May 24,
2006
Added small section on old builder's practice
Updated machine descriptions (by Steve Purcell) in the
Ironstone Section, Parts II & III
Added the "Gas House" and the
"Loundes Fields"
May 19,
2006 Added a Blisworth Impression
Added misc. pictures
May 14,
2006
New Section on Door-to-Door deliveries
The Village Hall Gift Day, May 2006
Added misc. pictures - 75 in all marking the end of an
inspection of the separate NRO photograph collection for
which an index can be downloaded from here.
Apr 12, 2006 Added misc. pictures
Apr 8,
2006
Various images and "A Doctor's Consulting
Room"
New section on Historical Narrow Boats
Apr 2,
2006
A Bird's Eye View of Blisworth - a 1727 map
Documents on the
School from 2002 collection.
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29, 2006
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The 2002 Freeston Collection is available, Also, a small section on the 1950s Horse Show |
Mar 19, 2006 New section on Scenes from Neighbouring Villages
Mar 12,
2006
Addition of Mill Fire 1879 item
Section on Panoramas started
Mar 5,
2006
New feature on Tunnel Repairs 1982/4
Sections on Westbridge, Farms,
Chapel and Railways
extended
Feb 24, 2006 Footnoted addition re. a link to the SMJ line
Feb 18,
2006
New Section: Images in and around the Church
Family Tree: TheWhitlocks
Provocative addition: Medieval Fish Farming?
Feb 11,
2006
New set of images: From the Church Tower
Some 1940's memories in Blisworth Impressions
BLISWORTH CHAPEL - a new section started
Feb 4,
2006
New Section: Blisworth Impressions
Article on the Village Hall
Feature on traditional Narrow Boat
Decoration
Jan 20, 2006 Announcement - Biography on George Freeston available
Jan 14,
2006 Information
"Exchange" on the Research Page
More tales: Three short stories
A Series of Bills for the 1935 Jubillee celebrations
Dec 24, 2005
BLISWORTH CHURCH - a new section started
Wm. Taylor's 1718 notes for the book - Bridges'
History..
Index of Graves available on the Research page
Archeology of the Hill-Railway c. 1965
A trial run for a VILLAGE FORUM - discon. after 8m
A note on the village Ironstone Wagon Wheels
Article on the Parish Community
Fields
Nov 28, 2005 Wheelwright description in "Early Trades"
Nov 23,
2005
Feature on the Great Fire of Blisworth - 1798
Article on Blisworth Parish Council
from 1894
Nov 16, 2005 Grafton Survey 1839 Maps
Nov 10, 2005 Article on School Log Book entries - 1922 to 1958
Nov 3, 2005 Article on School Log Book entries - 1905 to 1922
Nov 1, 2005 Article on the Great War incl. "flying machines" account
Oct 24, 2005 Section on the construction of Blisworth bypass
Oct 15,
2005 Feature on the 1796 - 1805
Blisworth Tunnel construction
First use of this recent changes page.
June 18, 2005 Website opened. The first home page
