Only a week to wait for the release of the 1921 Census of Great Britain. No census was taken in Ireland in 1921 because of the ongoing war of independence. The census was (and is) carried out every 10 years and released 100 years later. But the 1941 census was […]
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After shopping in Salisbury on the Saturday before Christmas, we walked back through the Close and took this picture of Salisbury Cathedral. The Cathedral was started in 1220, replacing the earlier cathedral at Old Sarum – just to the North of Salisbury. The 404ft spire was finished 100 years later […]
After walking the dogs on the beach at Swanage, we visited Steeple in Dorset, doing some research for Alison’s family and taking pictures for the Findagrave website. The church was built in the 12th century but – despite the name of the village – the church has a tower rather […]