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OLNEY – A POTTED HISTORY
A CHRONOLOGICAL HISTORY OF OLNEY
THE ORIGINS OF THE ‘COAT OF ARMS’, ‘BADGE’ OR ‘CREST’ OF THE TOWN OF OLNEY
OLNEY POST WW2 SOCIAL HISTORY
OLNEY POST WW2 SOCIAL HISTORY 1945 – 1960 (1)
OLNEY’S LEISURE PURSUITS 1945 – 1960 (2)
ANNEX TO PART 1 – A REMINDER OF SOME OF THE SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL NEWS EVENTS THAT OCCURED DURING THE PERIOD 1945 – 60
VE DAY 75 ELEMENTS COMPILED FOR THIS WEBSITE
BIBLIOGRAPHY FOR OLNEY HISTORY
FAM HIST
INTRO TO FAM HIST SEARCH FACILITY
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TRAILS
ALL ODHS HERITAGE TRAILS
OLNEY MARKET PLACE – HERITAGE TRAIL (SMARTPHONE/AUDIO 2021 VERSION)
OLNEY HIGH STREET – HERITAGE TRAIL (SMARTPHONE/AUDIO 2020 VERSION)
OLNEY HIGH STREET – HERITAGE TRAIL
A LACE WALK AROUND OLNEY
TOUR OF OLNEY MARKET PLACE 1800s – 1950s
E KNIGHT
(Click here for) FULL LIST OF ELIZABETH KNIGHT’S ARTICLES
ELIZABETH KNIGHT’S SCHOOL RESEARCHES
SAMUEL TEEDON’S SCHOOL (1775 – 1798)
MRS SAMPLE’S BOARDING SCHOOL FOR GIRLS (c.1790 – c.1809)
MISS MABLEY’S AND MRS BEESLEY’S BOARDING SCHOOL (c.1811 – c.1870)
MRS MAYES AND OTHER VICTORIAN SCHOOL MISTRESSES
THOMAS HADDON’S AND OTHER SCHOOLS FOR BOYS c.1798 – c.1840
WALTER PENNINGTON STORER’S ST. GEORGE’S COLLEGE
THOMAS WRIGHT AND HIS COWPER SCHOOL (1882 – 1915)
MY INTRODUCTION TO THE LACEMAKING PAGES
A LACE WALK AROUND OLNEY
ELIZABETH KNIGHT’S TALK ON HARRY ARMSTRONG
HARRY ARMSTRONG AND THE BUCKS COTTAGE WORKERS’ AGENCY
CIS ELDERTON AT HARRY ARMSTRONG’S LACE FACTORY
FEATURES
(Click here for) THE FULL LIST OF FEATURES
OLNEY POST WW2 SOCIAL HISTORY
OLNEY POST WW2 SOCIAL HISTORY 1945 – 1960 (1)
OLNEY’S LEISURE PURSUITS 1945 – 1960 (2)
SIGNIFICANT NATIONAL INFLUENCES 1945 – 1960 (3)
TOM GARNER’S WW1 DIARY
TOM GARNER’S FIRST WORLD WAR DIARY – PREFACE
1 SAIL TO ARCHANGEL 26 Nov 1915 – 31 May 1916
2 ARCHANGEL TO THE TURKISH FRONT 1 June – 17 Oct 1916
3 ROUMANIAN AND AUSTRIAN FRONTS 17 Oct 1916 – 12 Nov 1917
4 JOURNEY TO BAGHDAD 31 Jan – 18 May 1918
5 BAGHDAD & THE JOURNEY TO BAKU 18 May – 5 Aug 1918
6 BAKU AND THE TURKISH FRONT 5 Aug – 11 Nov 1918
7 THE LONG JOURNEY HOME 11 Nov 1918 – 15 Mar 1919
THREE OF TOM GARNER’S WW1 LETTERS HOME
REPORT IN THE DAILY TELEGRAPH – 4 OCTOBER 1916
J J GARNER – ‘DRAPER EXTRAORDINAIRE’
INTRODUCTION & SUMMARY
THE DEVELOPMENT OF THE SHOP FRONT
ROMANCE OF A VILLAGE SHOP
DIARY ENTRIES (1) 1903 – 1941
DIARY ENTRIES (2) STAFF AND OLNEY PEOPLE
DIARY ENTRIES (3) WW2 & SHOPS IN MARKET PL.
CONNECTIONS WITH THE POET COWPER
JUBILEE OF THE BUSINESS
CHURCH HONOURS
MR J J GARNER’S FUNERAL
THE LATER YEARS
OLNEY ROLLER MILL & THE GUDGINS
OLNEY ROLLER MILL AND THE GUDGIN FAMILY
ALBERT GUDGIN & HIS FAMILY AT OLNEY MILL
MESSRS A GUDGIN & CO. – COWPER ROLLER MILLS
JW&E SOWMAN LTD – IRONMONGERS, ETC
FULL LIST OF ‘SOWMAN’ PAGES
INTRODUCTION TO PART 1
ESTABLISHING THE BUSINESS
SPONSORS & PARENTS
BROTHER FOUNDERS
THE TRIMMER CONNECTION
FOUNDERS’ CHILDREN
THE COWPER SCHOOL
EARLY EMPLOYEES
FIRM’S DINNERS, VISITS & SHOWS
EARLY ADVERTISING & NOTICES
SOWMANS IS SOLD
INTRODUCTION TO PART 2
LIFE IN THE OFFICE
THE BUSINESS
THE MAIN SHOPS
OTHER OUTLETS
AND FINALLY
ARTICLES
ARTICLES
THE OLNEY FLORAL FIESTA 1965 – 2006
A SELECTION OF OLNEY POSTCARDS
THE ‘COAT OF ARMS’, ‘BADGE’ OR ‘CREST’ OF THE TOWN OF OLNEY
RELIVE GEORGIAN LIFE – OLNEY
A CINEFILM VIEW FROM OLNEY CHURCH SPIRE IN 1971
NUMBERS 67 & 69 HIGH STREET – ORCHARD HOUSE
RATCLIFF’S BOOK ‘OLNEY, BUCKS’ 1907 – TURNING PAGE VERSION
COWPER’S JOHN GILPIN – AN ILLUSTRATED EDITION 1925
EDGAR R MOBBS DSO (1882-1917) – LEGENDARY SOLDIER SPORTSMAN
ALFRED CHARLES MILLWARD – WW1 FATALITY
LMS RAILWAY: NORTHAMPTON-OLNEY-BEDFORD : IVOR NEALE
BRIAN (CHARLIE) MYNARD’S WARTIME SCHOOLDAYS
CIS ELDERTON AT HARRY ARMSTRONG’S LACE FACTORY
JOHN LORD AND JOHN LORD (AND JOHN LORD)
OLNEY CONVENT SCHOOL 1903 – 1956
THE CALAMITOUS FIRE AT OLNEY – 26 JUNE 1854
THE ELECTRIC CINEMA, OLNEY
PERCY WRIGHT – THREE LETTERS TO FRIENDS ON LOCAL HISTORY
THE RUFFHEADS OF OLNEY
GREAT OAKS FROM LITTLE ACORNS GROW – RAY CLIFTON
DARTMOUTH HOUSE – NOTES AND DISCOVERIES
JANE JOHNSON (1706-59) – AVID OLNEY READER AND WRITER
OLNEY POST OFFICE IN THE 1940’s & 1950’s
PROGRAMME OF FESTIVITIES AT OLNEY FOR CORONATION OF QE11
OLNEY AMATEUR ATHLETIC SPORTS 1878
PIGEON RACE FROM OLNEY STATION ON 27 JANUARY 1873
THE LIFE AND WORKS OF THOMAS WRIGHT (1859 – 1936)
SUMMARY BLOGS – ‘IN LIVING MEMORY’ SERIES – OLNEY HIGH STREET
SUMMARY BLOG (No. xx) – OLNEY LACE FACTORY (1928 – 1943)
THE LACE FACTORY – SUMMARY BLOG
THE NEW HALL AND ELECTRIC CINEMA – SUMMARY BLOG
CLIFTON HOUSE – SUMMARY BLOG
PREFACE TO THE OLNEY PARISH REGISTER 1665 TO 1812
OLNEY PLATINUM JUBILEE CELEBRATIONS – A GALLERY
WAR MEM.
OLNEY’S WAR MEMORIAL
1ST WORLD WAR
2ND WORLD WAR
C&N MUS
THE SOWMANS FAMILY TREE
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