Category: Vimeo
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The Dance of Light and Shadow in Staircase Design
Staircases are not just a means of connecting different levels of a building. They also express the personality of the architect and the client. Modern staircases can be a statement of elegance and sophistication, a focal point of a space. Let’s explore how modern staircase design can use light and shadow to enhance the aesthetic…
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FR. FREDERICK BATEMAN
Fr. Riley’s “Cathedral Parish Church,†his wonderful carillon of bells and the incidental publicity which both have evoked, must not permit us to forget that in St. Helens is also the active, well-served parish of Holy Cross, in which Fr. Bateman worked from 1911 to the day of his death in 1928. To-day we associate…
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Travels with Tony 1958-1973
(Anne Rieber insisted that I should write this record) In 1957 we were a small family living in London in Cecil Road, Muswell Hill. We were content to be there. Tony was working as a Senior Registrar at the Royal Northern Hospital. He had succeeded in the exam to become a member of the Royal…
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1939-1944 A little girl in Paris
I was 6 years old in 1939. My father was mobilized and I stayed home with my mother and my brother who was 1 year old. We received gas masks and we were allocated a shelter because our house had no cellar. But life went on as far as I was concerned as usual… I…
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The Yawn
I sat on the bench to wait for the 185 bus. One lady sat there already and yawned. She smiled and said Sorry. “Life is hard” I replied. “No its not that, its because I stayed awake painting 5 pictures last night.” “Wonderful” I replied. She fished in her brief case and pulled out a…
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1952 Retirement in Park road.
From January 1952 until July 1953 I lived in Austria. from the letters which I received at this time I have a good picture of my parents’ life in Park Road, Pendleton. On Tuesday 15 January my Mother wrote she was practicing an hour a day. On Monday she had been to Accrington for a…
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Davies / Patrick timeline
Thomas Davies family search Earlier The Davies may have run B&B at Sutton house ? is this the davies that he later marries? 1821 Thomas Davies christening: 3 February 1822 Whitchurch, Shroshire, England birth: Weston, Shropshire, England. father: William Davies, mother: Elizth 1881 census: Billingsley, Shropshire, England spouse: Eliza Davies, children: Matilda Davies, Cecil Davies,…
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The Mystery of Sutton House
A Tale of Inheritance and Deception Background Laura, James’ daughter, was subsequently barred from the property and felt cheated out of her inheritance. The circumstances surrounding the transfer of ownership remain unclear: Was the house sold, given away, or had the Breakwells simply occupied it, destroying wills and deeds while refusing to communicate with Laura…
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Paleolithic cave paintings at Lascaux
A story for today which links past and present. Today I heard on France Culture a programme about Lascaux and it set me thinking. In 1949 I was teaching history to a class of 11 year olds in Paddock House Grammar school, Oswald twistle ( the very name of the place is redolent of English…
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April 23 The feast of St. George
April 23 The feast of St. George Bernice and I are both starting diaries. I think that as we learn history to find other mens’ experience it is useful to record one’s own personal experience and emotions for future reference, for later on when we contemplate our lives we will remember only outstanding events, smaller…