sootalluresDec 14, 202310 min read18th Century GloucestershireLocal Government in Gloucestershire 1775-1800 A Study of the Justices of the Peace Esther Moir 1969 Sometimes we can let the text and the...
sootalluresNov 16, 20232 min readRidge and FurrowIt’s true to say that on the Cotswold Way, We walked through a great deal of ridge and furrow, And traversed a great deal of common land,...
sootalluresOct 26, 20231 min readStratford Park Theatre of DreamsStratford Park Theatre of Dreams I love Wednesday night’s walking football: The gathering dusk of late October: Floodlights lighting the...
sootalluresOct 20, 202310 min readFootball SpecialsFootball Specials There was, of course, a close association Between late Victorian railways And the formation of football clubs:...
sootalluresOct 13, 20237 min readCotswold Way Part TwoDay 6 Monday October 9 Painswick to Birdlip 10 miles Sunrise 7.13 Sunset 18.20 Carbon Count 418.19 Pre-industrial base 280 Safe level 350...
sootalluresOct 8, 20235 min readCotswold WayCOTSWOLD WAY RANDOM TRAVELOGUE Day 1 Wednesday October 4 Bath to Cold Ashton 10 miles Sunrise 7.05 Sunset18.32 Carbon Count 418.37...
sootalluresSep 24, 20238 min readCommonsCommoners: Common Right, Enclosure and Social Change in England, 1700-1820 J.M. Neeson Some gleaning made from this uncommon text, So as...
sootalluresSep 8, 20231 min readRough MusickROUGH MUSICK Ye Prologue: There’s an old radical tradition Of beating pots and pans in the street, Making a public din (Rather than a...
sootalluresSep 5, 20237 min readTudor and Stuart Gloucestershire RiotsTudor and Stuart Gloucestershire Riots Written after reading In Contempt of All Authority Rural Artisans and Riot in the West of England,...
sootalluresAug 13, 20231 min readStroud Railway StationYes. I remember Stroud Station – The name, because one afternoon Of heat, the express-train broke down there Unwontedly. It was late...
sootalluresMay 11, 20231 min readStroudwater Navigation and EnslavementInteresting to see about Peter Hawker, son of George who was a clerk to the Navigation company, who married into slave ownership. I have...
sootalluresMay 11, 20231 min readBlackbeardDid the infamous Blackbeard hail from Stonehouse? Edward Thache aka Blackbeard Was the Revd Thomas Thache, rector at St Cyr’s,...
sootalluresApr 30, 20231 min readThe King's ShillingThe King’s Shilling I wasn’t quite two, when draped as Cupid, I went down with old-school pneumonia, In the rain-swept fancy dress...
sootalluresApr 16, 20232 min readSoldiers of Gloucestershire & TransportationSoldiers of Gloucestershire & Transportation It may not have meant a black cap, At those Quarter Sessions, Epiphany, Easter, Trinity and...
sootalluresApr 15, 20237 min readThe Gloucestershire Yoemanry CavalryThe Gloucestershire Yoemanry Cavalry Prologue Men of means with the wherewithal To pay for horse, uniform and accoutrements; Not...
sootalluresApr 3, 20231 min readThe Tracks of my TearsMy daughter saw Khadija Saye’s prints At the British Library exhibition, And when I told her that I broke down in tears, At the...
sootalluresFeb 25, 20231 min readThe Clarion ClubThe Clarion Club Oh! Who rides by day and night, roundabout, Tinkling their bicycle bell? Hark how they near us with cheering shout,...
sootalluresFeb 7, 20231 min readYou have Nothing to lose but your ChainsCyclists of the World Unite You have Nothing to lose but your Chains ... The 1890s saw the development Of the bicycle as we now know it,...
sootalluresFeb 1, 20232 min readWhy am I striking?Why am I striking? Because we are being exploited. Because our care is being exploited. Those daily moments of care: that chat after...
sootalluresFeb 1, 20231 min readRodborough Walking FootballRodborough Walking Football: The Sun Shines on the Righteous When I was a kid, I lived for football. Kicking a ball against a wall,...