Monthly Archives: October 2021

A long time ago, nearly forty years ago now, I lived for a time in a village called Newbridge on Wye almost slap bang in the centre of Wales. At the time, further up the hill from where I lived, … Continue reading →

Piecing together the outline of his life was absurdly easy, in part because the UK National Archives hold the UK army records from the period, the activities of local history societies and the deep interest of military historians in the … Continue reading →

Today was clock change day, when the clocks went forward for summer. Typically it was a damp day, threatening rain, so we went for a walk up to the town cemetery. As Beechworth’s an old town, the cemetery’s pretty old … Continue reading →