A Brief History of British Comics. By Sally Yeshin. It can be argued that the antecedents of Comics were the political and social caricaturists such as Hogarth and Cruickshank used pictures to make a point and in some cases to provide humour. However, the first publication that can be described as a comic was Comic… Continue reading Children’s Literature 2.
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Children’s Books. Part 1.
Early children’s stories were based on one of three things, fairy tales, myths or religious education. Aesop’s tales were first published in English by Caxton in 1484.
Following on from our past exhibition in 2023, of Childhood and Toys. Part 1. The History of Model Railways.
WAG Toys and Childhood Model Railways (3) PDFDownload Forest of Dean Model Railway Club Forest of Dean Model Railway Club Forest of Dean Model Railway Club Written by Sally Yeshin.
Our Guided trip to the Ancient Garway Church and Dovecote on May 12th.
Over 200 years to grow old and, regretfully, 2 days to take down.
Rotten with honey fungus it had become dangerous so the time had come to remove this great and beautiful old tree. Jeoff Ludlow managed this long and complicated job for the church. It involved tree surveys, arborist survey, bat surveys, health and safety surveys, quotations and more. Harry Trigg and his team at Wye and… Continue reading Over 200 years to grow old and, regretfully, 2 days to take down.
THE TULIP TREE, SAINT DUBRICIUS CHURCH.
THE TULIP TREE, SAINT DUBRICIUS CHURCH.
Whitchurch Mile Marker.
Whitchurch Mile Marker.
Whitchurch from 1,000,000 years to 80,000 years ago.
Whitchurch from 1,000,000 years ago
Ron Williams ghillie, waterman and a local character of Symonds Yat.
waterman and a local character of Symonds Yat.
Attempted murder in Lydbrook.
I know that his is not connected with our parish but it took place almost next door. And it is too good to miss. Jill Evans is a local historian and writer about crime and punishment in Gloucestershire. The link below will take you to one of her excellent stories, and there are several others.… Continue reading Attempted murder in Lydbrook.
Whitchurch and Ganarew Area History Society 