PRIESTS OF ST. RAPHAEL’S CHURCH, 1850-1907. BEHIND THE NAMES
A fundraising Lenten talk in support of “The Bread of Life” charity of the Sons of Divine Providence.
The grave of John Robert and Gertrude Pannell is in Surbiton Cemetery [Section IV, Grave 58]. John Robert Pannell was a distinguished engineering scientist who carried out research in airships at the National Physical Laboratory and during the flights of airships under development. He was killed in the R38 airship disaster on 24 August 1921. The cause of this disaster and the eventual abandonment in the UK of commercial airships is discussed in the paper. Gertrude Pannell, a nurse by profession, was once the proprietor of Chiswick Nursing Home. She died in 1927. Their gravestone is a granite monolith on which is carved an anchor which probably symbolises the steadfastness of their relationship and the hope that they would meet again after death.
A fundraising Lenten talk in support of “The Bread of Life” charity of the Sons of Divine Providence.
Audrey Giles’ new book evolved from the research of a family anecdote about a railway accident in 1904 in which her grandfather, George Spencer, was seriously injured.
Local historian Tim Everson’s collation of old and new photographs with informative captions…
A talk to support the Manna Society’s day centre for homeless people near London Bridge https://www.mannasociety.org.uk
Some of the digitised material that I have used has been sourced as follows:
“Ancestry”
http://home.ancestry.co.uk
“Find My Past”
http://www.findmypast.co.uk/
The Times Digital Archive, via
http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/libraries
19th Century Newspapers, via
http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/libraries
The London Gazette
http://www.thegazette.co.uk/
Lloyds’ Register Historic Archive
www.lrfoundation.org.uk
British Newspaper Archive
http://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk
Parliamentary Papers, via
http://www.history.ac.uk
The non-digitised material [books, journals, records of Assizes and Quarter Sessions, Council Minutes, etc], has come from many sources including:
The British Library
http://www.bl.uk
The National Archives
http://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/
Surrey History Centre
http://www.surreycc.gov.uk/…../surrey-history-centre
Kingston Local History Centre
http://www.kingston.gov.uk/…/visit_kingston_history_centre
Kent History and Library Centre
http://www.kent.gov.uk/…/kent-history-and-library-centre
Institute of Historical Research, University of London
http://www.history.ac.uk