ADVENT OF SURBURBIA. THOMAS POOLEY, THE RAILWAY & SURBITON, 1791-1856.
Surbiton used to be the butt of jokes, as a symbol of dowdy suburbia. That was silly…
The paper was based on a talk given at St. Raphael’s Church, Surbiton on the evening of Palm Sunday, 14 April 2019. Two documents, in the Italian language, both of which were apparently issued by Turin Cathedral in July 1874, were found in the archives of the Church. To each was attached a piece of cloth, stated to be silk, that was cut from the covering of the Shroud of Jesus Christ, also known as the Turin Shroud. Research on the Turin Shroud and the documents from the Church included exploration of the historical background and the results of various scientific investigations on the Shroud, including anatomical studies and the now-questioned radiocarbon dating results published in 1989. Christian beliefs about the Shroud also were explored. It was concluded that while there was no reason to doubt that the pieces of cloth attached to the documents had been in contact with the Turin Shroud, doubt remained whether it was the actual burial cloth of Jesus Christ. However, there was a scientific consensus that the image of the Shroud accorded very well with the description of the Passion of Christ as recorded in the Gospels and lay people could see this for themselves by looking at the various negative photographic images available. Therefore, the Turin Shroud and reproductions of it provided a very sound focus for meditation on the Passion, especially during Holy Week.
Surbiton used to be the butt of jokes, as a symbol of dowdy suburbia. That was silly…
BEHIND THE NAMES. THE MEMORIAL TO THE PARISH DEAD OF THE GREAT WAR, 1914-1919, AT ST. RAPHAEL’S ROMAN CATHOLIC CHURCH, KINGSTON UPON THAMES
The origin of the surname “Wadbrook” is obscure. It was found in Kingston upon Thames records as far back as 1660
This is a PowerPoint presentation with notes which is intended to provide a virtual tour of Coombe Conduit, one of Kingston’s most important ancient monuments.
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