Step into Bromley's Past through historical newspapers
What was Bromley like during the War Years?
Old Newspapers are a wonderful source of information. I have been working with the Bromley and District Times during World War 1 and its aftermath collecting and listing the names of military personnel who have featured in it for my Military Ancestors project.
Through this research I have also gathered fascinating stories, articles and adverts from the time. These I can now bring to you through my website Bromley Historical Newspapers – stories written about the people of the time, by the people of the time.
I hope you enjoy reading them too.
Pam
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About Me
Pam Preedy is a local historian and author of Living Through the Great War at Home, about how the people of Bromley faced the challenges of war. As well as providing talks to local groups, Pam is also a volunteer at Biggin Hill Memorial Museum
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Bertram Edgar Spark
Bertram Edgar Spark Bertram Edgar Spark served as a rifleman...
Read MoreSergeant Thomas Beattie
Thomas Beattie Sergeant Thomas Beattie served with the RAF voluntary...
Read MorePrivate Ernest John Accleton
Ernest John Accleton Private E.J. Accelton, 1957, of the 1/4th...
Read MoreMolly Sherwell
Molly Sherwell Private Molly Sherwell served with the Auxiliary Territorial...
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15th October 1915
“In a hurry to get the job over and get...
Read MoreHousekeeping in War-time Britain
Queen Elizabeth, consort of George VI the King of the...
Read MorePrivate Patrick Joseph Reynolds: Death
Private Patrick Reynolds had previously been reported as missing in...
Read MoreI came to think of him as a ‘friend’ – Letters of Gutteridge
From the beginning of 1917, letters from John Gutteridge rarely...
Read MoreSignalman Charles Clarke
Charles Clark, son of Mr & Mrs C Clark of...
Read MoreLifebuoy Soap – Advert, 1940
Lifebuoy was introduced in England by Lever Brothers in 1895,...
Read MoreLord Woolton Pie: The Official Recipe
Originally called Lord Woolton pie, and later as simply Woolton...
Read MorePrivate Sidney Thomas Miller
Another of our brave young heroes to pass silently to...
Read MoreCommunal Kitchens coming to Beckenham – WW2
Communal kitchens were created in the 1940’s, during the Second...
Read MoreSignaller Peter Robert Marchant
Reported in the Bromley & District Times newspaper on the...
Read MoreFlying Officer Peter E.A. Loat
The Battle of Cape Matapan was a Second War engagement...
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