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Nottinghamshire / Re: chilwell munitions factory WW1
« on: Saturday 11 September 10 07:42 BST (UK)  »
Much of the area has been developed with housing and retail units.  There is still an army base there now known as Chetwynd Barracks named after Lord Chetwynd who set the shell filling factory up.  I now live 200 miles away but last visited in 2004 and went to the memorial service.  I have no doubt this is still held

Dave

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Nottinghamshire / Re: chilwell munitions factory WW1
« on: Sunday 30 May 10 10:24 BST (UK)  »
Hi Burto

Following your PM have had a look and there is no mention of your relative in the book, either as a recipient of an OBE or any other medal.  I can not find any other reference to him although there are a few statements from witnesses etc.  There was an enquiry into the explosion I don't know if this is now in the public domain

Regards

Dave

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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Penshurst Gardens, Edgeware or Barnet?
« on: Friday 28 May 10 06:21 BST (UK)  »
Hi Dawn

Thank you very much for looking at this for me it is most kind. Looking at the street on Google earth, it is now a much longer street than it was then and I suspect that it was just starting to be developed.  I have decided to go to Kew and look at the full police file in the hope there may be a picture in there.

Regards

Dave

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Nottinghamshire / Re: chilwell munitions factory WW1
« on: Friday 21 May 10 17:52 BST (UK)  »
I have a copy of the "Chilwell story which names some of those who won the OBE but they seem to be scattered through the book.  What was your GG grandad's name Burto?. I will have a look to see if I can find it.

Dave

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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Penshurst Gardens, Edgeware or Barnet?
« on: Sunday 16 May 10 14:21 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Rob,
I have the will and several pages of the police report into the murders but they all refer to Marcroft.  I suspect it may have been before they started numbering streets in this area. I had not thought about trying to find a photograph and tracing it back that way.  I live on the South Coast so I may make my first trip to Kew and look at the complete police report, failing that I can try the papers

Regards

Dave

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Technical Help / Re: Laptop wouldn't type anything!
« on: Sunday 16 May 10 09:30 BST (UK)  »
I have the same problem with my desk top. In my case it is caused by the keyboard drivers not unloading during sleep. Try going into the control panel key board setting and see if you have a code 30 error. If you have that is the problem. I can not found a cure for it so I have disabled sleep in the power settings.

Dave

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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Re: Penshurst Gardens, Edgeware or Barnet?
« on: Friday 14 May 10 18:35 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Dawn and Teaurn.

I have checked the 1911 census but the street does not appear so it must have been built after that.

The property was called 'Marcroft' and the family living there was named was Tuke and they lived there from 1927 to 1930. Unfortunately the husband murdered his wife and son at the property in 1930 and was comitted to Broadmoor so I am not sure the electoral registers would help. However this is source of which I have no experience. If you think you could find something I would be very grateful

I have checked the Distirct Valuers and Local Authority databases but they only record the house numbers.

Regards


Dave

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Derbyshire / Re: BRADLEY, Coalminers at Greenhill Lane (Alfreton)
« on: Friday 14 May 10 18:23 BST (UK)  »
Thanks Mog for posting these photos. My gg grandfather is recorded as  living in Green Hill Lane on his marriage certificate when he married in 1843.

He was a labourer so no link to the mines, but it is very satisfying to have a photo of the street

Dave

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London & Middlesex Completed Lookup Requests / Penshurst Gardens, Edgeware or Barnet?
« on: Sunday 09 May 10 18:41 BST (UK)  »
Hi

I am trying to locate a property in Penshurst Gardens where my one of my relations lived in the 1930's. I have the house name but the whole street is now just house numbers.  Does anybody know where I could find out what the names were and the number the house was given?

Regards

Dave

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