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London & Middlesex Lookup Requests / Re: LMA Visit
« on: Tuesday 09 July 19 20:17 BST (UK)  »
Just to let you know that someone else went into the LMA today and I asked them to check the Student Registers. They could only find a single page Application of Admission which told us little. Don't waste any time on this is if you have other things to do when you visit, unless you think you might be able to find more out. This was the other person's first visit and I'm not sure how experienced they are.

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London & Middlesex Lookup Requests / Re: LMA Visit
« on: Saturday 22 June 19 20:17 BST (UK)  »
That's brilliant and just ask about Norfolk if you need to. Should there be anything interesting in the file then do photocopy and I'll refund you (or take photos on your phone if they let you without charging an arm and a leg)

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London & Middlesex Lookup Requests / Re: LMA Visit
« on: Saturday 22 June 19 20:00 BST (UK)  »
That's great. It relates to my Ancestor Ethel Mary Brand and her attendance at the London School of medicine. We know she has an entry in the Student Register H72/SM/C/01/03/001/0723. What we need to know is if she has a corresponding file in the Student files; Student Files: 700-799   1900 - 1904 H72/SM/C/01/02/006.

If we are lucky and she does it may have her application form and all sorts of other good info. However, we think she may have switched courses or dropped out and there might be nothing. I'm not sure how the Student Files are organised and you may need to access the Student Register first to get a student number.

I hope this all makes sense. If you incur any reasonable expenses please let me know or if I can do a reciprocal look-up in the Norfolk Record Office please let me know.

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London & Middlesex Lookup Requests / LMA Visit
« on: Saturday 22 June 19 17:06 BST (UK)  »
Is anyone visiting the LMA in June/July. I need one item looked at. Unfortunately I live in Norfolk and I'm a carer so the costs of attending on the off chance there is something worthwhile are too large. I was going to ask the LMA to to do it for me but their minimum charge is one hour at £80. Can refund moderate expenses if necessary. If anyone is going and willing to help I will let you know the catalogue reference and the look-up details.

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Toc H
« on: Friday 24 September 10 19:26 BST (UK)  »
Sorry but the Toc H lamps weren't introduced until the 1920s so there is no connection with the frontline. I've always believed the expression arose simply because the lamps were dim being based on a simple oil lamp design used by early Christians in the catacombs under Rome.


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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Toc H
« on: Thursday 23 September 10 16:03 BST (UK)  »
Sorry, just re-read your post and realise you have a book, not the original lamp. I'll try and find out if the Dickson lamp is in the Toc H archives

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Family History Beginners Board / Re: Toc H
« on: Thursday 23 September 10 16:01 BST (UK)  »
Although much diminished, Toc H still exists today though its heyday was in the middle part of the 20th century. A community movement and charity it was made up of hundreds of branches around the UK and the Dominion. On earning branch status a Toc H unit would be issued a lamp. These lamps had to be bought so were often bought in memory of a loved one. In the early days (Toc H started in the UK in 1919) the lamps were often bought in memory of sons lost in WWI. Later they would be bought in memorial of other events too and slowly the practice died out.

As you have probably seem the memorial was on a plate attached to the storage box rather than the lamp. The lamps were made by Whipple the church furnishers and are fairly indistinguishable from each other. Other plates might also note who made the donation and when the lamp was lit for the first time (usually at a special lamplighting festival held each December at the Guild Hall or Royal Albert Hall)

If anyone requires any further information please contact me. By the way, lamps were issued to branches as a badge of status and strictly speaking belong to Toc H!

All the best

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