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Durham / Re: George Smailes, White-le- Head
« on: Monday 22 September 25 18:46 BST (UK) »
How does the 'within a few Yards of York and Newcastle railway station' fit into this?
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Durham / Re: George Smailes, White-le- Head
« on: Monday 22 September 25 17:22 BST (UK) »
Here is the advert.
As you say, White le Head is nowhere near the east Coast Main Line.
Do you think there are actually two separate items in this auction?
One is the Public House, location unknown but near a colliery and very close to the main north-south railway line, and the other is the garden at White le Head occupied by George Smailes?
As you say, White le Head is nowhere near the east Coast Main Line.
Do you think there are actually two separate items in this auction?
One is the Public House, location unknown but near a colliery and very close to the main north-south railway line, and the other is the garden at White le Head occupied by George Smailes?
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Durham / Re: George Smailes, White-le- Head
« on: Monday 22 September 25 16:53 BST (UK) »Chester-le-Street was about 8 miles away and that could be the cause of the confusion.
I think this is the right place. The previous place-name is Tantobie and the following one is Bushblades.
Added - sorry I was wrong about Chester le Street being the R D. It was in Durham and Lanchester RD and Tanfield sub-district.
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Can anyone translate these jottings
« on: Sunday 21 September 25 13:42 BST (UK) »Thank you Kay.
Thank you Alan
Weren’t replies #1, #2 and #3 of any interest to you as well?
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Can anyone translate these jottings
« on: Saturday 20 September 25 18:01 BST (UK) »
The Greek word is εκκλησια (church).
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World War Two / Re: Soldier's burial
« on: Saturday 20 September 25 10:45 BST (UK) »
That’s a much better solution than mine 
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World War Two / Re: Soldier's burial
« on: Friday 19 September 25 19:29 BST (UK) »That stone is exactly the same as mine - with the R A badge in the cross.
I was thinking that Cross Headstone meant one in the shape of a cross
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World War Two / Re: Soldier's burial
« on: Friday 19 September 25 18:51 BST (UK) »Might it be be the design of headstone C(ross) H(eadstone) as explained on the CWGC website here
https://www.cwgc.org/visit-us/visiting-a-cwgc-site/cwgc-headstones/
I have just disproved that idea. This burial is marked CH and it’s the standard design
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102223630/francis-mark-shackle
There are two Italian soldiers in the same burial report who are marked W.X.
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Handwriting Deciphering & Recognition / Re: Sidwell
« on: Friday 19 September 25 13:52 BST (UK) »The originals show month of birth before baptismal given name. In Sidwill's case she appears between "? Aprilis Rosa" and 7 Aprilis Thomas" yet the month against her appears to be "Novembris"?
The first words in the entry are 'Eodem die' - on the same day, i.e. the same as the previous entry.