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Northumberland / Re: Hedley Family Search
« on: Monday 13 April 09 18:51 BST (UK)  »
Can anyone help me with my Hedleys? (Or to be more correct, my OH's Headleys).  His Grandmother was Isabella Hedley, born 25th March 1913 in Northumberland, to John Hedley and Mary Annie (nee Crawford). And that is about as far as I can go at the moment......

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The Common Room / Re: Latin help please
« on: Monday 14 July 08 20:06 BST (UK)  »
Interestingly, that's about £14,900 today............

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Hertfordshire / Re: Maternity Hospitals in Hitchin around 1933
« on: Monday 14 July 08 19:51 BST (UK)  »
My mother was born at the Maples Maternity Hospital, Bedford Road, Hitchin in 1933
It was pulled down a few years ago and although had not been used as maternity home for many years it was still used by NHS (as administration offices I think). The Maples stopped being used when the North Herts Maternity Hospital was opened next door. I think this was used until 1980 when it was transferred to Stevenage

The Maternity Unit at the Lister Hospital Stevenage didn't open until 1983.  My oldest son was born in the old unit in 1982, which is where Waitrose (and before that Safeway) now stands.

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Hertfordshire / Re: STANTON Family of Herts.
« on: Monday 14 July 08 19:24 BST (UK)  »
Quick follow up - I've just noticed Bury End also has a photo on www.imagesofengland.org.uk - search either for 'Bury End' or 'Hinxworth' and you should get there.  Very attractive little thatched cottage.  It's slightly out of the village on the road towards Ashwell.
Regards
Richard.
For anyone interested, Bury End Cottage was the residence of the author Monica Dickens - see her autobiography 'An Open Book'.  If you can hold of a copy, there is a photgraph inside of the bookcase, which used to be a fire place before the several small cottages were combined to make the picturesque building we see today.

My son's Great Grandfather was Harry Stanton, who was born there, along with Ada, Amy, Emily & George.  He lived most of his adult life in The Cottage, High Street, shown here: http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=162227&mode=quick Next door to Horace Brooks, who lived http://www.imagesofengland.org.uk/Details/Default.aspx?id=162226&mode=quick Incidentally, both properties were heavily renovated in the late 1980's, early 1990's after their former occupants died.

If I can help any further, I lived in Hinxworth myself from 1978 to 1993.

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