Posts by Chris Heather Records and researchThe Beeching AxeMonday 27 March 2023Today marks 60 years since the publication of The Reshaping of British Railways....Archives and archivistsThe Trade in Yellow: Cataloguing the Home Office Correspondence, King George IIIThursday 24 November 2022The Home Office Correspondence from the reign of King George III, held in record...Records and researchFirst World War ambulance trainsFriday 18 November 2022The railways, and the men and women who worked on them, made a significant...Records and research‘Bad and Ripe for Mischief’: Events of 1810 as seen by the Home OfficeThursday 4 August 2022The past, they say, is another country and Home Office papers from 1810 reveal...Records and researchWar, crops and inflation: Nothing newFriday 20 May 2022One of the repercussions of world events at present is the shortage of grain...Records and researchEric Geddes: The man behind the 1920s grouping of the railwaysThursday 19 May 2022A quick search on the newly released 1921 Census for England and Wales shows...Records and researchVerdict – Accidental death: The strange case of the Scottish aristocrat killed on the Midland RailwayFriday 22 January 2021Chris Heather writes: Over the past two years, The National Archives has been cataloguing a...Archives and archivistsHidden messages in vintage paintingsWednesday 8 April 2020I expect we have all looked at old paintings in country houses or galleries,...Records and researchThumbs up to railway accidentsTuesday 21 May 2019Between June 1908 and November 1917 there were 63 injuries to the thumbs of...Records and research19th century crime at railway stationsTuesday 10 April 2018Wednesday 2 May 2018, 14:00 Britain on film: Railways Horatio Holland was only ten...Records and researchExploring Pig Clubs and the Donkey ExpressWednesday 7 September 2016I'm always on the lookout for unusual transport-related documents, and recently I found some...Records and researchUncovering a sad tale of murder and suicideWednesday 13 April 2016This is a true story, involving a real family 120 years ago, pieced together... 1 2 »
