Posts by David Gill Records and researchSuspect bomb damage claims of the Second World WarThursday 10 January 2019Aubrey Wood of Woodross Estates submitted a claim to the War Damage Commission on...Records and research1977: Punks, TV drama and Mary WhitehouseThursday 14 September 2017To many young people the blazing hot summer of 1976 was already a far-flung memory......Records and researchAn end to conflict: Napoleon’s surrender to HMS BellerophonFriday 14 July 2017Napoleon Bonaparte surrendered to Captain Frederick Lewis Maitland of HMS Bellerophon on 15 July 1815…...Records and researchLesney toys: they fit inside a matchboxMonday 6 February 2017From meeting in a virtually derelict pub to an Award for Industry, explore the...Records and researchPost-war playtime: Mettoy and Corgi ToysThursday 26 May 2016During the 20th century, the UK was home to the major manufacturers of miniature...
