Step into Bromley's Past through historical newspapers
What was Bromley like during the War Years?
Old Newspapers are a wonderful source of information. I have been working with the Bromley and District Times during World War 1 and its aftermath collecting and listing the names of military personnel who have featured in it for my Military Ancestors project.
Through this research I have also gathered fascinating stories, articles and adverts from the time. These I can now bring to you through my website Bromley Historical Newspapers – stories written about the people of the time, by the people of the time.
I hope you enjoy reading them too.
Pam
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About Me
Pam Preedy is a local historian and author of Living Through the Great War at Home, about how the people of Bromley faced the challenges of war. As well as providing talks to local groups, Pam is also a volunteer at Biggin Hill Memorial Museum
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Bertram Edgar Spark
Bertram Edgar Spark Bertram Edgar Spark served as a rifleman...
Read MoreSergeant Thomas Beattie
Thomas Beattie Sergeant Thomas Beattie served with the RAF voluntary...
Read MorePrivate Ernest John Accleton
Ernest John Accleton Private E.J. Accelton, 1957, of the 1/4th...
Read MoreMolly Sherwell
Molly Sherwell Private Molly Sherwell served with the Auxiliary Territorial...
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Police Sergeant David Lionel Grigg honoured
On the evening of the 9th November 1940 at 19:00hrs...
Read MoreGrow Fit not Fat on your War Diet!
The Ministry of Food published some food facts in local...
Read MoreTroop Entertainers wanted
The Bromley T.W.E.R.P.S. Concert Party was an amatuer group set...
Read MoreSergeant H E A Squelch, D.C.M.
Sergeant H E A Squelch served with the Wireless Section,...
Read MoreNational War Bonds – invest every shilling you possibly can!
No sum can be too large! Another example of an...
Read MoreBertram Edgar Spark
Bertram Edgar Spark Bertram Edgar Spark served as a rifleman...
Read MoreDeath of Sub-Lieutenant Stafford-Clark, 1940
Sub Lieutenant (A) John Stafford-Clark was the son of former...
Read MoreDame Clara Ellen Butt performs in Bromley
Dame Clara Ellen Butt, DBE (1 February 1872 – 23 January...
Read MoreYou Can’t be too Careful: Propaganda Campaign, 1943
“Over 1,000 fires a day are helping Hitler.. so stub...
Read MoreLord Woolton Pie: The Official Recipe
Originally called Lord Woolton pie, and later as simply Woolton...
Read MoreItalian Recipes for Meatless Days
By 1917, certain foods were in short supply, especially meat,...
Read MoreI came to think of him as a ‘friend’ – Letters of Gutteridge
From the beginning of 1917, letters from John Gutteridge rarely...
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