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...
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Thomas Beattie Sergeant Thomas Beattie served with the RAF voluntary...
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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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Whilst trawling through the newspapers of 1914-1919, Pam has come...
Read MoreBombed Railway Line fixed within Hours!
During WW2 the railway system in Britain was used heavily, and...
Read MoreNewsagents continue despite bombs falling
This local newsagent, and his wife, continue working despite the...
Read MoreItalian Recipes for Meatless Days
By 1917, certain foods were in short supply, especially meat,...
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1917 was a bad year. The death toll was going...
Read MoreThomas Holloway
Sergeant Thomas Holloway Chislehurst Sergeant’s Letter Sergeant Thomas Holloway, R.A.F.,...
Read MoreBlack-outs in the Church
Blackouts proved one of the more unpleasant aspects of the...
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My husband love sardines, so this advert would have appealed...
Read MoreLieutenent L M Powell
Second Lieutenant L.M. Powell, of Chislehurst was killed in action...
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Read MoreAlbert Victor Waldock
Arthur Victor Waldock Private Arthur Victor Waldock served with the...
Read MoreRecruits for the ATS needed URGENTLY
This notice was published in the local Bromley & District...
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