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...
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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A Good Tune Would Make All the Difference
5th May 1916, page 5 WHO WILL? Sergeant Gutteridge (long...
Read MoreConey Hall Fete, August 1940
This article, which featured in the Bromley & District Times...
Read MoreRefugee Wedding: Pittock-Buss to Gross
Geoffrey Pittock-Buss was born in Croydon in 1919, the son...
Read MoreTanks for the Memory
The country was in desperate need of money to pay...
Read MoreComplaints about Food Waste, 1941
Looks like complaints about food waste is not a new...
Read MoreAutumn Fashions – 1940
For the fashion conscious in 1940, this advert appeared in...
Read MoreUnexploded Bomb on Railway Line
Danger coolly tackled by staff In the South of England...
Read MoreLance Corporal E. A. Palin
Reported in the Bromley & District Times, 6th September 1940....
Read MorePrisoners of Singapore (WW2)
Singapore Prisoners of War During World War II, following the...
Read MoreHow OXO helped Strengthen the Home Front
How OXO helped Strengthen the Home Front In 1840 a...
Read MoreGuide to War Savings
Even after the war children were encouraged to save. I...
Read MoreBromley’s Drive to Salvage Waste, 1941
During the Second World War recycling was at a high...
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