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Arthur Clear: A Thousand Years of Winslow Life
This lecture given by Arthur Clear in 1888 is a shorter version of his book published in 1894. The full text, transcribed by Peter Thornton, is available in .doc format following the layout of the original: Arthur Clear 1888 (231 KB). Or you can follow the links below to read sections of the text in .html format. For more about the author, see Ed Grimsdale's article on Arthur Clear. |
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- Medieval Winslow (pp.2-4)
- Biggin (pp.4-5)
- Living, tithes and advowson of St Laurence church (pp.5-6)
- The Mayne family (p.6)
- The Civil War and Commonwealth (pp.6-8)
- Parish registers (pp.8-10)
- Benefactions and charities (pp.10-11)
- Enclosure (p.11)
- St Laurence church (pp.11-13)
- Anecdotes (pp.13-15)
- Winslow Hall (pp.15-16)
- Manor court in the 18th-19th centuries (pp.16-17)
- Church rate (p.17)
- Benjamin Keach (pp.17-18)
- Poor rate (p.18)
- Fire engines (p.18)
- Parish officers (p.18)
- Description by Rev. St.John Priest, 1810 (p.18)
- Waterloo celebrations, 1815 (p.19)
- Independent (Congregational) chapel, 1816 (p.19)
- Description of Winslow c.1828 (pp.19-20)
- Church bells (p.20)
- Railway (p.20)
- Poppy cultivation, etc. (p.20)
- Congregational church, 1884 (pp.20-1)
- Conclusion (p.21)
- Poem about The George Hotel (p.22)
- Addenda on early Winslow
- Addendum on the charity school
Copyright
4 January, 2013