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Queen Victoria’s Clairvoyant?

Philip Jeffs delves into the mysterious world of dubious clairvoyance in his latest blog… I have to admit that today’s blog entry wanders a bit from...

Mrs Rylands’ Ball, February 1909

Philip Jeffs continues his blog exploring the Glazebrook-Rylands family archives… After the dangers of smoking and the threat of cholera, I thought you might like a slightly lighter-hearted blog...

The Dangers of Smoking

Heritage & Archives Officer Philip Jeffs looks at Thomas Glazebrook Rylands’ attitude to the dangers of smoking and finds that, surprisingly, not much has changed… The item...

Warrington’s Cholera Outbreak in 1832

This week, Philip Jeffs looks at Martha Rylands’ diary description of the Cholera Epidemic of 1832… The first ever officially recorded case of cholera in England...

Thomas Glazebrook Rylands and Anti-Slavery

Philip Jeffs looks at Thomas Rylands’s support of the abolitionist movement… Records of the Rylands family, and of their friends and associates, show that Thomas...

Gripes and constipation: home cures from Georgian Warrington

Philip Jeffs unearths some dubious “cures” that you most definitely should NOT try at home! Today’s item of interest is a small volume entitled “Martha Rylands, Warrington,...

Recollections of Winwick Grammar School 1859-1862

Philip Jeffs continues his Glazebrook-Rylands family archives blog… The document I want to share with you today is a fascinating manuscript recounting John Paul Ryland’s...

An impudent thief!

Philip Jeffs continues his Glazebrook-Rylands family archives blog. This week a letter from an “impudent thief”… The following letter is one item amongst many pasted...

Victorian Snowflakes

Philip Jeffs continues his Rylands family history blog, this time looking at Thomas Glazebrook Rylands’s obsession with the weather… Whilst sorting through the records of the...

The Glazebrook-Rylands project

Heritage & Archives Officer Philip Jeffs introduces a new series of blogs, exploring the history of one of Warrington’s famous families … Over the next few...

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