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SNIPPETS

A depository for small articles, notes, titbits and other miscellanea of local interest.

EARLY HISTORY OF A MORMON COMMUNITY IN STAMFORD

Mormons in Stamford

Submitted by Chris Hunt

6 January 2025

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WATER SUPPLY ISSUES IN STAMFORD (WASHING CLOTHES AND MAKING BEER) 1550.

WATER SUPPLY ISSUES IN STAMFORD (WASHING CLOTHES AND MAKING BEER) 1550.

By Chris Hunt

6 January 2025

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REGULATIONS FOR BREWERS IN FETCHING WATER IN 1666

REGULATIONS FOR BREWERS IN FETCHING WATER IN 1666

By Chris Hunt

6 January 2025

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ROYAL AIR FORCE WITTERING CHRISTMAS MENU 1942

RAF

Submitted by Chris Hunt

6 January 2025

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Saracen’s Head in Stamford

Lost Inn in Stamford

Alan Rogers

6 January 2025

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CATHOLIC CHAPEL IN STAMFORD 1851. Parish of All Saints.

Catholic Chapel

Submitted by Chris Hunt

6 January 2025

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A brief report into research to establish the location of Bradcroft Hamlet, Stamford

Research carried out by Richard Asher.

Richard Asher

16 December 2024

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ST JOHN’S PARISH STAMFORD OWNING LAND IN UFFORD 1860

ST JOHN’S PARISH STAMFORD OWNING LAND IN UFFORD 1860

Chris Hunt

16 December 2024

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The Incumbents of the Stamford Churches c.1886

The Incumbents of the Stamford Churches c.1886

Chris Hunt

16 December 2024

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Anonymous Abuse – 1830s style: or Little Changes in Politics.

Anonymous Abuse – 1830s style: or Little Changes in Politics.

John S Hartley

9 December 2024

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SMALLPOX IN STAMFORD IN 1822

SMALLPOX IN STAMFORD IN 1822

Chris Hunt

9 December 2024

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Harriet Swanson and William Blades.

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Keth Hansell

7 November 2024

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October 31st 1940 - The Luftwaffe Comes to Stamford.
An eyewitness account

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Nicholas J Sheehan.

25 September 2024

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My School-Days in Stamford by Edith Nesbit

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Chris Hunt

26 July 2024

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Stamford Town Bridge 1792

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Chris Hunt

27 June 2024

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The Archive of St Michael's Church

Honorary Life member of the society provides a glimpse of the numerous documents often collected by local churches.

John S Hartley

14 November 2023

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A List of Stamford Aldermen from 1398 to 1457

Despite many early records from this period having been destroyed or lost a Steward of Stamford Town preserved a list of sixty aldermen.

Chris Hunt

1 January 2022

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Radcliffe and Browne's School, Stamford-Prize Volume

A school prize binding

Chris Hunt

1 January 2021

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Blackstone & Co Works Rules 1916

An interesting insight into industrial work rules during WWI

Chris Hunt

1 January 2018

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Religious Foundations of Medieval Stamford

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John S Hartley and Alan Rogers

1 February 2017

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Drowning on Broad Street

Landlady found face down in cistern

Chris Hunt

1 January 2017

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Rate Book 1836

In 2017 Alan Rogers published his transcript of the 1836 rate assessment of Stamford. This important document lists all of the property in the town and names the owners and the tenants.

Professor Alan Rogers

1 January 2017

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Stamford and Magna Carta

Text of talk given to Stamford Local History Society

Dr Henry Summerson

1 April 2015

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Browne's Hospital Property

A transcription of a survey of all of the properties owned by Browne's Hospital in 1845. Contains descriptions, site plans and names of tenants.

Professor Alan Rogers

1 January 2014

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Stamford and the Gough Map

The earliest known image of the town

Chris Hunt

1 January 2014

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Transcript of Bert Bailey's WWI Diary

The WWI diary of a Stamford man

P Massey & K Hansell

1 January 2014

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Hearth Tax Returns for St Martin's, Stamford - 31st July 1663

The earliest surviving hearth tax return for any part of Northamptonshire.

Professor Alan Rogers

1 January 2014

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