University of leicester centre for english local history. Another interesting archive based in the city are the special collections at the leicester university library. Historical directories digital access to trade directories of england and wales. Now, local historian roger hutchinson is telling others about the rivers long history and its contemporary role. There was a department of local history but without a professor at leicester university from 1947. Thomas hatton 18761943, a local businessman whose collection of nearly 2,000 books on english local history was donated to the library of leicester college in 1920. Arcadia publishing local and regional history books. Local history library our search room contains a small number of reference books, the majority of which are histories of community groups, schools, sporting groups, clubs, religious agencies and other topics that relate to our local area.
Compiled and edited by margery tranter, ken hawker, john rowley and mike thompson. William george hoskins cbe fba 22 may 1908 11 january 1992 was an english local. Evington hall convent grammar school was a girls grammar school on spencefield lane b667. Published as a free download from the friends section of celh website or as a cd for. Hoskins had enabled him to read a landscape as a historical palimpsest. The university of leicester has set up a website with online access to large collection of digitally imaged 18th, 19th and early. It is to the northeast of birmingham and coventry, south of nottingham, and west of peterborough. Leicester lea has low gcse results, but the school is one of the few to gain good gcse results, and in 2010 was third best, behind another catholic school, english martyrs catholic school in the northwest of leicester.
Local historian graeme white calls the book brilliantly crafted. Completing a local study rebecca starts her local study. Handbook of historical data concerning leicester, massachusetts. The lower sixth are able to take advantage of russian history conference and a tailored tudor workshop at the leicester guildhall, richard iii centre and cathedral. The leicester school demands that local history huuld not be treated as. This year we are offering an exciting course on a variety of subjects ranging from herodotus, history of art, great painters, spanish civil war, saxon, viking and normans and many more. In 1970 he completed a phd on west riding surnames for leicester university and. Robert mee can present a number of illustrated talks for your group. W g hoskins book, the making of the english landscape, had a dramatic effect, not just. It incorporates cultural and social aspects of history.
It is the study of what used to be where and why a street was named in a particular way. On this day in leicesters history historic sites in leicester famous people from leicester local history articles trace your ancestors travel. She was a governor of wyggeston school for girls since its founding in 1878, and was a campaigner for the education of girls. The romans invaded britain in 43 ce and they captured leicestershire by 47 ce. Visiting museums rebecca finds objects in two local museums. Most people are not descended from royalty, and without local history we would not know our story. St pauls had the best alevel results in leicestershire in 2012.
It was the capital of the local celtic tribe, the corieltauvi. Asd autistic spectrum disorder 19 apply asd autistic spectrum disorder filter. Outline of the type of sources that you could find at your local archive or local history studies centrelibrary 1. Our aim is to publish online and within a series of books, a history of every town and village in leicestershire, from the first settlers to the present day. Remove all send provision filter all send provision 118. Our focus is on keeping critical services running, particularly those supporting vulnerable people. Historic plaques are one form of documentation of significant occurrences in the past and oral histories are another. What has now become known as the leicester school of local history identified. Many people are using the website as a resource for researching in to the history of hinckley and the surrounding area. Thematic and topographical accounts of the city of leicester, as well as histories of parishes added to the city since 1892. Nuneaton and bedworth history local and family history. A victorian history lesson in leicester news and features. Many people are using the website as a resource for researching in to the history of hinckley and the surrounding area, the website gives a great. Recognized by the community as its greatest asset, the leicester schools engage every child in rigorous, studentcentered learning in a safe and technologyrich environment.
Ma in english local history fulltime or parttime the course is the most comprehensive of its kind. School inspections began in 1839 and eventually came to cover issues such as quality of the building, efficiency, teacher training and provisions for the disabled. Local history investigating local links with a trip to jewry wall in leicester. We have a wide range of books and journals on genealogy and family history, local census returns and other records on cd and microfiche. School inspections began in 1839 and eventually came to cover issues such as quality of the building, efficiency, teacher training and. Step right on to main street at any point in history, and be immersed in the wonder and unique flavor of life in your town, or any town in america. To find links to collections for lower jurisdictions such as a county, town, or parish, go to locating online databases. The local archive or record office rebecca finds sources in the local archive. The leicestershire history site is part of the victoria county history trust. This brief outline of the history of the town of leicester, massachusetts, was, for the greater part, compiled from essays written by pupils of the graduating class of the leicester center grammar school, nineteen hundred and eleven, in response to the offer of a prize for the best composition on the subject from the col. A noneuropean society to provide contrast with british history.
Finberg was the first professor of english local history. Jun 09, 2009 rivers bring life, and the river soar was the birthplace of leicester. The precursors of academic local history can be found in the antiquarian accounts of the english counties and towns which began with lambardes kent, carews cornwall and stows london in the 16th century, and burtons leicestershire and dugdales warwickshire in the 17th. And this, perhaps, is what makes the annual festivals of remembrance held all over the country so poignant. Local history, with special reference to the leicester school of local history. The first academic post related to local history was at reading university which appointed a research fellow in local history in 1908. Leicester central library also offers free online access to ancestry library edition. The most striking features in the geography, geology, and history of the county are presented in a simple, readable form, suited to children in standards ivvii. We are taking the necessary immediate and longerterm steps to support and protect residents, staff and partners. Penned by local experts, each images of america book weaves the history of a community in stories and rare photos, from its beginnings to today. Title, reader in english local history at university college, leicester. Centre for english local history university of leicester. This was in an era before the local high schools had consolidated. They evolved from attempts to characterise a whole county, to parish by parish studies, in which the lords of the manor were identified, and the church and its monuments described.
The book has been adopted by the leicester school board as an alternative reader in their day schools, and as the only reader to be used in their continuation evening schools. The convent of the nativity junior school was on the same site. The school was created in 1977 from the merger of two local catholic schools evington hall, the girls grammar school that served the city and county. The advanced diploma in local history is a oneyear parttime course providing training in key concepts and methods of historical studies. The early twentieth century saw individuals in universities with job titles related to local history, but the first department of local history was established at leicester. A history of the county of leicester british history online. The centre for english local history is a research centre at the university of leicester, committed to the study of local history throughout england and wales. An active member of the unitarian chapel, she was keen on the history of leicester, and author of glimpses of ancient leicester in six periods 1891. Amberley publishing provides a fresh approach to regional and general history. The city lies on the river soar and close to the eastern end of the national forest. Henshaw chapter, daughters of the american revolution. Az the old school at billesdon, in use from 1650 until 1876, and as a temporary school for a short period from 1959 these pages contain key information about the schools that existed in individual leicestershire villages between 1818 and 1851.
Local history is the study of how ordinary people lived, worked and raised families. Undergraduate advanced diploma in local history online. Local history brought alive with vintage old photos and research by local historian and society chairman, paul lanagan. Find out more about our courses, research and projects. And as to which high school he graduated from, i have no idea. Francis frith the uks leading publisher of local photographs since 1860. Discover local history with leicesters archive collections.
History at leicester is home to three highly regarded postgraduate research centres the centre for english local history, the centre for urban history and the stanley burton centre for holocaust and genocide studies which deliver our specialist pathway mas. Leicester mercury archive photographic prints, negatives, cuttings files and other material from the newspaper library of the leicester mercury. Online reference library for books and authors, reference books and dictionaries, access to research, business information and consumer advice, driving theory test, and local and family history. Sep 16, 2012 the most striking features in the geography, geology, and history of the county are presented in a simple, readable form, suited to children in standards ivvii. Mld moderate learning difficulty 18 apply mld moderate learning difficulty filter. The first remembrance day commemorated the end of world war i. As to how, or why, he and his family got here, i havent a clue and in research ive yet to find anything. Buy the illustrated history of leicesters suburbs reprint by jordan, christine isbn. Author, christine jordan, offers a concise history of each district, but she also features local anecdotes. A victorian history lesson in leicester leicestershire history. Website of houghtonlespring heritage society, a definitive and extensive history of houghtonlespring, co durham, england. Rivers bring life, and the river soar was the birthplace of leicester. Originally published by victoria county history, london, 1958. Centre for english local history postgraduate studies ma in english local history ma by individual supervised study distance learning mphil and phd research degrees the centre for english local history is the only specifically postgraduate and research centre of its kind in britain.
Aug 21, 2018 history books george redmonds obituary. W g hoskins, founder of the department of english local history. Robert is a qualified trainer and is on the derbyshire directory speakers list. It is delivered entirely online, so you can work at home with access to the course material, your tutor and fellow students. But the one thing that caught my attention was that he graduated high school in asheville, nc, in 1924. Many public schools have published histories, which should be available in local libraries or through online booksellers. We have a great range of local history from top brands. Housing such treasures as the gorrie collection, covering labour history c. Syston photos, maps, books, memories francis frith. There are some film clip prompt questions available to download from the local history webpage to support discussion. Photos, maps, personal memories and local books of syston. This was one of the first major donations to the library.
Local history discovered february 9, 2017 in history i recently noticed something id never seen during all the years ive driven over the bridge on old leicester highway, locally known as the craggy bridge. The book has been adopted by the leicester school board as an. Landscape and society along the south devon coast, 10861550. Local history is the study of history in a geographically local context and it often concentrates on the local community. Houghtonlespring heritage society, houghtonlespring. Leicestershire, england online genealogy records this chart shows links to countrywide collections.
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