Reading a village war memorial, and researching the names with care
What a village war memorial records, how to read its lists and inscriptions, and how to research the names respectfully with the IWM and CWGC records.
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Nathaniel Crisp
Nathaniel reads parish histories, enclosure maps and church walls with equal interest. He writes about manors, monuments, bells and what the evidence does and does not tell us.
Pieces by Nathaniel
Why old yards crack: chalk, frost and the drive in front of the cottage
Why old cottage yards and drives crack on chalk and clay, what the cracks can tell you, and when to ask a contractor to look at the ground beneath.
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Reading a flint church: stone, brick and building phases in north Hertfordshire
A field guide to the walls of north Hertfordshire churches: field and knapped flint, clunch, Totternhoe stone, tufa, brick, and how to read building phases.
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Lilley Hoo: the open common and its racing past
Lilley Hoo survived the 1768 enclosure as open common, hosted horse races for about a century and gave Telegraph Hill its name. Here is what the sources say.
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Why King's Walden sits nearly a mile from its church
King's Walden's church stands by the Bury while the village lies along a road nearly a mile off. The parish records explain how that came about.
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