Historic Flooding And Drought In Staffordshire
About Historic Flooding And Drought In Staffordshire
This project is a collaboration between the University of Liverpool and the Staffordshire Record Office, involving two research students, Alice and Helen.
Historic Flooding And Drought In Staffordshire Description
This project is a collaboration between the University of Liverpool and the Staffordshire Record Office, involving two research students, Alice and Helen.
Alice is looking at understanding and response to drought and how this has changed over time, using a variety of archive sources.
Helen is researching water management and flooding between c. 1550-1750, including both routine management or flood prevention and response to disasters when they occur.
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Not what Helen was looking for, but a nice surprise. This folding map of London is made of several postcard-sized pieces mounted on hessian. It even has its own case! No date on the map, but it was wrapped in a letter dated 1859.
Courtesy of find my past, a "great and suddaine" flood in Wombourne, Staffs on Feb 25th 1639/40 noted in the parish register, also on microfiche at the Staffordshire Record Office
“Richardus,” “Rogerus,” “Georgius” and “Walterus” in Alrewas parish register 1630. We’re beginning to think this scribe wasn’t particularly good at Latin...
Copy of letter re fishing rights in Congreve manor from Sir Fulk Greville’s steward to Congreve, 16th cent. Apparently either the miller or his kinsman (“base knaves”!) threatened to take away the steward’s nets.
In Trentham manor court (SRO D593/J/7/4/3). Paper was often made out of old fabric and this blue checked scrap has survived the process and ended up in the wrapper for the manor court rolls Oct 1732.
Only a week to go until our study day StaffsStokeHistory, which is fully booked. Looking forward to some great talks about weather, water and archives!
Found in Trentham manor records, this crocodile (and some doodling) has been used to bind a list of “male persons names between the age of twelve and sixty in the Liberty of Trentham.”
We will be holding a study day on the 10th February at the Staffordshire Record Office, with talks on parish registers, water quality in the Black Country, and the work we’re doing on flooding and drought with the record office.
We’re just finalising the details of our study day at the Staffordshire Record Office - it’ll be on the 10th Feb and will feature talks on researching extreme weather, Lichfield waterworks, watermills, 18th century travel and canals, impacts of dry weather in the past and today and more https://t.co/hNjqN8Axah
Name of the week! George Deathwick (not Deathwish!) in accounts for mills in Burton-Upon-Trent for selling candles in March 1703/4.
Helen thinks this line filler looks like a worried face. C18th emoji perhaps?
Helen came across this. It’s interesting to think about how our walking changes with environment and footwear. http://ow.ly/hbsO30fI0yR
The latest post on our blog... and it's not the first time either of us has posted about historical animals.