Mike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, delves into the case of William Dean Dowell who was accused of shooting a…
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Reginald Bray, the ‘human letter’ and postal prankster who amassed the world’s largest collection of autographs
by TonyW Reginald Bray had a passion for testing the limits of the postal delivery services – and collecting autographs. Mike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends…
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The Greenwich naval engineer who helped build the first ship to sail along the Suez Canal
by TonyAs tugs battled to free and refloat the stranded Ever Given, the huge container ship that has been wedged in the Suez Canal for almost…
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Ladywell’s link to ‘the Terror’ and Franklin’s doomed polar expeditions to Canada’s Northwest passage
by TonyInspired by the BBC’s gripping fictionalised account of Sir John Franklin’s tragic 1845 expedition to the Arctic, Mike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley…
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Famous Dutch Elm, Lewisham’s great survivor, to be joined by two saplings grown from its seeds by local resident
by TonyDutch elm disease, one of the most serious tree diseases in the world, swept through British woodlands in the 1920s and then again in the…
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A famous painting by an Italian war artist of troops on the eve of battle reveals a link to Ladywell and Brakespeares Rd
by TonyMike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, had a hunch that this World War One painting by an Italian artist had…
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Merchant adventurer Peter Hauff, one-time resident of ‘Jaerningham Rad’, found fame and fortune in his travels along the Mekong
by TonyMike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, finds his research takes him to the Mekong River, Vietnam and Laos as he…
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From mineral springs to community spirit – Ladywell Society has campaigned since 1984 to promote the character and history of the neighbourhood
by TonyCommunity groups: The Ladywell Society has been a campaigning force in the village for almost 40 years, writes Robert smith, founder and first chair. The…
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How printer turned Sotheby’s clerk George Snowden helped force a record bid for a Gutenberg Bible
by TonyMike Guilfoyle, vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries, uncovers the life of George Snowden, a printer turned Sotheby’s clerk who became a…
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Mike Guilfoyle is in a suitably Dickensian mood before Christmas. Here the vice-chair of the Friends of Brockley and Ladywell Cemeteries recalls the short life…