George RENALD

I have updated the webpage with a new category Headstones, to somebody interested in genealogy visiting graveyards is not as unusual as it may first sound! Headstones can hold a vast amount of varied information and my first entry is George Renald who died in 1758. I couldn't resist a short search into his family history and this can be read at https://oldwhittingtonops.com/george-renald/

I have attached a lovely find which was a copy of the Inventory, which before 1782 the executor of a will was obliged to take and present to the court.

CAPTAIN KINDNESS

Back in 1891 the Derbyshire Courier used to have a section called Captain Kindness, Childrens Corner.

April 6th 1891, Alfred Glossop aged 12, from Old Whittington managed to get some of his friends to join Captain Crusoe's army (of nearly 3000 children), and he wrote the following letter to Captain Crusoe. What struck me is that at least one of those boys on the list would be joining a real army some years later. Herbert Widdowson died in 1916 aged 32, https://oldwhittingtonops.com/widdowson-h/

and I am sure he wasn't the only one on Alfred's list who joined up and fought for King and Country some years later!

REVOLUTION HOUSE

I couldn't resist taking this photo today, it was such a beautiful morning and the Revolution House looked really lovely in the sunshine.

CHOIR TRIP

Although the newspaper was dated 26 August 1899 this clipping brought back happy memories for me of choir trips when I belonged to New Whittington choir late 1960's early 70's. By then New Whittington choir had their own trip and from what I remember it was by coach and normally to Skegness and I don't remember any guidance either, we were pretty much left to our own devices for the day! Happy days.

REVOLUTION MIXTURE

Leafing through British Newspapers this advert from the Derbyshire Courier 6 June 1899 jumped out. Never heard of Revolution Mixture before, my first thought was it must be a cough linctus how wrong I was!

THE BARM MAN

Found this lovely story in the Derbyshire Courier from August 1910.  Brought back happy memories, my grandmother used to call yeast 'barm' but I have not heard it called that for years.

SAMUEL HINDE

I first heard of Samuel Hinde when I was trying to find out information on the Newbridge Inn which stood on Newbridge Lane. I had never heard his name mentioned along with the like of Samuel Bower, John Dixon as a Whittington landowner in the late 1700's but he was, and I decided to try and do a bit of research into the man who at one point had a 1/16th share in the Manor of Whittington. I have uploaded his story to the webpage and it can be read here https://oldwhittingtonops.com/samuel-hinde/ Samuel owned plots of land around Whittington and lived in a substantial Manor House, which would appear to have been at the bottom of Whittington Hill, possibly where the present Manor House now stands.