Author Archives: rhbblog
Saltaire’s Heritage: Hockney and Random Reminiscences
The death of David Hockney this week has made many headlines and brought some wonderful tributes to a great artist. I can’t add anything of significance to those but I do just want to acknowledge the joy that so many … Continue reading
Frank Edmund Dobson: Life and Legacy in Industrial England
I noticed it is the anniversary of my paternal great-grandfather’s death today and realised I have little or no understanding of him as a person and scant information beyond censuses and basic records. In part, this is no doubt because … Continue reading
Worst day of the war…
Taking a look at a branch of my husband’s family tree, I had previously noted the death of a 30-year-old man, Private 17400 William J. Horton, of the Gloucestershire Regiment, at Loos, France, on 25 September 1915. He left a … Continue reading
Thank you, Martin Parr.
I was sad to see the news of Martin Parr’s death yesterday. I have come to appreciate and enjoy his work, much of which was documenting the ‘tasteless cheerfulness’ of what he saw. His work has been controversial at times, … Continue reading
Centenary (and a bit)
I discovered this just a few days too late to share it on their 100th anniversary! My great-uncle Willie married his first wife on 9 September 1925. My grandma was a bridesmaid. I don’t have any pictures but there’s quite … Continue reading
Starry night?
A picture taken in a local nature reserve; Eades Meadow is a lovely, restorative place. In this in-camera double exposure the glorious May flowers are like stars. Sweet dreams…
Absent friends
I lost one of my oldest friends earlier this year and am still heartsore. We were very different characters and often on opposite sides of an argument. We met at secondary school and went to the same college at university … Continue reading
Connections…
One of the pleasures of interacting on the web is making connections or re-connections with people you’d probably not otherwise come across. Thanks to t’internet and having shared a few random memories, I now have had contact with three people … Continue reading
Random Thoughts 