Tag: Local History
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Inspired by UV light therapy goggles: Ella Phillips and Robert Blair Primary School
In 2016 artist Ella Phillips worked with teacher Emily Evans and Year 1 at Robert Blair Primary School on the exhibition Imagine Islington. Ella supported Emily to design and deliver a 5 workshop programme for the classroom, inspired by Islington Musuem’s UV light therapy googles. Ella also worked alongside the pupils in their classroom to create her own…
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The Origins of Islington Play Association
By Jordan James Islington Play Association was created in the early 1970s, when a rumour spread through Islington’s Playgrounds that an “outsider” was going to set up a play association. A group of Islington locals got together and decided to create an Association of their own. “…But meanwhile we had…
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December: we remember
Using data from census records, war graves and war memorials we can begin to discover the names of those from the historic boroughs of Finsbury and Islington who died at Gallipoli. In December we remember the death of: 04/12/1915 Private John Clampitt Gloucestershire Regiment – 7th Service Battalion 11/12/1915 Temporary Sub-Lieutenant…
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Finsbury Rifles in Gallipoli: 13 December to 18 December
Date: 12. or 13.12.1915 Camp cleaned up during morning and at 1245 Battn fell in with Bdexxx? To NORTH PIER. At 1430 embarked on HMT ALAUNIA. Battn on duty all loading and unloading fatigue provided. 3 men to hospital. Date: 14.12.1915 Transport sailed at 1600. Routine parade and inspection during…
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Finsbury Rifles in Gallipoli: 6 December to 12 December
Date: 6.12.1915 Battalion paraded at 1000 for company training. Camp inspected by CO. 4 men to hospital. Date: 7.12.1915 All tents struck during reorganisation of Brigade Camp and repitched during afternoon. 3 men to hospital. Sundry fatigue parties furnished. Date: 8.12.1915 Routine parades and inspections, as before. Information received that…
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November: we remember
Using data from census records, war graves and war memorials we can begin to discover the names of those from the historic boroughs of Finsbury and Islington who died at Gallipoli. In November we remember the death of: 11/11/1915 Private Charles William Hathaway London Regiment – 1st (City of London) Battalion…
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Finsbury Rifles in Gallipoli: 29 November to 5 December
Location ANZAC BEACH Date: 29.11.1915 Hospital heavily shelled during morning. Sea still very rough but weather improving although bitterly cold. Owing to heavy Australian casualties, obliged to leave hospital and accommodated in tents in immediate neighbourhood. 1 man wounded and 3 men to hospital. Night quiet. Date: 30.11.1915 Fine day,…
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Finsbury Rifles in Gallipoli: 22 November to 28 November
Date: 22.11.1915 Very quiet day and night. Work day and night on trenches improvements. Patrol ran into digging party near 92Z5 and was heavily fired on by covering party and enemy on BULGAR BLUFF. It retired without incident. 10 men to hospital. Date: 23.11.1915 Uneventful day and night. Progress made…
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Finsbury Rifles in Gallipoli: 15 November to 21 November
Date: 15.11.1915 Battalion relieved at dawn by Suffolk Yeomanry. Rest camp shelled by 5 howitser about midday and one man wounded. Day and night otherwise quiet. 5 men to hospital. Routine parades and inspections. Date: 16.11.1915 A few shells burst during day over camp but no damage done. Parades and…
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Finsbury Rifles in Gallipoli: 8 November to 14 November
Date: 8.11.1915 Quiet day and night. Routine parades as usual. No men to hospital. Weather during past few days very fine. Practise alarm at 2030. Date: 9.11.1915 Uneventful day and night. Orders received for relief of Suffolk Yeomanry in new Centre Sector on following day. Trenches visited by officers in…
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