A. Gordon James (b.1885): Habits, Culture & Belief
‘Something more is demanded of the Church than passing pious resolutions on the evil of drink or gambling’ (54) Naturally, Alfred was …
A. Gordon James (b.1885): Reading and Writing
‘I read a number of Thomas Hardy’s works. His delineation of West Country folk was so true to life that fiction became …
A. Gordon James (b. 1885.): An Introduction
‘I want to know whether the events and circumstances of the life of an ordinary individual have any significant meaning. Do they …
Thomas McLauchlan (1888-1979): Life and Labour (part 2)
In this second section of the Life and Labour blog, we will be exploring Thomas’s other work responsibilities outside of the mining …
Norah Elliott (b.1903)
Norah Elliott Born 2nd Sept 1903. Father, an insurance agent and later a coal miner, was drowned in 1913. Family then forced …
Olive Doris Gold (1897-1977): Habits, Culture & Belief
As are the roots of earth and base of all; Man is for the field and woman for the hearth: Man for …