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Websites
Below is a list of a series of non-commercial sites which I have created, largely about obscure matters which I happen to find of great interest.
Archie Hill
Archie Hill (1928 – 1986) was a writer, broadcaster and photographer who came from the English Black Country, a region which provided the central theme for his work. This website presents a collection of material by and about Hill covering fiction, non-fiction, broadcasting, dramatisations and photo-journalism.
The Guild of Saint Joseph and Saint Dominic
This site sets out the story of a group of talented artists and craftsmen who establish a community in 1920, with the motto ‘Men rich in virtue studying beautifulness living in peace in their houses’. The Guild, which was based on religious principles and sought to recreate an idealised medieval lifestyle, survived until 1989.
Percy Shakespeare
A site about an underappreciated artist from Dudley. It features many of his works together with his life story.
Early Cricket
A site which explores the history of cricket from the very beginning in 1550 to 1800. Rich in resources such as paintings and texts.
Saint Kenelm Walks
A guide to two long distance walks across Worcestershire and Gloucestershire, linking the two places most connected with the life of the ninth century Mercian Saint. Details provided include interactive maps and a history of the Kenelm legend.
The Fugitive King
Resources connected with The Monarch’s Way, a 625 mile walk based on the escape of King Charles II after the battle of Worcester, 1651. This site has been described in the Daily Telegraph as ‘entertaining, impressive and exhaustive’.
Other web resources
Cricket
The Pavilion Library
A listing of a series of reprints of classic cricket books
Lineal Test Cricket Champions
English one-day cricket competitions
Arthur Collins – Record score at Clifton College in 1899
Literature
Vanity Fair resources
The Noble Spanish Soldier
The text of a little-known Jacobean Play by Thomas Dekker, published by Project Gutenberg. I transcribed and edited this text as the dissertation for my MA.
Art, History
Seven Wonders of the World – John Romer
Walking
The Integrated Network of Southern English Paths
In his famous book about the Pilgrim Road to Canterbury, The Old Road, Hilaire Belloc made the observation that the topography of Central Southern England is dominated by six ranges of hills, all of which, more or less, emanate from the Salisbury Plain. This 1,325 mile network of walking routes follows those ridges, and the River Thames, all of the way to the sea. In a sense, it is the motorway network of Ancient Britain.
Video
YouTube videos
Me
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I would greatly appreciate any comments.