Tag Archives: Tunbridge Wells
Wounded Soldiers in Tunbridge Wells, 1914-18: by Jennifer Watts
The Germans had demanded the right of passage through neutral Belgium to attack France. King Albert retorted ‘Belgium is a nation, not a road’. Belgians refused to stand aside as Germans marched through their country and resistance to their advance … Continue reading
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Tagged Bidborough Court, Chilston Road, Club Albert, Eye and Ear Hospital, Homeopathic Hospital, Jerningham House, Kent Nursing Institution, Lady Annette Matthews, Mount Sion, Sgt Georges Cantillon, Southborough, Southborough VAD, Speldhurst VAD, St John's Ambulance Corps, Tunbridge Wells, Tunbridge Wells General Hospital, Victoria Hall Southborough, Wadhurst, West Hall VAD Hospital
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Visit to the National Archives: by Carolyn Gray
On Thursday 20th April, as part of Royal Tunbridge Wells Belgian Refugees 1914 a group of us went to The National Archives . The day started with a selection of documents relating to World War One, … Continue reading
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Tagged Louise Bell, Lullingstone Castle, National Archives, Tunbridge Wells, Van Dam family
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Week One: First thoughts: by Caroline Auckland
The Belgian Refugees in Tunbridge Wells: A Weekly Diary by Caroline Auckland The very first thing I decided to do after joining this community project was turn to the written past. We had been asked to think about what we … Continue reading
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Tagged advertising, Bazaar, British Newspaper Archives, Kent & Sussex Courier, soldiers, toys, Tunbridge Wells, Weekes
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Introducing the Project
This project uses a variety of historical sources to reveal the largely forgotten history of the Belgian community in Tunbridge Wells, Kent and surrounding areas during the First World War. Building on research mainly done by local resident Alison Sandford … Continue reading
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Tagged Amelia Scott, Belgian community, Belgian Community Heritage Trail, CREATE, Dutch, French, German, Louisa Scott, munitions, souvenir album, Tunbridge Wells
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