Monthly Archives: July 2017
Housing the Refugees: by Anne Logan
The most basic necessity for the Belgian refugees when they arrived in the UK was a place to live. Families for example needed to find somewhere to stay where their children could be educated nearby. Some refugees were fortunate enough … Continue reading
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Tagged Alexandra Palace, Belgian Refugees Committee, children, Church Army Home, Enid Lakeman, families, Grosvenor Lodge, High Brooms, Housing, Lydia Le Lacheur, Reverend Canon Keatinge, schooling, St John's. Southborough, Tunbridge Wells Girls' Grammar School, Upper Grosvenor Road, Van Aerschot family, voluntary committee
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Mayor Charles Emson: by Anne Carwardine
When Charles Emson died in 1936, the Kent & Sussex Courier’s obituary described him thus: Tall, upright and of striking appearance, Mr Emson commanded the respect and highest esteem of everyone associated with the social and governing life of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Anglo-Belgian Union, Belgian Refugee Fund, Belgian Refugees Committee, Charles Whitbourn Emson, Chevalier de L'ordre de la Couronne, churchwarden, Folkestone, General Hospital Board, Insurance, King Albert, magistrate, Margaret Emson, Mayor Charles Emson, Mayor Emson, Paul van den Kerckhove, Tunbridge Wells District Council
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The Suffragist Clothing Depot: by Anne Carwardine
From 1906 onwards, Tunbridge Wells was home to an extraordinarily active Votes for Women campaign. The largest and busiest organisation in town was the local branch of the NUWSS (the National Union of Women’s Suffrage Societies) whose non-militant members were … Continue reading