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George 111 wasn't just plain `nuts'

... commoner forms of insanity but from a rare and imperfectly understood hereditary metabolic disoi der called porphyria. QUEEN VICTORIA ESCAPED IT The co - authors trace the history of the disorder back to Margaret Tudor, Henry Vll's daughter. They also ...

Published: Saturday 22 November 1969
Newspaper: Accrington Observer and Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 192 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

A CENTURY OF SECURITY AND SERVICE

... A CENTURY OF SECURITY AND SERVICE WHEN INCOME TAX WAS 6d IN THE £, WHEN GLADSTONE WAS PRIME MINISTER, and WHEN QUEEN VICTORIA WAS ON THE THRONE A memorable year for this local society. Our long tradition of personal serv i ce w ith our a d vantageous ...

Published: Saturday 21 June 1969
Newspaper: Accrington Observer and Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 132 | Page: 3 | Tags: none

On the instructions of W. A. Bolton Esq.. F.C.A.. the Receiver for the Howarth Construction Co. Ltd., Burnley G. F

... piecemeal. on THURSDAY. SEPTEMBER 11th, 1969. at 11 a.m. prompt (subject to conditions of sale) at Heasandford Mill. Queen Victoria Road, Heasandford, BURNLEY. CONTRACTORS EQUIPMENT AND STOCK-IN-TRADE including Scaffold Planks, Scaffolding, Clips, Putlogs ...

Published: Tuesday 26 August 1969
Newspaper: Accrington Observer and Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 156 | Page: 7 | Tags: none

90 – She still reads without glasses

... On Tuesday Mrs Swift's home was full of cards, flowers and she had visits from many wellwishers. Born ' in 1879, when Queen Victoria was on the throne of England and Disraeli was Prime Minister, Mrs Swift went to school in Moscow Mill-street, Oswaldtwistle ...

Published: Saturday 22 November 1969
Newspaper: Accrington Observer and Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 328 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

22 Observer Centenary Special 1887 January 1st saw the first ever issue of the Accrington Observer New ..

... opened in May of that year but perhaps the highlight of the whole twelve months was the Golden Jubilee celebrations for Queen Victoria held in June 1888 The year saw some frenzied building activity with new school developments namely a new schoolroom at ...

Published: Friday 27 March 1987
Newspaper: Accrington Observer and Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 2023 | Page: 46 | Tags: none

FINE IV/IM. ON SHITY IN CLUB'S • EXHI.•'.ITION

... Camera Club Exhibition at Haworth is an exhibition, on loan from the Victoria and lAlbert Musuem, entitled The Golden Age of Victorian Photography. Besides a portrait of Queen I Victoria and the Prince Con; sort, it contains some good photographs of such ...

Published: Saturday 13 September 1969
Newspaper: Accrington Observer and Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 304 | Page: 8 | Tags: none

THE OBSERVER Tuesday 31 December 1991 New Year Junior League is Friday when we've tickets to Snow White in ..

... five O-levels when she took them in smile will chase your cares away And soon replace your frown and labourers said Queen Victoria who was rarely amused 1977 2 When Prince Charles was made captain of the first XI soccer team at Cheam prep school they ...

Published: Tuesday 31 December 1991
Newspaper: Accrington Observer and Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 911 | Page: 11 | Tags: none

2 Parishioners say it with flowers 100 times over MAGNIFICENT displays of flowers brought hundreds of people ..

... continue with a cake stall being staged at Oswaldtwistle Mills next month The centenary marks the occasion 100 years ago when Queen Victoria gave worshippers the go-ahead to form a parish with the first church being opened in nearby Hyndbum Street Accrington ...

Published: Friday 10 July 1998
Newspaper: Accrington Observer and Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: Article | Words: 1013 | Page: 2 | Tags: none

THE OBSER VER Friday December 18th 1987 Housing cash cut would be disaster for Hyndbum - MP By JOHN ANSON

... the days of Queen Victoria at the new look Vic! SELL ON SITE Vending and condom machine specialists Tel Great Harwood 88361 1 (24 hour answering machine service) We would like to wish Kevin and Gillian every success J r look Mw4ook Victoria landlord landlady ...

Published: Friday 18 December 1987
Newspaper: Accrington Observer and Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 2232 | Page: 6 | Tags: none

Do you know these famous faces? Answers in next Friday’s paper OBSERVER QUIZ OF THE YEAR: HOW MUCH DO YOU

... the Queen revisit after 48 years? 4 Who became the first member of the Royal Family to deliver the Radio 4 religious feature Thought for the Day? 5 Which royal led the VE Day celebrations in N Ireland? 6 Which royal author wrote Travels of Queen Victoria ...

Published: Friday 29 December 1995
Newspaper: Accrington Observer and Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 1012 | Page: 25 | Tags: none

3 Council’s anger at £lm capping cuts THE OBSERVED Tuesday 17 December 1991 CONCERNED councillors have ..

... and Ruth Laycock both 10 played the role complete with mallets The 50 junior performers were disappointed though that Queen Victoria failed to make an appear ance as she has heard al the jokes before! Parents packed into the school on Rushton Street for ...

Published: Tuesday 17 December 1991
Newspaper: Accrington Observer and Times
County: Lancashire, England
Type: | Words: 1077 | Page: 3 | Tags: none