Tag Archives: Isle of Man

For those in peril on the sea: HMS Racehorse’s Manx legacy

Posted on January 19, 2025 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: A surgeon from Croydon who served in the Royal Navy of Nelson’s era, survived a traumatic shipwreck that prompted the formation of a fine institution, as DAVID MORGAN discovered with the help of fellow archivists from the Isle … Continue reading →

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Pitlake’s poetic priest and his Edwardian Coronation Ode

Posted on February 19, 2023 by insidecroydon

SUNDAY SUPPLEMENT: Croydon Minster’s archive also serves as a library for its parochial reports dating back into the 19th Century, which help to reveal much about the area’s history, says DAVID MORGAN, pictured right The yearly Parochial Reports from the … Continue reading →

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