Here are all the updates for the research and writing of Chelsea History and Studies. As should already be clear all of this work is
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The Paultons Square trench shelter tragedy- October 20th 1940
Trench shelters were a rapid and quick build solution for the construction of public air raid refuges in London during the Second World War. They
Chelsea Blitz 1940 to 1945. Part Two- First raids 28th August to 9th September 1940.
Overview The key day when the Blitz really came to Chelsea was Monday 9th September 1940. It began in the early hours of the morning-
Beaufort Street (including Beaufort Mansions)
Second World War There were twenty bombing incidents in Beaufort Street during WW2 and six incidents impacting on Beaufort Mansions. In the worst, around 50
Obituary- Captain Dennis B Wilson Légion d’honneur, and poet, 1921-2022.
The Wilson family legend is that when Dennis’ father Alexander was playing cricket in the Oxfordshire village of Cuddington in 1921 word got to him
HaughtyCulture or The Gardening Muse
By Dennis B. Wilson Author Dennis B. Wilson is a Normandy veteran. He survived sharapnel wounds and left the army as a Captain to pursue