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The 1820 Settler Correspondence
 as preserved in the National Archives, Kew
 and edited by Sue Mackay

1820 Settler Places in Britain and Éire

In many cases, particularly in cities like London and Bristol, many buildings with settler ties no longer exist. In such cases I have tried to include historical pictures where possible, and where I have not been able to take pictures myself I have added pictures from www.geograph.co.uk, which can be used under a Creative Commons Licence. Where the photographer’s name appears as a clickable link followed by a CC BY-SA 2.0 reference, the original photo can be viewed together with other photographs of the surrounding area.

The pictures are currently arranged by county for England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, with separate sections for the cities of Birmingham, Bristol, Dublin, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London, Manchester and Nottingham. London has been further sub-divided into Boroughs so as not to have too many pictures in one file. The pictures appear as small icons with a brief title. Clicking on them will reveal a larger picture with text explaining the link to one or more settlers and a credit to the photographer. Clicking on the + sign will further enlarge the picture to full screen (ESCape to exit full screen), and the photographs can all be downloaded from the site.

 

Portico Library, Mosely Street

Portico Library, Mosely Street
Manchester
7th January 2012
Sue Mackay

The Portico Library in Mosely Street was opened in 1806, following a decision taken by a group of Manchester businessmen in 1803 to found an institute uniting the advantages of a newsroom and a library. It is now "The Bank" pub. Also on Mosely Street was the Mosley Street Independent Chapel, where two children of William and Dorothy THACKWRAY were baptised, as well as two children of John and Mary KIRKMAN. The Portico Library is at the junction with Charlotte Street. A block further down, at the junction of George Street and Charlotte Street, was St.James Church, demolished in 1928, where the children of Christopher and Ann WEDDERBURN were baptised.
Photo by Stephen Richards. (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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