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GSSA
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.

 

Salford Old Bridge

Salford Old Bridge
Manchester
23rd February 2012
Sue Mackay

Salford Old Bridge was the bridge over the River Irwell linking Salford with Manchester until it was replaced in 1838 by the new Victoria Bridge which is still there today. The Collegiate Church of St.Mary, St.Denys and St.George (now Manchester Cathedral) is clearly visible, and this is how it would have looked in 1800 when the 1820 settlers from Manchester lived there. Methodists in Salford at this time worshipped in the Gravel Lane Wesleyan Methodist Chapel, long since demolished, but a newspaper article about it can be read here. Dorothy, daughter of William and Dorothy THACKWRAY, was baptised at Gravel Lane in 1804.
By Landseer, J (http://images.manchester.gov.uk)
Via Wikimedia Commons (Public Domain)

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