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BBC News
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- BBC News
Cambridge mystery of Edwardian family photo album solved
The fascinating story behind a pre-World War One family photo album found in a second-hand book shop has been painstakingly unearthed by a researcher. Stand-out images included ones of an airship, which came down in the middle of Cambridge during huge Army manoeuvres attended by George V in Michelle Bullivant dug into the story, she realised the family had links to the city, but were London-based, with connections to Fulham and Arsenal football clubs. "I'm now 100% sure it belonged to William and Kate Hall, who got married in Cambridge, but there are still so many stories to explore within the album," she said. Miss Bullivant was rummaging through a pile of books at antiquarian booksellers G David, in St Edward's Passage, Cambridge, two years ago, when she came across the album. Her attention was immediately caught by obvious links to the city - pictures of rowers on the river at Stourbridge Common, the university's Senate House and Great St Mary's church, as well as of the Beta II airship floating above Jesus Grove which was a small piece of land next to Jesus Green. "I thought I had to get it," said the archaeological and historical consultant from Cherry Hinton near Cambridge. It stayed on a shelf at her home until a recent bereavement gave her a "kick start to get on with things". Her first thought was the album might belong to the Marshall family, who set up a garage business which eventually became Marshall Aerospace and Defence 1912, their garage was close to Jesus Grove, and it was their mechanics who helped fix the broken airship during the Army manoeuvres. These were the last war games held before the outbreak of World War One and were based in and around Cambridge. Many of the troops were based on Midsummer Common, where the airship experienced mechanical Bullivant said: "The airship captain used a loud speaker to give instructions to the troops to manhandle the Beta II down, using ropes."Huge crowds of people gathered around the airship, so it was moved to the more secluded Jesus Grove. The second reason why she thought there could be a Marshall connection was the many pictures of cars, but her research soon ruled that discovered a large, detached houses pictured was Devonshire House in Battersea, London, then owned by an Augustus Hall."I compiled a family tree of all his brothers and sisters, cross-referencing their addresses and looking up their homes, and I recognised the house where everyone was having their pictures taken - Woodborough Road in Putney, said Miss Bullivant."It was owned by William Hall and it turned out he'd married Kate Davis in Cambridge in 1899 - so finally, I had my link to Cambridge." Census research confirmed Kate was the daughter of a college servant, living in Queen's Lane in 1881."But that seems quite strange, I mean what kind of servant? The family pictured seem quite wealthy," she couple had one daughter, Elsa, who appears in many of the Hall was a director of both Fulham and [Woolwich] Arsenal football clubs and he ran a successful metal work business in Bullivant believes at least one of the photos shows a Fulham match and she is waiting to hear if the Premier League club's archivist can verify this. It took her about a fortnight to track down these details, which she shared on her blog, hoping other researchers will add to the details. She also hopes any remaining members of the Hall family might get in contact."There's so many elements to it, the football, the rowing, the military pictures - and it's amazing how it's grown from me not knowing anything about these people to knowing so much," she said. Follow Cambridgeshire news on BBC Sounds, Facebook, Instagram and X.
Yahoo
22-02-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Wake Forest symposium tackles rising housing demand
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (WGHP) — They say growth is a good thing, but are we ready for it? As more businesses and industries move into the Piedmont Triad, the demand for housing is rising fast. Experts at the Wake Forest Law Review Symposium gathered on Friday to talk about how we can tackle this challenge. They highlighted the need for municipalities to collaborate with other local entities, developers and the state to address the housing need. Experts say this is something that can't wait. 'The coming housing crisis that we have in our community. It's estimated that Greensboro will need between 10,000 to 30,000 new homes between 2030,' said Don Vaughan, a Wake Forest Law Review Symposium panelist. Law and policy experts, community leaders and housing advocates spent the day discussing strategies to address housing. 'There are more people coming into Greensboro in the Triad than there are people leaving, and we've got to meet that crisis and meet it soon,' Vaughan said. He said more businesses means more people. 'We've had great success here with economic development at the airport. We have Boom … coming in. We have Marshall Aerospace coming in. We've had great success with Honda Jet and all the other industries out there … We have Toyota battery coming,' Vaughan said. The conference highlighted legal frameworks, local initiatives and the impact of race on housing accessibility, but the big question is where to build. 'NIMBY: Not in my backyard … Everybody wants housing but not where it is. The proper areas that can provide people transportation can provide them food services … Look at those areas now. Encourage the developers to build in those areas all around the city … It's a big challenge,' Vaughan said. Experts also spoke to the lack of available funding to build affordable housing. They also highlighted efforts of municipalities to address housing concerns. 'The Greensboro city manager is putting together a task force right now to look at available sites, to look at what inventory we have in homes … to try to get ahead of what's coming. We've never faced this in Greensboro since we moved in the troops in World War II,' Vaughan said. When speaking about housing needs, panelists also addressed the topic of gentrification and the need to renovate and upgrade public housing. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
