Windlesora 38

Published

Published in 2024.

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Who mas Mary Magdalen?	Dr B Mitchell
Detectives at the Museum – Lady in Blue	Margaret Kirby
Anniversaries for Windsor and the Nation	Susie Shearer
Royal Events Remembered	Geoff Goody & Dr B Mitchell
Obaysch – Queen Victoria’s Toy Hippo	Jacqueline Cawthorne
A Dog Called Joy	Kate Shrewsday
Eaten by a Lion	Leslie Grout
Washing Lines	Len Nash
Bletchley Park	Margaret Lenton
George Simmond’s Medal	Norma Wood
Agatha Christie at Clewer Mill House ^(*)	Jane Cockman
Combermere Barracks Boundary Stones	Derek Hunt
What’s in a Name?	Leslie Grout
Princess Margaret Rose School	Norma Wood
Bread Riots and Famine in Windsor	Dr B Mitchell
WLHG Out and About	Jane Cockman
1818 – Four Royal Weddings and a Funeral	Dr B Mitchell
19th Century Marriage Counselling
Archaeological Excavations at Bear’s Rails	Elias Kupfermann
Book Review – ‘A Selection of Windsor Independents‘ by Paul Lace y ^(*)	Len Nash
Obituary – Elias Kuperfermann ^(*)	Dr B Mitchell

Articles marked with a ^(*) then the full article available online by clicking the link.

Editorial

Welcome to the long-awaited Windlesora 38. Included in this edition is an article remembering significant events and celebrations from 2022, including the Platinum Jubilee celebrations for Queen Elizabeth II. Her death on 8th September 2022, aged 96, brought to an end the longest reign of a British monarch.

There is a fascinating account of the use of an online forum to answer the question of the identity of the Lady in Blue, subject of a painting in the Windsor and Royal Borough Museum. The availability of information online, and the ability to communicate swiftly enabled a thorough investigation to be undertaken by both professional and ordinary people working in partnership.

The release of the 1921 census revealed that Agatha Christie was staying at Clewer Mill House on census night. Newly established as a writer, we learn what led to Agatha to use Clewer Mill as inspiration for a murder location in one of her novels (although its true location was disguised).

There is a trio of animal stories – Queen Victoria’s hippopotamus, a dog from the Russian Royal family who lived his final days in Windsor, and the bizarre end to a one-time Windsor curate involving a lion in Skegness.

There are articles about Bletchley Park, rioting in Windsor, and the history of the Princess Margaret Rose School.

Interspersed are personal stories and reminiscences, snippets from newspapers and a report of more recent activities of the history group.

Sadly there is also the last article submitted by Elias Kupfermann, who tragically died in December 2022.

Do you have a story about the local area? Could you write an article? Or would you like to provide material for a collaboration? If so, we would love to hear from you. Meanwhile, please enjoy reading about Windsor’s local history.

Jane Cockman

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