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BAK
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Allotment site histories - annual call for assistance
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October 03, 2012, 17:34:16 »
There is where I usually say that there is a very brief history of allotments that you can find in the A4A wiki which includes a section with links to individual allotment site histories.
However, as I do not know what the situation is with the A4A wiki, I cannot say that. See the following page on my own website instead. It currently contains links to 56 site histories.
http://www.bkthisandthat.org.uk/OtherSiteHistories.html
It is around this time of year that I usually look for new additions. However, as time goes by it is becoming more difficult and time-consuming for me to unearth new histories by wandering round the web.
If there is a history on the web for your site, and you cannot see it listed, then it would help me if you could let me know of its existence.
The current entries range from roughly 300-400 words upwards. The majority are roughly equivalent to a sheet of A4 with a small number of more detailed pieces.
If your site does not yet have a history then this is where I try to persuade you (or a.n.other on your site) to produce one. It can make for a useful winter activity ... end of sell.
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Brian
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grawrc
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Re: Allotment site histories - annual call for assistance
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October 03, 2012, 21:54:09 »
http://www.whaa.org.uk/aboutus.html
It's fairly limited but still a history of our site.
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BAK
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October 04, 2012, 07:10:28 »
Thanks grawrc.
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electric landlady
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Re: Allotment site histories - annual call for assistance
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October 15, 2012, 11:03:01 »
Our allotment site (Whitemoor, Nottingham) has a very brief history section on this page:
http://www.whitemoorallotments.btck.co.uk/About%20us
Cheers
Miriam
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BarriedaleNick
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Re: Allotment site histories - annual call for assistance
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October 15, 2012, 15:26:11 »
I would love to get a proper history of our plot as it was originally just land that was effectively squatted by a lot of first gen Italian immigrants in the post war austerity era.
Unfortuantely the older guys are few and far between these days and getting fewer as the years roll on..
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BAK
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Re: Allotment site histories - annual call for assistance
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February 10, 2013, 11:39:01 »
As the weather is distinctly inclement I have spent the morning looking for more site histories.
I have managed to find three. I have also checked all the links and found a number of broken ones which I have fixed when I found where the pages were now living.
http://www.bkthisandthat.org.uk/OtherSiteHistories.html
As usual ... details of further links would be gratefully received.
Brian
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BAK
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Re: Allotment site histories - annual call for assistance
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February 12, 2013, 08:35:48 »
received link for Moorside Allotments (Newcastle) and added it. Nice website generally.
http://www.moorsideallotments.co.uk/history.html
Edited ... Two more ...
Scarcroft & District Allotments Association. Once again, nice website ...
http://scarcroftanddistrictallotments.blogspot.co.uk/p/site-histories-scarcroft.html
and a link to a brief piece on digging for victory in wartime london
http://eastlondonhistory.com/2012/09/03/digging-for-victory-in-wartime-london/
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BAK
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Re: Allotment site histories - annual call for assistance
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October 14, 2013, 11:34:25 »
Latest set of changes made today ...
http://www.bkthisandthat.org.uk/OtherSiteHistories.html
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Wizpod.
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Re: Allotment site histories - annual call for assistance
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October 14, 2013, 22:48:32 »
Sorry but I can't do links..............
This year our site received a grant from the Heritage Lottery to research the history of our site and to record stories from the allotments past and present.
The site us we understand the only privately owned allotment site in the city of Leicester.Many of the plots have been worked bu generations of the same family for almost 100 tears.
We launch the DVD, booklet and web site at the end of the month but it already covers from 1877.
I hope this helps and please look at the videos.
Google
Queens Road Allotments Not Lost the Plot.
Wizpod.
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BAK
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Re: Allotment site histories - annual call for assistance
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October 15, 2013, 07:46:55 »
Wizpod,
thanks very much for the info. I have added a link for Queens Road Allotments (Leicester) to the detailed history section of the page.
http://queensroadallotments.wordpress.com/history-2/
It is an excellent project. Very exemplary. Well done to all concerned ... and keep up the good work.
Brian
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BAK
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Re: Allotment site histories - annual call for assistance
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October 03, 2014, 08:39:43 »
It is me again with my annual call for details of links to any new allotment site histories that I can add to my page.
Have a look at it if you have not browsed it before ..
http://www.bkthisandthat.org.uk/OtherSiteHistories.html
Recent additions have been:
Littleover Lane Allotments in Derby (home to Deb P and saddad) ..
http://www.littleoverlaneallotments.org.uk/history
Duxford Allotment Society (note that this is a pdf file) ..
http://www.duxfordallotments.org.uk/download/i/mark_dl/u/4012479177/4611653288/Allotments%20history.pdf
Thanks
Brian
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Re: Allotment site histories - annual call for assistance
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October 13, 2014, 11:35:28 »
Hi,
links to the following histories have been added: Watford (transcript of a talk by Mary Reid to the West Watford History Group), Bishopthorpe Allotments, Epsom and Ewell, Over Allotments (Winsford), West Wickham and Wivenhoe Allotments and Gardens Association.
All links have been checked. Any broken links have been mended where it has been possible to locate replacement pages, otherwise they have been removed.
http://www.bkthisandthat.org.uk/OtherSiteHistories.html
Brian
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BAK
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Re: Allotment site histories - annual call for assistance
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November 17, 2014, 17:33:10 »
I have converted my website to Wordpress. This means that there are new page names. The revised URL for the "Links to Allotment Site Histories" page is now ..
http://bkthisandthat.org.uk/links-to-allotment-site-histories/
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French-Dream
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Re: Allotment site histories - annual call for assistance
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November 18, 2014, 09:18:39 »
Hi.
We have a website for the
Wellesbourne Allotment Association
I looking to build on the history of the site.
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Re: Allotment site histories - annual call for assistance
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May 25, 2016, 21:42:57 »
Hi just picked up on this old thread asI'm thinking of looking into the history of our site. Link not working so wondered if there is anything more recent?
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Re: Allotment site histories - annual call for assistance
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May 26, 2016, 07:23:57 »
Hi and Welcome to A4A
Try this link to BK This and That
https://bkthisandthat.org.uk/allotments/
There are some links on the page that might be what you are looking for. What allotment site are you on?
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BAK
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Re: Allotment site histories - annual call for assistance
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May 26, 2016, 19:11:31 »
https://bkthisandthat.org.uk/links-to-allotment-site-histories/
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jobee
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Re: Allotment site histories - annual call for assistance
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May 28, 2016, 08:39:26 »
Thanks BAK I've found it now. I'm in a small town called Alsager in Cheshire :)
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