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Thomas Brand Hollis (1719-1804) - An English Radical
A talk given by Robert Fletcher at Mycenae House Local History Group, Mycenae House, 90 Mycenae Road, Blackheath, LONDON, SE3 7SE on Monday 10 March 2014
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Mycenae House talk poster
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Introduction to the exhibition at Essex Libraries Ingatestone, December 2011
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“The Hyde” in the early 1700s showing “The New Road” Ingatestone and an OS map today with the old roads shown, and those surviving
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Thomas Brand Jun and Thomas Hollis at Old Walton Bridge, Surrey and Hollis from Wilde (1913)
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Chelmsford Chronicle, 23 August 1776
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Declaration of Independence of the USA – 4 July 1776
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Treaty of Paris 3 September 1983Chelmsford Chronicle 19 September & 3 October 1783
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John Adams as the first US Ambassador to the UK: Chelmsford Chronicle 10 June 1785
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Chelmsford Chronicle 16 December 1785 and Joseph Brant (1743-1807) painted by Gilbert Stuart in London in 1786
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Virginia Declaration of Religious Freedom-Chelmsford Chronicle 14 July 1786 and Jefferson painted by Brown in London 1786
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Rumford (Romford) Market early 20thC and Thorndon Hall, Essex 21stC
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“The Hyde” and lake in 1808 and 2011
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The Hermitage at “The Hyde” in 1808 and 2011
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“The Hyde” from the London Road in 1808 and the same view in 2011, over the A12 London-Gt Yarmouth trunk road
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The lake and cedar tree at The Hyde in Summer 2011
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Old Mildmay coat of arms at Chelmsford Museum-2011
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Old race course at Galleywood crossroads and Whitesbridge, Margaretting-2011
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Bee hives at The Hyde in front of The Coach House and the current Mill Green House entrance-2011
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New development at the Lightoaks site at Mill Green, the footpath from The Hyde to Mill Green and Braintree church in the 20thC
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Thomas Hooker memorial adjacent to The Shire Hall, Chelmsford-2011
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View towards Margaretting from The Hyde and Mr W S Smith (1755-1816), first US Marshal of New York and Mrs A Smith (1765-1813) painted by Brown in 1786
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Chelmsford Chronicle 28 July 1786more Indian trouble but peaceful cricket in Essex
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The Spread Eagle posting inn in the 1960s before demolition/Chelmsford Chronicle 29 February 1788
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John Adams leaves Britain: Chelmsford Chronicle 29 February 1788, 7 March 1788 and 28 March 1788
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Abigail Adams (1744-01818) and John Adams (1735-1826)
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Daniel Sutton (from Wilde)
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Sally Hemming (Thandie Newton), Brandiston House, High St, Ingatestone-Daniel Sutton (17351819) and Louis VV of France
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Thomas Jefferson, Gilray on Smallpox and Maisonette/Masonetts in 2011
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From “A Pageant of Two Parishes” of 1953-Daniel Sutton and his “blackamoor”!
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William Godwin (1756-1836) and Gilray on the London tavern meetings and the “Birmingham Toast”
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Joseph Priestley, Major Cartright and Rev R Stubbs on the records at Fryerning Church and his memorial there
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The Bastille Key of 1790, Jerome Pétion and the Chelmsford Chronicle of 10 August 1792
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Chelmsford Chronicle 17 August 1792, The Cock and Bell, Romford and Edgar Disney Tomb (Jericho, Blackmore)
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Thomas Paine (1737-1809) , Chelmsford Chronicle 17 August 1792 and La Fayette (1757-1834)
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Chelmsf ord Chronicle: 24 and 31 August 1792
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Chelmsford Chronicle 1 February 1793
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Chelmsford Chronicle 3 March 1797. Death of TBH Chelmsford Chronicle 14 September 1804 and memorial in Ingatestone Church, 1806
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TBH tomb in Ingatestone Church and Chelmsford Chronicle 3 April 1807
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J Disney Senior TBH memoir 1808
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Chelmsford \Chronicle 30 September 1814 and 30 June 1815
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Chelmsford Chronicle 13 December 1816, 3 January 1817 and tomb at Fryerning Church
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John Disney Junior, his tomb at Fryerning Churchyard and Edgar Disney tomb at Fryerning Church
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Bill and Ben (and The North Lodge at The Hyde in 2011), Frankenstein and J Disney Junior tomb
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Oh Come Whistle......!!!
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The Hyde in the 1950s, and 2011
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Paul Caerter at The Spread Eagle in 1958 and Budgens today in 2013, the same view
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The Hyde after the fire in 1965
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The Hyde in September 2012
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TBH from Disney-1808