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In contrast to Elizabeth Chettle’s romantic illustrations of the English countryside, Marcus Huish provides (in 1907) a less idealised description of industrial Lancaster with its ‘[w]orked-out collieries with tottering chimneys, and windowless…

The commemoration at Newcastle-under-Lyme for the 300th anniversary of the Mayflower voyage took the form of an address by the Rev. A. Wilkes, of Tunstall, President of the North Staffordshire and District Free Church Federation. The chairman for the…

This small sculpture of Edward Winslow, a Pilgrim Father born in Droitwich Spa, was commissioned by Kandahar Real Estates, the owner of the town’s shopping centre. Sara Ingleby-Mackenzie was the artist; she imagined Winslow taking his first steps…

Edward Winslow, arguably one of the most important Pilgrim Fathers, was born in Droitwich, Worcestershire, in 1595, and educated at the King’s School (then based at Worcester Cathedral) between 1606 and 1611.Interest in the Mayflower was quite high…

In the summer of 1920, events celebrating the Pilgrim Fathers were happening all across Britain. On occasion, reference was made to the ‘Pilgrim Mothers’ too – but, in the main, women were not lauded as highly as the men. One exception to this was…

Under the auspices of the Anglo-American Society, an audience at the Imperial Hotel in Birmingham (now Imperial House, Temple St - visible on the left of the image) was one of the first to hear readings from a new play written by Birmingham author Mr…

The congregation of Union Chapel was formed in 1799 when a group of evangelical Anglicans broke away from the church to join with other nonconformists. Their aim was to create a 'Catholic and liberal plan' that would 'unite Christians of different…

There were a number of events held in Gainsborough, Lincolnshire as part of the 350th Mayflower celebrations. One event was an exhibition held in Gainsborough’s Old Hall, an important point on the Mayflower tourist trail illustrated in both William…

In 1970, as reported by the Harrow Observer, a series of special edition stamps and postmarks were produced for the Mayflower 350th anniversary commemoration. Specific localities, such as Scrooby, were highlighted for their connection to the…