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Immingham, in Lincolnshire, lies on the southern bank of the Humber Estuary. Between 1841 and 1901, the population of the village barely increased, staying at a constant of around 220-240 people. But the construction of the Immingham Docks…

The Westminster Abbey Chapter House was completed in 1255 as part of Henry III’s rebuilding of the abbey. Following the dissolution of the monasteries in the 1530s, the Benedictine monks left; until 1863 this ornate building was used as a meeting…

Written by Canon Leville Lovett and his daughter Myra, ‘John Alden’s Choice’ was the crowning glory of Southampton’s 1920 celebrations for the 300th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower. Staged four times by a large cast of 444 amateur…

Interest in the Pilgrim Fathers was growing among Congregationalists on both sides of the Atlantic in the late 19th century. In 1891, the first International Congregational Council was held in London - an opportunity for Americans to tour the Pilgrim…

The Liberty department store on Great Marlborough Street, today Grade II* listed, opened in 1924. After the First World War there was often a desire, despite a growing enthusiasm for Modernism in some quarters, to return to the stability of…

Although the months of September, October, and November 1920 marked the high point of the Mayflower tercentenary, celebratory events continued to be held in the winter and even into 1921. In the case of Manchester, the performance of Hugh Parry’s…

The main events of Manchester’s Mayflower Tercentenary took place over the week of September 18th to 25th. First was a young people’s demonstration in Cross Street Chapel, held on Saturday the 18th. On the following Monday, there was a large public…

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…

Norwich’s celebrations were talked of at least a year in advance of the tercentenary. The previous May, the Norfolk Protestant Dissenters’ Benevolent Society met for its 120th annual meeting, during which the various members discussed the…

In addition to the pageant put on by Rev. Hugh Parry, the Mayflower tercentenary also saw the production of several original plays, including John Alden's Choice, performed in Southampton, and The Seed and the Fruit performed in Exeter. Probably the…