The National Lottery Heritage Fund supported WW1-themed projects across the United Kingdom. Below, you can search for content relating to regional divisions in England, Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland, or by county, administrative area or localised place. |
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Northampton Museum and Art Gallery |
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Conflict and Community: Northamptons response to The First World War |
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https://www.flickr.com/people/conflict_and_community |
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Working in partnership NMAG and RD will investigate and explore the history and heritage of Northampton Borough during WWI. This will include researching physical collections (objects and archive), cultural heritage (plays, poetry, film, photography) and family oral history. We will look at transition points where the experiences of those on the home front and those fighting meet. Using museum collections and by collecting family stories from local communities we will create new interpretation... |
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Region:- East Midlands; County:- Northamptonshire; Administrative Area:- Northampton; Place:- Northampton South |
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Spratton Local History Society |
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Commemoration of First Airman VC (1915) and of 133 Spratton Men Who Went to WW1 |
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http://www.sprattonhistory.org/ |
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The project is a centenary commemoration of Spratton resident William Rhodes-Moorhouse, RFC, who was ordered on 26 April 1915 to fly to Courtrai to bomb the railway station. Afterwards, terribly wounded and with his aircraft badly damaged, he managed to return to report the success of his mission, but died next day. He was later awarded the Victoria Cross, the first airman ever so honoured. The project will also commemorate the lives of 133 Spratton men, 19 of whom were killed, who went to the... |
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Region:- East Midlands; County:- Northamptonshire; Administrative Area:- Daventry District; Place:- Spratton |
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