Category: People, personalities & stories

The people, personalities and interesting stories

Barnett Crawcour- surgeon dentist c1776-1834-Founder of Norwich Synagogue in 1828.

BARNETT CRAWCOUR- SURGEON DENTIST c1776-1834-FOUNDER OF NORWICH SYNAGOGUE IN 1828. by Dr P Kirby I have been researching my Crawcour...

Adolphe Saalfeld – Titanic survivor and his wife Gertrude Lazarus by Dr Kirby The story of Adolphe Saalfeld as one...

THEIR HISTORY AND TREATMENT AT BETHLEM HOSPITAL IN THE LATE 19TH CENTURY by Dr P Kirby My interest in writing...

ISRAEL ZANGWILL (1864-1926) by Dr P Kirby Early life Israel Zangwill (1864-1926) was a famous author, poet, Zionist, supporter of...

PHOEBE SARAH AYRTON nee MARKS otherwise HERTHA AYRTON by Dr P Kirby This article provides a brief summary of the...

Asher Seligman married Sarah Watchman in Dublin, Ireland. Sarah was born in 1904 and Asher, a clothier, was born 1903....

A Gilded Silver Torah Shield made by Moses & Morris Salkind of London in 1929 was donated by Gabriel and...

UPDATE – PLANING APPLICATION WAS REJECTED TODAY – BEVIS MARKS SAVED!! The Planning application found here threatens to sink Bevis...

Philip Haldinstein and family of Thorpe Lodge Norwich by Dr Phillip Kirby. Introduction This article looks at Philip Haldinstein (1819-1901)...

Joseph Benhacok 1750 – 1811, The mystery of his oak chests, researched and written by Dr Phillip Kirby. As part...