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A Victorian Crime in Washington, West Sussex

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By Victoria Evans, Searchroom Archivist Inspired by April's Explore Your Archive theme of crime, we have delved into a police charge register (POL/W/HQ/4/1) dated between March 1857–February 1866 from the headquarters of the West Sussex Constabulary. Many crimes that appear in this register were theft and the destruction of clothing provided by the workhouse to…

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The Log of the Jogolong – a caravanning holiday through Surrey, Sussex and Hampshire

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By Victoria Evans, Searchroom Archivist The joy of a holiday is a longstanding staple of British summertime. That feeling of the anticipation as the holiday grows closer and closer. And being to put aside any troubles for just a week or two allows for a moment to switch off your mind from the everyday routine…

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