Read about a beautiful memorial brass plaque made by Hardman & Co. Birmingham in 1920, in the memory of Basil Butler-Bowdon – published in Midland Catholic History in 2026: “Three Butler-Bowdon Boys in the Great War and a Memorial Brass”, … Continue reading →
Discover the mystery behind the stained-glass window of Southgate House Chapel – published in Midland Catholic History in 2025: “A Portrayal of Personal Piety, The Butler-Bowdon family of Southgate House, Derbyshire”, in: Midland Catholic History 32, Pershore 2025, p. 14-30. For further … Continue reading →
Proudly announcing my latest article, published in the East Midlands History and Heritage Magazine in 2018: “Henry Bowdon – Tales from the Life of a Derbyshire Country Squire”, in: East Midlands History and Heritage Magazine, Issue 6, January 2018, p. 28f. … Continue reading →
Runners-up in the Church Monuments Essay Prize 2016 with an article on the stained-glass window of Southgate Chapel (soon to be published).http://www.churchmonumentssociety.org/prizes.html
Continue reading →Presentation of Southgate House at the Barlborough History Fair on October 3, 2015. Thanks to the many visitors and their kind comments, much appreciated.
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