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GSSA
The 1820 Settler Correspondence
 as preserved in the National Archives, Kew
 and edited by Sue Mackay

1820 Settler Places in Britain and Éire

In many cases, particularly in cities like London and Bristol, many buildings with settler ties no longer exist. In such cases I have tried to include historical pictures where possible, and where I have not been able to take pictures myself I have added pictures from www.geograph.co.uk, which can be used under a Creative Commons Licence. Where the photographer’s name appears as a clickable link followed by a CC BY-SA 2.0 reference, the original photo can be viewed together with other photographs of the surrounding area.

The pictures are currently arranged by county for England, Scotland, Ireland and Wales, with separate sections for the cities of Birmingham, Bristol, Dublin, Edinburgh, Liverpool, London, Manchester and Nottingham. London has been further sub-divided into Boroughs so as not to have too many pictures in one file. The pictures appear as small icons with a brief title. Clicking on them will reveal a larger picture with text explaining the link to one or more settlers and a credit to the photographer. Clicking on the + sign will further enlarge the picture to full screen (ESCape to exit full screen), and the photographs can all be downloaded from the site.

 

Barton under Needwood, Trent and Mersey Canal

Barton under Needwood, Trent and Mersey Canal
Staffordshire
3rd February 2019
Sue Mackay
The Trent and Mersey Canal at Barton under Needwood, where Simon BIDDULPH was born in 1761. The canal road bridge was built in the late 18th century in red brick with stone coping to provide transportation over the newly built canal, which went between the River Trent and the River Mersey. The Trent and Mersey Canal was built between 1766 and 1777 by James Brindley and Hugh Henshall, and would doubtless have been a fascinating site for the young Simon as a child.
Photo by Rod Mackay.
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