Sunday 19 September 2010

Soil in Their Souls


My publishers have sent my third book "Soil in Their Souls" to the "pagers" who prepare it for print on A3 pages for me to check and amend if required. It will be available in early November we will be holding a GRAND book launch and talk on the 12th Nov at "BOOKMARK" of Spalding where I had had my 2 previous book launches.
Chris Hanson the owner of Bookmark makes it a party atmosphere so put it in you diary.

Wednesday 3 March 2010

The History of Peterborough Corn Exchange

The Peterborough Corn Exchange was opened 1848 and demolished I the 1960s. I have found very little documentation on the exchange only a list of the 94 stands in the building in the 1920s with the names of firms on each stand. I am trying to find out what business each stand holder was in at that period. I have managed to list the type of occupation many stand holders were in, but not all. As far as I know there are no later lists of stand holders. This was a great part of our Agricultural History and should be recorded. If anyone could add to this list I would be very grateful. You can contact me through my website, http://www.rexslyinthefens.com/.

STAND NO, NAME
The folowing have not been identified ;
2 F Dixon Ltd 4 E O Coulson 8 R T Smith 11 J H V French
30 Browns & Goodman 31 L Bassett 33 W M Geddes R B Kirby
35 Walter 36 Flowers & Addington 38 A Leake & Son 42 F E & V Goddard 43 W M Cooper & Son 43 W S White & Co 44 E Keighley & Co
45 Gastons Ltd Siddons & Son 49 T Morton March
56 Hart & Sons shared F Mackinder 58 J Curedale
60 E Y Newell & Sons 61 W & J Brown 63 Bernard Goode
65 Quibell Bros Ltd 66 G J Sampson & Son 67 Ashworth & Sons
68 Wilson & Son Ltd Wisbech 73 Sowerby & Co Ltd
74 Rose & Sons Ltd Whittlesey shared J King & Sons
78 Peterborough Syndicate Ltd 81 Green & Baxter 82 Herbert Parker Ltd
83 G A Bunting 89 Doughty Richardson & Co 90 Foley Bros