Sue Wilkes

I'm an author specialising in family history, social history, industrial history and literary biography. Real stories; real people; real lives.

Wednesday, 25 February 2009

Treasure or Toffee Wrappers?

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The local BBC news reported this morning that English Heritage is planning to send a remote camera down the well at Beeston Castle . The wel...
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Saturday, 21 February 2009

Busman’s holiday

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When the oil runs out, we’ll probably all end up relying on public transport. I remember riding on the trams in Manchester in my youth (bac...
Tuesday, 17 February 2009

Peterloo memorial

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As we approach the Manchester Histories Festival , there’s some very interesting news that a work of art is planned to commemorate the Pet...
Saturday, 14 February 2009

Excessively Diverting Blog Award!

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I was absolutely thrilled to discover I've been nominated for an Excessively Diverting Blog Award by fellow author Jane Odiwe in collab...
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Wednesday, 11 February 2009

Thawing out

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It’s cheering to see the snow disappearing at last, even though we have got a rainy day here in Cheshire. We should count our blessings, how...
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Thursday, 5 February 2009

Cheshire Salt Newsflash!

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Cheshire salt is needed to keep the country moving! This news video shows the huge stockpile of salt at Middlewich which is going to save ...

True Grit

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It was snowing hard when I got up this morning, although it’s beginning to ease off now. Like many other people, I suspect, I find it strang...
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Sue Wilkes
Cheshire, United Kingdom
I'm the author of several social history books and family history guides. My new book, Young Workers of the Industrial Age, for Pen and Sword, is out now. I'm a Fellow of the Royal Historical Society. I write for adults and children. I like toast, crisp clear autumn mornings, and haunting secondhand bookshops. Je suis Européenne.
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