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C18-19 British/Irish history | RN/polar exploration | Photographer; librarian; independent researcher of life and career of Capt. Francis Crozier. www.thethousandthpart.com
Thank you! The river looks better than the [North] sea on certain days, so much more character.
November 30, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Thank you! The river looks better than the [North] sea on certain days, so much more character.
It’s on IA if you haven’t found already archive.org/details/arto...
The art of victory : the life and achievements of Field Marshal Suvorov, 1729-1800 : Longworth, Philip, 1933- : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive
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November 22, 2025 at 8:54 AM
It’s on IA if you haven’t found already archive.org/details/arto...
Brilliant, thank you for sharing those!
November 12, 2025 at 3:11 PM
Brilliant, thank you for sharing those!
I confess to having only dipped in and out of that one book before thinking, let me out and let me get back to my primary sources 😊.
November 12, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I confess to having only dipped in and out of that one book before thinking, let me out and let me get back to my primary sources 😊.
Had similar thoughts on JB recently - picked up his work on the Grand Tour only to find out that even on that alone he’s written more than one book…
November 12, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Had similar thoughts on JB recently - picked up his work on the Grand Tour only to find out that even on that alone he’s written more than one book…
tbh the ghost doesn't even look menacing, but rather like a chap who may have been over-enthusiastic with the wig powder...
November 10, 2025 at 6:40 PM
tbh the ghost doesn't even look menacing, but rather like a chap who may have been over-enthusiastic with the wig powder...
A Dag repro is already in the house, so will only need to move next door.
November 8, 2025 at 10:19 PM
A Dag repro is already in the house, so will only need to move next door.
The bar is the building immediately to the left; never reopened after lockdowns. As to the house, have been in once, mainly to prove myself wrong about it being gutted - and didn’t, oc.
November 8, 2025 at 10:10 PM
The bar is the building immediately to the left; never reopened after lockdowns. As to the house, have been in once, mainly to prove myself wrong about it being gutted - and didn’t, oc.
Not related to intel activity, but you'll have seen the Arms & Armour article from 2013? Author mentions Chelsea Library as the place where some research material was deposited, no idea how useful (or even whether he means actual Chelsea Library) but worth a check unless you already have.
November 8, 2025 at 10:09 AM
Not related to intel activity, but you'll have seen the Arms & Armour article from 2013? Author mentions Chelsea Library as the place where some research material was deposited, no idea how useful (or even whether he means actual Chelsea Library) but worth a check unless you already have.
They both shot birds, so you weren't wrong - during expeditions or out of them.
November 7, 2025 at 5:34 PM
They both shot birds, so you weren't wrong - during expeditions or out of them.
He did like his hunting, though McCormick had taken the bird fixation to whole new heights (ahem) out of the two of them.
November 7, 2025 at 5:25 PM
He did like his hunting, though McCormick had taken the bird fixation to whole new heights (ahem) out of the two of them.
Oh, I missed the AA musefication discussions! I think the best that can happen to C’s house is a sympathetic owner who won’t run it into the ground/modify to death. I did go inside once but it didn’t add anything to how special it was just to see the house, from the outside.
November 7, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Oh, I missed the AA musefication discussions! I think the best that can happen to C’s house is a sympathetic owner who won’t run it into the ground/modify to death. I did go inside once but it didn’t add anything to how special it was just to see the house, from the outside.
Ppl who are sure *they* wd do it differently are usually the quickest to do a sharp U turn the minute they do get something; any genuine donors wd have to be willing *and* able (wch I suspect wd be trickier for orgs).
November 7, 2025 at 5:20 PM
Ppl who are sure *they* wd do it differently are usually the quickest to do a sharp U turn the minute they do get something; any genuine donors wd have to be willing *and* able (wch I suspect wd be trickier for orgs).
With Crozier (and many others) the problem isn’t even that he left nothing behind (everyone leaves something and we know there were things he left), but that they were either not kept, got lost or are with ppl def not interested in sharing them.
November 7, 2025 at 3:57 PM
With Crozier (and many others) the problem isn’t even that he left nothing behind (everyone leaves something and we know there were things he left), but that they were either not kept, got lost or are with ppl def not interested in sharing them.
Very true. There is also an untapped potential in displaying stuff like the remains of a cheese twist Mr. Harris enjoyed while filming and similar, which the punters wd go wild over.
November 7, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Very true. There is also an untapped potential in displaying stuff like the remains of a cheese twist Mr. Harris enjoyed while filming and similar, which the punters wd go wild over.
Joked about buying myself, but stopped there - the only realistic option would be to tie McClintock into it (as extended family) and make it into some "Irishmen who went to sea" permanent exhibition, but that would be generic. Forgetting/ignoring that there isn't anything is my main peeve.
November 7, 2025 at 3:24 PM
Joked about buying myself, but stopped there - the only realistic option would be to tie McClintock into it (as extended family) and make it into some "Irishmen who went to sea" permanent exhibition, but that would be generic. Forgetting/ignoring that there isn't anything is my main peeve.
Now is your time to show me I'm unduly pragmatic: what would you put in a Crozier museum? Remember to keep within 'Crozier and family,' add nothing vague, too broad or irrelevant. Obvs, it will need to be legally sound and apply to the historical, as opposed to imagined, Captain Crozier. 10/10
November 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Now is your time to show me I'm unduly pragmatic: what would you put in a Crozier museum? Remember to keep within 'Crozier and family,' add nothing vague, too broad or irrelevant. Obvs, it will need to be legally sound and apply to the historical, as opposed to imagined, Captain Crozier. 10/10
None of this is remotely a dig at museums, copyright restrictions or descendants who didn't keep private papers: I was baffled by the more earnest, persistent calls for a Crozier museum coming from people familiar with research, likely number of relevant exhibits and, well, museums. 9/10
November 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
None of this is remotely a dig at museums, copyright restrictions or descendants who didn't keep private papers: I was baffled by the more earnest, persistent calls for a Crozier museum coming from people familiar with research, likely number of relevant exhibits and, well, museums. 9/10
True, we cd get more creative still and have a room of artefacts that other museums have generously tied to Crozier (items he had almost certainly never seen in his life: an army jacket and a sea chest with carved initials of another person) - always provided museums wd be happy to donate them. 8/10
November 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
True, we cd get more creative still and have a room of artefacts that other museums have generously tied to Crozier (items he had almost certainly never seen in his life: an army jacket and a sea chest with carved initials of another person) - always provided museums wd be happy to donate them. 8/10
This vision captures well the extent of the tangible we have on Crozier and family that we cd reliably use 24/7; a more vanilla option wd be information boards, but these already line up the opposite side of the square (with one outside the house), and are visual aides, not museum exhibits. 7/10
November 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
This vision captures well the extent of the tangible we have on Crozier and family that we cd reliably use 24/7; a more vanilla option wd be information boards, but these already line up the opposite side of the square (with one outside the house), and are visual aides, not museum exhibits. 7/10
A friend envisaged a room of empty display cases with a note, “Sources Destroyed by Unknown” and empty frames on walls with "Portraits of People Thought to Have Lived Here (Since Removed)," with a chest freezer of "Ice, neither from the North nor the South Pole." 6/10
November 7, 2025 at 2:23 PM
A friend envisaged a room of empty display cases with a note, “Sources Destroyed by Unknown” and empty frames on walls with "Portraits of People Thought to Have Lived Here (Since Removed)," with a chest freezer of "Ice, neither from the North nor the South Pole." 6/10