WILLIAM CROSS, FSA SCOT
@will-cross-author.bsky.social
Author, Biographer & Lecturer on British Aristocratic Women, The Morgans of Tredegar House, Newport, and the Carnarvons of Highclere Castle
"If you believe in fairies, clap your hands"
December 11, 2025 at 7:15 PM
"If you believe in fairies, clap your hands"
FOUR OF WILL'S BOOKS TO LAP UP AS XMAS PRESSIES
December 6, 2025 at 2:15 PM
FOUR OF WILL'S BOOKS TO LAP UP AS XMAS PRESSIES
Making magic in mid-20th century Mayfair
Artist Cathleen Mann (1896-1959) paints American film, TV and stage actress Myrna Loy (1905-1993).
Loy wore a gown by Dior & with a hint of gold & diamonds.
For an art exhibition in USA.…
Artist Cathleen Mann (1896-1959) paints American film, TV and stage actress Myrna Loy (1905-1993).
Loy wore a gown by Dior & with a hint of gold & diamonds.
For an art exhibition in USA.…
December 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
Making magic in mid-20th century Mayfair
Artist Cathleen Mann (1896-1959) paints American film, TV and stage actress Myrna Loy (1905-1993).
Loy wore a gown by Dior & with a hint of gold & diamonds.
For an art exhibition in USA.…
Artist Cathleen Mann (1896-1959) paints American film, TV and stage actress Myrna Loy (1905-1993).
Loy wore a gown by Dior & with a hint of gold & diamonds.
For an art exhibition in USA.…
TWO LOVELY WATER COLOURS ON TREDEGAR PARK NEWPORT, SOUTH WALES IN THE 1920s
By Charles Edward Compton (1863-1937)
SCENES LOST IN TIME
By Charles Edward Compton (1863-1937)
SCENES LOST IN TIME
December 3, 2025 at 2:30 PM
TWO LOVELY WATER COLOURS ON TREDEGAR PARK NEWPORT, SOUTH WALES IN THE 1920s
By Charles Edward Compton (1863-1937)
SCENES LOST IN TIME
By Charles Edward Compton (1863-1937)
SCENES LOST IN TIME
THE BEAST AND EVAN MORGAN, VISCOUNT TREDEGAR
For Mr Crowley's death anniversary today when he went to the fire, 1 December 1947.
A film follow of 7 minutes of horror!!!
Made for talk at Tredwell's Bookshop a few years ago
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7wk...
For Mr Crowley's death anniversary today when he went to the fire, 1 December 1947.
A film follow of 7 minutes of horror!!!
Made for talk at Tredwell's Bookshop a few years ago
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7wk...
December 1, 2025 at 6:29 PM
THE BEAST AND EVAN MORGAN, VISCOUNT TREDEGAR
For Mr Crowley's death anniversary today when he went to the fire, 1 December 1947.
A film follow of 7 minutes of horror!!!
Made for talk at Tredwell's Bookshop a few years ago
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7wk...
For Mr Crowley's death anniversary today when he went to the fire, 1 December 1947.
A film follow of 7 minutes of horror!!!
Made for talk at Tredwell's Bookshop a few years ago
www.youtube.com/watch?v=U7wk...
LOVE, PEACE AND BLESSINGS ON ST ANDREWS DAY
Piero Della Francesca
Piero Della Francesca
November 30, 2025 at 9:05 AM
LOVE, PEACE AND BLESSINGS ON ST ANDREWS DAY
Piero Della Francesca
Piero Della Francesca
PART OF WILL'S ANGUS MCBEAN COLLECTION CAN BE SEEN
DURING ART ON THE HILL EXHIBITIONS, AT NEWPORT, SOUTH WALES
THIS WEEKEND SAT AND SUN 12pm-5pm
ST MARKS CHURCH, GOLD TOPS, NEWPORT NP20 4PH
DURING ART ON THE HILL EXHIBITIONS, AT NEWPORT, SOUTH WALES
THIS WEEKEND SAT AND SUN 12pm-5pm
ST MARKS CHURCH, GOLD TOPS, NEWPORT NP20 4PH
November 27, 2025 at 5:29 PM
PART OF WILL'S ANGUS MCBEAN COLLECTION CAN BE SEEN
DURING ART ON THE HILL EXHIBITIONS, AT NEWPORT, SOUTH WALES
THIS WEEKEND SAT AND SUN 12pm-5pm
ST MARKS CHURCH, GOLD TOPS, NEWPORT NP20 4PH
DURING ART ON THE HILL EXHIBITIONS, AT NEWPORT, SOUTH WALES
THIS WEEKEND SAT AND SUN 12pm-5pm
ST MARKS CHURCH, GOLD TOPS, NEWPORT NP20 4PH
ART ON THE HILL AT NEWPORT FAST APPROACHES
November 24, 2025 at 3:12 PM
ART ON THE HILL AT NEWPORT FAST APPROACHES
120 YEARS TODAY : 19 NOVEMBER 1905
Glesga's ain “Grenfell”.
Much love and remembrance of the 39 men and boys who perished that sad, sad, day .
NB Will's wee booklet on the event is still in print.
ebay.co.uk/itm/20511488...
watson-street-fire-1905.yolasite.com
Glesga's ain “Grenfell”.
Much love and remembrance of the 39 men and boys who perished that sad, sad, day .
NB Will's wee booklet on the event is still in print.
ebay.co.uk/itm/20511488...
watson-street-fire-1905.yolasite.com
November 19, 2025 at 1:23 PM
120 YEARS TODAY : 19 NOVEMBER 1905
Glesga's ain “Grenfell”.
Much love and remembrance of the 39 men and boys who perished that sad, sad, day .
NB Will's wee booklet on the event is still in print.
ebay.co.uk/itm/20511488...
watson-street-fire-1905.yolasite.com
Glesga's ain “Grenfell”.
Much love and remembrance of the 39 men and boys who perished that sad, sad, day .
NB Will's wee booklet on the event is still in print.
ebay.co.uk/itm/20511488...
watson-street-fire-1905.yolasite.com
The day belongs to Ottilie Ethel Leopoldine Losch, dancer, actress and artist who came into the world today in Vienna, Austria, 15 November 1903.
Best known as Tilly Losch.
Bless her!
Best known as Tilly Losch.
Bless her!
November 15, 2025 at 8:57 PM
The day belongs to Ottilie Ethel Leopoldine Losch, dancer, actress and artist who came into the world today in Vienna, Austria, 15 November 1903.
Best known as Tilly Losch.
Bless her!
Best known as Tilly Losch.
Bless her!
THE BRAVE
My paternal grandfather William Paterson Cross, Canadian Army, and his brother Robert McKenzie Cross, British Army
who both fought in the Trenches in the Great War.
Each survived, but suffered the scars of battle until their deaths in 1968 and 1954 respectively.
My paternal grandfather William Paterson Cross, Canadian Army, and his brother Robert McKenzie Cross, British Army
who both fought in the Trenches in the Great War.
Each survived, but suffered the scars of battle until their deaths in 1968 and 1954 respectively.
November 9, 2025 at 9:25 PM
THE BRAVE
My paternal grandfather William Paterson Cross, Canadian Army, and his brother Robert McKenzie Cross, British Army
who both fought in the Trenches in the Great War.
Each survived, but suffered the scars of battle until their deaths in 1968 and 1954 respectively.
My paternal grandfather William Paterson Cross, Canadian Army, and his brother Robert McKenzie Cross, British Army
who both fought in the Trenches in the Great War.
Each survived, but suffered the scars of battle until their deaths in 1968 and 1954 respectively.
“There’s a chronic stomach-ache and a pain in the neck still waiting , Doctor”
November 5, 2025 at 12:38 PM
“There’s a chronic stomach-ache and a pain in the neck still waiting , Doctor”
“Early evening autumn in London is calm and peaceful.
Seagulls by the Thames Embankment glean above the bridges,
The sun slips off the buildings,
Bringing a declining light on office cliffs of stone”
From “Autumnal” CHRISTOPHER LEE : 1913-1980
Seagulls by the Thames Embankment glean above the bridges,
The sun slips off the buildings,
Bringing a declining light on office cliffs of stone”
From “Autumnal” CHRISTOPHER LEE : 1913-1980
October 31, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“Early evening autumn in London is calm and peaceful.
Seagulls by the Thames Embankment glean above the bridges,
The sun slips off the buildings,
Bringing a declining light on office cliffs of stone”
From “Autumnal” CHRISTOPHER LEE : 1913-1980
Seagulls by the Thames Embankment glean above the bridges,
The sun slips off the buildings,
Bringing a declining light on office cliffs of stone”
From “Autumnal” CHRISTOPHER LEE : 1913-1980
FORTUNE PRESS WRITERS ON FRIDAY
CHRISTOPHER LEE : 1913-1980
Poet, critic & lecturer, no connection with the horror movie star of the name
Fortune Press published two of Lee’s poetry anthologies.
The Secret Field : Poems [1940]
Remember Man : a poem [1942]
D’Arch Smith 348-9
CHRISTOPHER LEE : 1913-1980
Poet, critic & lecturer, no connection with the horror movie star of the name
Fortune Press published two of Lee’s poetry anthologies.
The Secret Field : Poems [1940]
Remember Man : a poem [1942]
D’Arch Smith 348-9
October 31, 2025 at 2:49 PM
FORTUNE PRESS WRITERS ON FRIDAY
CHRISTOPHER LEE : 1913-1980
Poet, critic & lecturer, no connection with the horror movie star of the name
Fortune Press published two of Lee’s poetry anthologies.
The Secret Field : Poems [1940]
Remember Man : a poem [1942]
D’Arch Smith 348-9
CHRISTOPHER LEE : 1913-1980
Poet, critic & lecturer, no connection with the horror movie star of the name
Fortune Press published two of Lee’s poetry anthologies.
The Secret Field : Poems [1940]
Remember Man : a poem [1942]
D’Arch Smith 348-9
FOR "BEA" BECAUSE, JUST BECAUSE
October 24, 2025 at 1:04 PM
FOR "BEA" BECAUSE, JUST BECAUSE
A NIGHT ON THE TOWN
October 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
A NIGHT ON THE TOWN
THESPIANS IN WW2
A SNIPPET FROM AN OLD ACTOR/ DANCER'S DIARY FROM 1941
A SNIPPET FROM AN OLD ACTOR/ DANCER'S DIARY FROM 1941
October 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
THESPIANS IN WW2
A SNIPPET FROM AN OLD ACTOR/ DANCER'S DIARY FROM 1941
A SNIPPET FROM AN OLD ACTOR/ DANCER'S DIARY FROM 1941
" I noticed the names of Cyril Cloudcap and of Charlie Cumston in the visitors book. That sounds English!"
From Ronald Firbank's "Inclinations"
From Ronald Firbank's "Inclinations"
October 16, 2025 at 12:50 PM
" I noticed the names of Cyril Cloudcap and of Charlie Cumston in the visitors book. That sounds English!"
From Ronald Firbank's "Inclinations"
From Ronald Firbank's "Inclinations"
A kindly thought today for Gary Bond on the week of another anniversary of his passing.
So much promise lost.
So much promise lost.
October 13, 2025 at 12:47 PM
A kindly thought today for Gary Bond on the week of another anniversary of his passing.
So much promise lost.
So much promise lost.
"Give Me The Moonlight......"
Song and dance men, from yesteryear
Song and dance men, from yesteryear
October 7, 2025 at 10:15 AM
"Give Me The Moonlight......"
Song and dance men, from yesteryear
Song and dance men, from yesteryear
ANGUS McBEAN EXHIBITION, NEWPORT, SOUTH WALES
Invigilating today at the McBean exhibition at Cwtsh, Newport, and sharing some of the recent finds from McBeania
Invigilating today at the McBean exhibition at Cwtsh, Newport, and sharing some of the recent finds from McBeania
October 5, 2025 at 9:54 AM
ANGUS McBEAN EXHIBITION, NEWPORT, SOUTH WALES
Invigilating today at the McBean exhibition at Cwtsh, Newport, and sharing some of the recent finds from McBeania
Invigilating today at the McBean exhibition at Cwtsh, Newport, and sharing some of the recent finds from McBeania
LATEST ARRIVAL IN McBEANIA
The original copy of " The Sketch" Magazine dated 26 October 1938 with Emlyn Williams as Morgan Evans, in his own play, " The Corn Is Green".
Played out at the Duchess Theatre, London, and later a Hollywood movie.
The original copy of " The Sketch" Magazine dated 26 October 1938 with Emlyn Williams as Morgan Evans, in his own play, " The Corn Is Green".
Played out at the Duchess Theatre, London, and later a Hollywood movie.
October 4, 2025 at 3:51 PM
LATEST ARRIVAL IN McBEANIA
The original copy of " The Sketch" Magazine dated 26 October 1938 with Emlyn Williams as Morgan Evans, in his own play, " The Corn Is Green".
Played out at the Duchess Theatre, London, and later a Hollywood movie.
The original copy of " The Sketch" Magazine dated 26 October 1938 with Emlyn Williams as Morgan Evans, in his own play, " The Corn Is Green".
Played out at the Duchess Theatre, London, and later a Hollywood movie.
“What is honour? a word. What is in that word honour? what is that honour? air. A trim reckoning! Who hath it? he that died o' Wednesday. Doth he feel it? no. Doth he hear it? no.”
― William Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part 1
― William Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part 1
September 29, 2025 at 1:33 PM
“What is honour? a word. What is in that word honour? what is that honour? air. A trim reckoning! Who hath it? he that died o' Wednesday. Doth he feel it? no. Doth he hear it? no.”
― William Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part 1
― William Shakespeare, King Henry IV, Part 1
The Angus McBean Exhibition at CWTSH GALLERY, NEWPORT, is now extended to 12 October.
Open Fri, Sat and Sun 1-4pm : AND FREE
Open Fri, Sat and Sun 1-4pm : AND FREE
September 24, 2025 at 12:03 PM
The Angus McBean Exhibition at CWTSH GALLERY, NEWPORT, is now extended to 12 October.
Open Fri, Sat and Sun 1-4pm : AND FREE
Open Fri, Sat and Sun 1-4pm : AND FREE
THE OTHER STRAWBERRY FIELDS
For a talk on "Childhood" musing on the destruction on the fruit plantations of Clydeside
"Let me take you down
'Cause I'm going to strawberry fields
Nothing is real
And nothing to get hung about
Strawberry fields forever."
Plenty to get hung about!
lnkd.in/e9gimFRR
For a talk on "Childhood" musing on the destruction on the fruit plantations of Clydeside
"Let me take you down
'Cause I'm going to strawberry fields
Nothing is real
And nothing to get hung about
Strawberry fields forever."
Plenty to get hung about!
lnkd.in/e9gimFRR
September 23, 2025 at 8:56 AM
THE OTHER STRAWBERRY FIELDS
For a talk on "Childhood" musing on the destruction on the fruit plantations of Clydeside
"Let me take you down
'Cause I'm going to strawberry fields
Nothing is real
And nothing to get hung about
Strawberry fields forever."
Plenty to get hung about!
lnkd.in/e9gimFRR
For a talk on "Childhood" musing on the destruction on the fruit plantations of Clydeside
"Let me take you down
'Cause I'm going to strawberry fields
Nothing is real
And nothing to get hung about
Strawberry fields forever."
Plenty to get hung about!
lnkd.in/e9gimFRR