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Tuesday 12 February 1963

Monica Ragby, 37-23-33, Miss Sweden won the Miss United Nations contest yesterday. The runners-up were Miss Argentina, Miss Iceland, Miss France and Miss Finland.

Britain’s biggest, highest and most expensive road junction is being planned by the Ministry of Transport. It’s a three-level junction with extensions of the M1. The cost: £19,000,000.

Monday 11 February 1963

The long slow thaw took a sharp knock yesterday. It was a slip ‘n shivering Sunday all over again. And the forecast for today is more snow, more frost and more icy roads. The weathermen say that conditions are unlikely to improve much before Wednesday.

British Films, 1960s

The Informers (1963 b+w)

The Informers inspired the classic television series The Sweeney. That is evident from the use of London locations in the film, the slang used, and the violence. Nigel Patrick’s Chief Inspector John Johnnoe is more family-friendly than John Thaw’s Jack Regan, but it’s easy to imagine a condensed version of The Informers running as an episode of The Sweeney.

Sharing this, my favourite photo I've discovered online. Taken by Evelyn Hofer in Dublin 1966 and simply titled "Girl with a bicycle" I love everything about this photo, the subject, the location but especially the colours. It's the year of my birth too and that somehow makes it even more special. #photography #SocialHistory

“We shall fight them on the beaches…” Not Winston Churchill, but a reference to Whit Monday 1964 when Mods and Rockers clashed on Brighton beach. The two tribes set about each other with belts, chains, burning deckchairs and stones. This was the latest in a long line of Mods v Rockers “fixtures” - Clacton, Hastings, Margate, Bournemouth…

Saturday 9 February 1963

Soccer’s snowed-up 1962/63 season might run into June. So far, over 300 games have been postponed. Cricket is sure to protest, but it looks as if there will now be a major battle between the sports. Also, some football and cricket clubs share the same ground, so that issue also needs to be addressed.

Lady Penelope’s Notes on the Beatles

1968 again sees the Beatles on top of the world in pop music. It is just five years now since they crashed on to the pop scene with Love Me Do. Today and every day they are conquering new heights. With a string of fabulous hit records shattering all sales records and another tremendous LP release already this year there is nothing to stop the Beatles.

This fantastically detailed document records the birth of Martha Cottrell, second child born to my 5 x great grandparents Samuel Cottrell and Ann Baker. The document includes the family’s address, the midwives present, the date and registration of the birth, and that the family were Protestant Dissenters.

“With some boys, I found an unexploded World War Two bomb. We took it home and said, ‘Look what we’ve found!’ The RAF evacuated the whole area and took the bomb away, but we got our names in the local paper for digging the bomb out of the mud and slime. It was my first headline.” - Christine Keeler in her autobiography, Secrets and Lies.

On 26 November 1821, my 5 x great grandparents Samuel Cottrell and Ann Baker married, at St. Botolph Bishopsgate, London. Samuel and Ann had been together for over two years, and had already produced a son, my 4 x great grandfather Matthew.

📸 The interior of the church (Wikipedia)