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20th Century

Crisis Journey, 1947 – Part Three

19th March 2024 Going Postal 0

“The record of what one man saw and heard and felt on a journey through Britain in October 1947, by John Alldridge” Uncle John’s record of his trip round Britain, to assess the extent to [more…]

20th Century

Crisis Journey, 1947 – Part Two

12th March 2024 Going Postal 0

“The record of what one man saw and heard and felt on a journey through Britain in October 1947, by John Alldridge” Uncle John’s record of his trip round Britain, to assess the extent to [more…]

20th Century

Crisis Journey, 1947 – Part One

5th March 2024 Going Postal 0

“The record of what one man saw and heard and felt on a journey through Britain in October 1947, by John Alldridge” Uncle John’s record of his trip round Britain, to assess the extent to [more…]

20th Century

Desert Journey, Part Four

27th February 2024 Going Postal 0

In 1961 my uncle, John Alldridge spent some time on the set of Lawrence of Arabia and reported his experiences for the Birmingham Mail – Jerry F The best paid maniacs in the world The [more…]

20th Century

Desert Journey, Part Three

20th February 2024 Going Postal 0

In 1961 my uncle, John Alldridge spent some time on the set of Lawrence of Arabia and reported his experiences for the Birmingham Mail – Jerry F Jebel Tubeiq, Jordan According to the Bedouin, that [more…]

20th Century

Desert Journey, Part Two

13th February 2024 Going Postal 0

In 1961 my uncle, John Alldridge spent some time on the set of Lawrence of Arabia and reported his experiences for the Birmingham Mail – Jerry F Jebel Tubeiq, in the desert I’ve done some [more…]

20th Century

Desert Journey, Part One

6th February 2024 Going Postal 0

In 1961 my uncle, John Alldridge spent some time on the set of Lawrence of Arabia and reported his experiences for the Birmingham Mail – Jerry F Akaba, Jordan I am writing this on the [more…]

20th Century

Report From Israel, 1957 – Part Six

30th January 2024 Going Postal 0

In 1957 my uncle, John Alldridge visited Israel for the Birmingham Mail. This is the last of his reports. – Jerry F When an Israeli defines a civilian as a soldier on leave for eleven [more…]

20th Century

Report From Israel, 1957 – Part Five

23rd January 2024 Going Postal 0

In 1957 my uncle, John Alldridge visited Israel for the Birmingham Mail. This is the fifth of his reports. – Jerry F Eilat, Gulf of Akaba You can’t go home (they said) until you’ve bathed [more…]

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