City Trails Blog
Titanic Survivor Mary Kezia Roberts Survived a Second Ship Disaster
Titanic crew member Mary Kezia Roberts survived the 1912 disaster - then survived the wreck of hospital ship HMHS Rohilla off Whitby just two years later.
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More About William Walker: He Cycled 70 Miles Home
William Walker spent his working week beneath Winchester Cathedral - then reportedly cycled about 70 miles home to his family in South Norwood at weekends.
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William Walker: The Diver Who Worked Beneath Winchester Cathedral
For six years, deep-sea diver William Walker worked in flooded trenches beneath Winchester Cathedral, helping save the ancient building from collapse.
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Spillers Records: The Cardiff Record Shop Celebrities Helped Save
Cardiff's Spillers Records, founded in 1894, faced closure in 2006 - until music fans and stars including Beyoncé, Bob Dylan and Bruce Springsteen were asked to rally behind it.
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Portsmouth Press Gangs: They Were Recruiting for the Royal Navy
Portsmouth's notorious press gangs were not pirates - impressment was an official means of finding sailors for the Royal Navy, especially during wartime.
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Helen Duncan: The Portsmouth Medium Prosecuted Under the Witchcraft Act
In wartime 1944, Portsmouth medium Helen Duncan was arrested after a séance and prosecuted at the Old Bailey under the Witchcraft Act of 1735.
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The king that made Portsmouth a City in 1926
Portsmouth has centuries of naval history, yet it only officially became a city in 1926 when King George V granted city status.
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Edith Pechey and the Edinburgh Seven: Women Who Refused to Give Up
Edith Pechey was one of the pioneering Edinburgh Seven, the first women admitted as undergraduate medical students in Britain - and they faced astonishing opposition.
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Helen Duncan: The Portsmouth Medium Prosecuted Under the Witchcraft Act
Discover the extraordinary true story of Helen Duncan, the Portsmouth medium convicted under Britain's 1735 Witchcraft Act during the Second World War.
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