Old Ebor
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On 8 January 1892, a bank manager called William Lidderdale vanished without trace. But a fairly straightforward story was soon complicated by the publication of a death notice full of impossibilities…
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The Matter of Mr Lidderdale
Part One: The Missing Bank Manager
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November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
On 8 January 1892, a bank manager called William Lidderdale vanished without trace. But a fairly straightforward story was soon complicated by the publication of a death notice full of impossibilities…
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
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Phil Mead scored 55,061 first-class runs and 153 centuries in a career lasting from 1905 until 1936. Yet he only played 17 times for England, despite a Test average of 49.37. The reasons are simple: he played for an unfashionable county and was easy neither on the eye nor on his team-mates.
“He would not have objected to being described as a mercenary”: Phil Mead and the Battle with Poverty
Phil Mead scored 55,061 first-class runs and 153 centuries in a career lasting from 1905 until 1936. Yet he only played 17 times for England, despite a Test average of 49.37. The reasons are simple: he played for an unfashionable county and was easy neither on the eye nor on his team-mates.
oldebor.wordpress.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Phil Mead scored 55,061 first-class runs and 153 centuries in a career lasting from 1905 until 1936. Yet he only played 17 times for England, despite a Test average of 49.37. The reasons are simple: he played for an unfashionable county and was easy neither on the eye nor on his team-mates.
On 8 January 1892, a bank manager called William Lidderdale vanished without trace. But a fairly straightforward story was soon complicated by the publication of a death notice full of impossibilities…
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
The Matter of Mr Lidderdale
Part One: The Missing Bank Manager
open.substack.com
November 10, 2025 at 1:34 PM
On 8 January 1892, a bank manager called William Lidderdale vanished without trace. But a fairly straightforward story was soon complicated by the publication of a death notice full of impossibilities…
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
Phil Mead scored 55,061 first-class runs and 153 centuries in a career lasting from 1905 until 1936. Yet he only played 17 times for England, despite a Test average of 49.37. The reasons are simple: he played for an unfashionable county and was easy neither on the eye nor on his team-mates.
“He would not have objected to being described as a mercenary”: Phil Mead and the Battle with Poverty
Phil Mead scored 55,061 first-class runs and 153 centuries in a career lasting from 1905 until 1936. Yet he only played 17 times for England, despite a Test average of 49.37. The reasons are simple: he played for an unfashionable county and was easy neither on the eye nor on his team-mates.
oldebor.wordpress.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Phil Mead scored 55,061 first-class runs and 153 centuries in a career lasting from 1905 until 1936. Yet he only played 17 times for England, despite a Test average of 49.37. The reasons are simple: he played for an unfashionable county and was easy neither on the eye nor on his team-mates.
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In 1883, a body was found hidden in the old boiler of a ruined mill. How did the woman came to be there, and how could she have been failed by literally everyone in her life? #history #biography #asylums
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
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The Lost Weaver
The Life and Death of Mrs Hannah Haigh
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November 2, 2025 at 12:08 PM
In 1883, a body was found hidden in the old boiler of a ruined mill. How did the woman came to be there, and how could she have been failed by literally everyone in her life? #history #biography #asylums
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
In 1883, a body was found hidden in the old boiler of a ruined mill. How did the woman came to be there, and how could she have been failed by literally everyone in her life? #history #biography #asylums
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
The Lost Weaver
The Life and Death of Mrs Hannah Haigh
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November 2, 2025 at 12:08 PM
In 1883, a body was found hidden in the old boiler of a ruined mill. How did the woman came to be there, and how could she have been failed by literally everyone in her life? #history #biography #asylums
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
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The just-completed series in New Zealand — a sort of "pre-Ashes tour" — revived but reversed an odd historical practice. For decades, England only bothered to visit New Zealand if they were going to Australia as well #NZvENG
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An Afterthought in the Antipodes
How English cricket neglected New Zealand
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November 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The just-completed series in New Zealand — a sort of "pre-Ashes tour" — revived but reversed an odd historical practice. For decades, England only bothered to visit New Zealand if they were going to Australia as well #NZvENG
open.substack.com/pub/oldebor7...
open.substack.com/pub/oldebor7...
The just-completed series in New Zealand — a sort of "pre-Ashes tour" — revived but reversed an odd historical practice. For decades, England only bothered to visit New Zealand if they were going to Australia as well #NZvENG
open.substack.com/pub/oldebor7...
open.substack.com/pub/oldebor7...
An Afterthought in the Antipodes
How English cricket neglected New Zealand
open.substack.com
November 1, 2025 at 12:10 PM
The just-completed series in New Zealand — a sort of "pre-Ashes tour" — revived but reversed an odd historical practice. For decades, England only bothered to visit New Zealand if they were going to Australia as well #NZvENG
open.substack.com/pub/oldebor7...
open.substack.com/pub/oldebor7...
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In 1890, a Liverpool docker called Samuel McKay disappeared during a works outing to Matlock Bath in Derbyshire. And almost no-one seemed to notice. open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
The Vanished Docker
The Disappearance of Samuel McKay
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October 26, 2025 at 10:49 AM
In 1890, a Liverpool docker called Samuel McKay disappeared during a works outing to Matlock Bath in Derbyshire. And almost no-one seemed to notice. open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
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Ben Sealy of Trinidad played just one Test match for the West Indies during a career lasting from 1924 to 1941. Useful rather than essential, he never quite made enough impact to guarantee his place. But in 1933, he was one of the leading players in the West Indies team that toured England.
Popular, Charming and Dispensable: The Overlooked Cricket of Ben Sealy
Ben Sealy of Trinidad played just one Test match for the West Indies during a career lasting from 1924 to 1941. Useful rather than essential, he never quite made enough impact to guarantee his place. But in 1933, he was one of the leading players in the West Indies team that toured England.
oldebor.wordpress.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Ben Sealy of Trinidad played just one Test match for the West Indies during a career lasting from 1924 to 1941. Useful rather than essential, he never quite made enough impact to guarantee his place. But in 1933, he was one of the leading players in the West Indies team that toured England.
Ben Sealy of Trinidad played just one Test match for the West Indies during a career lasting from 1924 to 1941. Useful rather than essential, he never quite made enough impact to guarantee his place. But in 1933, he was one of the leading players in the West Indies team that toured England.
Popular, Charming and Dispensable: The Overlooked Cricket of Ben Sealy
Ben Sealy of Trinidad played just one Test match for the West Indies during a career lasting from 1924 to 1941. Useful rather than essential, he never quite made enough impact to guarantee his place. But in 1933, he was one of the leading players in the West Indies team that toured England.
oldebor.wordpress.com
October 27, 2025 at 10:56 AM
Ben Sealy of Trinidad played just one Test match for the West Indies during a career lasting from 1924 to 1941. Useful rather than essential, he never quite made enough impact to guarantee his place. But in 1933, he was one of the leading players in the West Indies team that toured England.
In 1890, a Liverpool docker called Samuel McKay disappeared during a works outing to Matlock Bath in Derbyshire. And almost no-one seemed to notice. open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
The Vanished Docker
The Disappearance of Samuel McKay
open.substack.com
October 26, 2025 at 10:49 AM
In 1890, a Liverpool docker called Samuel McKay disappeared during a works outing to Matlock Bath in Derbyshire. And almost no-one seemed to notice. open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
Two English cricketers appeared in court within twelve months of each other in the mid-1920s, but their paths were very different and perfectly illustrate the divisions in English cricket at the time
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Parallel Lives
The Tales of Thomas Raikes and Ronald Lowe
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October 20, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Two English cricketers appeared in court within twelve months of each other in the mid-1920s, but their paths were very different and perfectly illustrate the divisions in English cricket at the time
open.substack.com/pub/oldebor7...
open.substack.com/pub/oldebor7...
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Lily Woodcock was a barmaid in Limehouse who twice escaped throwing herself in front of a train. But she was not quite the hysterical woman portrayed in the press, nor was her story quite as straightforward as it seemed
#history #Limehouse #biography #asylums open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
#history #Limehouse #biography #asylums open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
The Limehouse Barmaid
The Trials of Lily Woodcock
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October 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Lily Woodcock was a barmaid in Limehouse who twice escaped throwing herself in front of a train. But she was not quite the hysterical woman portrayed in the press, nor was her story quite as straightforward as it seemed
#history #Limehouse #biography #asylums open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
#history #Limehouse #biography #asylums open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
Lily Woodcock was a barmaid in Limehouse who twice escaped throwing herself in front of a train. But she was not quite the hysterical woman portrayed in the press, nor was her story quite as straightforward as it seemed
#history #Limehouse #biography #asylums open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
#history #Limehouse #biography #asylums open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
The Limehouse Barmaid
The Trials of Lily Woodcock
open.substack.com
October 19, 2025 at 10:32 AM
Lily Woodcock was a barmaid in Limehouse who twice escaped throwing herself in front of a train. But she was not quite the hysterical woman portrayed in the press, nor was her story quite as straightforward as it seemed
#history #Limehouse #biography #asylums open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
#history #Limehouse #biography #asylums open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
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Frank Ward spent many years on Lancashire's books, but later struggled with alcoholism and separated from his wife and family. However, he was one of the few such stories with a happy ending because he managed to turn his life completely back around and make a fresh start in New Zealand
“A reformed, sober and respectable citizen”: The Unexpected Comeback of Frank Ward
Frank Ward played for Lancashire for many years without ever breaking through into the first eleven. Nevertheless, he was a useful and respected cricketer. Following his release by the county, he developed a drinking problem that affected his marriage and resulted in his imprisonment. But unlike many of his contemporaries in similar situations, Ward managed to turn his life back around.
oldebor.wordpress.com
October 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Frank Ward spent many years on Lancashire's books, but later struggled with alcoholism and separated from his wife and family. However, he was one of the few such stories with a happy ending because he managed to turn his life completely back around and make a fresh start in New Zealand
Frank Ward spent many years on Lancashire's books, but later struggled with alcoholism and separated from his wife and family. However, he was one of the few such stories with a happy ending because he managed to turn his life completely back around and make a fresh start in New Zealand
“A reformed, sober and respectable citizen”: The Unexpected Comeback of Frank Ward
Frank Ward played for Lancashire for many years without ever breaking through into the first eleven. Nevertheless, he was a useful and respected cricketer. Following his release by the county, he developed a drinking problem that affected his marriage and resulted in his imprisonment. But unlike many of his contemporaries in similar situations, Ward managed to turn his life back around.
oldebor.wordpress.com
October 13, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Frank Ward spent many years on Lancashire's books, but later struggled with alcoholism and separated from his wife and family. However, he was one of the few such stories with a happy ending because he managed to turn his life completely back around and make a fresh start in New Zealand
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Leonard Peart was found in his photography studio after having shot himself. But like something out of the Strand Magazine, before he died, he had also shot one of his own photographs: a portrait of a woman called Miss Dempster
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
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The Heartbroken Photographer
The Suicide of Leonard Peart
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October 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Leonard Peart was found in his photography studio after having shot himself. But like something out of the Strand Magazine, before he died, he had also shot one of his own photographs: a portrait of a woman called Miss Dempster
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
Leonard Peart was found in his photography studio after having shot himself. But like something out of the Strand Magazine, before he died, he had also shot one of his own photographs: a portrait of a woman called Miss Dempster
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
The Heartbroken Photographer
The Suicide of Leonard Peart
open.substack.com
October 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Leonard Peart was found in his photography studio after having shot himself. But like something out of the Strand Magazine, before he died, he had also shot one of his own photographs: a portrait of a woman called Miss Dempster
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
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Sport and politics should not mix. Except, in practice, when they can't seem to help themselves. open.substack.com/pub/oldebor7...
A Very Political Game
The Sport That Governed While Pretending Not To
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October 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Sport and politics should not mix. Except, in practice, when they can't seem to help themselves. open.substack.com/pub/oldebor7...
Sport and politics should not mix. Except, in practice, when they can't seem to help themselves. open.substack.com/pub/oldebor7...
A Very Political Game
The Sport That Governed While Pretending Not To
open.substack.com
October 6, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Sport and politics should not mix. Except, in practice, when they can't seem to help themselves. open.substack.com/pub/oldebor7...
The story of her tragic death made the newspapers in 1934, published with a touch of sensationalism and no little implied moralising. But Toni Corazza was far more than just a journalistic cliche. open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
The Dancer of Radnor Street
The Life and Death of Toni Corazza
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October 5, 2025 at 9:59 AM
The story of her tragic death made the newspapers in 1934, published with a touch of sensationalism and no little implied moralising. But Toni Corazza was far more than just a journalistic cliche. open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
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In 1908, a bookseller from Suffolk, who had been suffering from depression, disappeared in London, prompting a frantic search from his wife. He reappeared almost a month later having been living in the streets with no memory of his former life
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
The Amnesiac Bookseller
The Adventures of Harry Edward Harmer
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September 29, 2025 at 11:31 AM
In 1908, a bookseller from Suffolk, who had been suffering from depression, disappeared in London, prompting a frantic search from his wife. He reappeared almost a month later having been living in the streets with no memory of his former life
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
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Middlesex's J. T. Hearne was the epitome of the respectable professional in a career lasting from 1888 to 1923. One of only four men to take over 3,000 first-class wickets, he was also (less famously) one half of the world's first "celebrity" cricketing couple oldebor.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/y...
Yours Respectably, J. T. Hearne
Although famous for his success as a bowler — and as one of only four men to take over 3,000 first-class wickets — J. T. Hearne of Middlesex was just as well-known for his utter respectability, the…
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September 29, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Middlesex's J. T. Hearne was the epitome of the respectable professional in a career lasting from 1888 to 1923. One of only four men to take over 3,000 first-class wickets, he was also (less famously) one half of the world's first "celebrity" cricketing couple oldebor.wordpress.com/2025/09/29/y...
In 1908, a bookseller from Suffolk, who had been suffering from depression, disappeared in London, prompting a frantic search from his wife. He reappeared almost a month later having been living in the streets with no memory of his former life
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
The Amnesiac Bookseller
The Adventures of Harry Edward Harmer
open.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 11:31 AM
In 1908, a bookseller from Suffolk, who had been suffering from depression, disappeared in London, prompting a frantic search from his wife. He reappeared almost a month later having been living in the streets with no memory of his former life
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...
open.substack.com/pub/lostlive...