Thomas Arthur Leonard (1864-1948)
Leonard, Thomas Arthur (1864-1948), founder of the Co-operative Holidays Association and Holiday Fellowship, son of Thomas Leonard, clock and watchmaker, was born on 12 March 1864 at 50 Tabernacle Walk, Finsbury, London. Leonard’s father died when he was only five years old and he was brought up by his mother, Agnes, the daughter of John…
Keep readingCentre Parcs Holiday Village
After a relative quiet period punctuated by the odd contentious wind farm, the Scottish Borders has hit the headlines as a result of the unveiling of two rather ambitious proposals: the Cross Border Connection proposed by Scottish Power Energy Networks and a proposed holiday park by Centre Parcs. Centre Parcs has announced plans for its…
Keep readingSPEN Cross Border Connection
After a relative quiet period punctuated by the odd contentious wind farm, the Scottish Borders has hit the headlines as a result of the unveiling of two rather ambitious proposals: the Cross Border Connection proposed by Scottish Power Energy Networks and a proposed holiday park by Centre Parcs. The Cross Border Connection is a joint…
Keep readingDoncaster Coalite Limited
My father joined his brother, Walter, at the Coalite Plant at Askern in December 1929, at the age of 14 years, employed as a junior draughtsman. He would take evening classes in engineering drawing at Doncaster Technical College and become the head draughtsman responsible for producing the plans for the expansion of the works. He…
Keep readingBrief History of Norton
Norton is situated on the Magnesian Limestone Belt, a geological and landscape feature comprising a narrow north-south trending escarpment of limestone between the clays, sands and gravels of the Vale of York and Humber Levels to the east and the more elevated Yorkshire Coalfield to the west. The Magnesian Limestone Belt is typified by well-drained…
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