AMWELL 200
19-28 June 2026
Amwell 200. Cardboard Plaques. A handy guide. Ask KB to add some Amwell 200 ballons.
Here will go words of introduction. 1. The objective of the project. 2. What the project has taught us about the area. 3. Nature of professions and employment and how it has changed. 4. Overcrowded housing and servant class. 4. How the research was done. 5. How the people were chosen, In all cases, well, most, I will include more information about the people or their professions. Each Street will have its own box with a comment on it as below.
Myddelton Square. The square was laid out by the New River Company in 1824. St Mark’s Chrich was designed by Mylne and opened in 1828. This is not accurate. Just using words as an example.
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Name |
Date living at this address |
Age |
Years |
Location |
Notes |
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1. |
Edwin Moffat |
1939 |
29 |
1915-1983 |
65 Myddelton Square. 12 people living here at the time, |
Joined the International Brigade fighting in the Civil War in Spain. Injured in 1938. ‘This comrade, though politically sound, is a physical wreck -nerves shattered’. |
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2. |
Annie Abram |
1870 |
Born here |
1870-1930 |
45 Myddelton Square |
Historian. Instead of focusing on monarchs and politics, Abram’s research and writings placed emphasis on everyday lives in Medieval and Tudor England. |
