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Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society, 28, 84-87, Students of these Transactions are aware that great changes were introduced into them by Mr. George Farnham when he took over the responsibility for their editing in 1921: changes in format, in presentation, and in content. First of all, and most obviously, the size of each annual part was increased. Volumes i-xi (1855-1920) contain altogether 4,382 pages-an average of 65 for each year: vols. xii-xxvii (1921-51) contain 4,788 pages-154 for each year. It is true that, owing to the more spacious format adopted by Mr. Farnham, a smaller number of words was printed on each page. But, even allowing for that, we may reckon that our annual part or volume of Transactions is double the size of that issued to members of the Society before 1921. Again, the character of the papers has altered a good deal. They are longer and more academic than they used to be in the earlier days of the Society's history, and more strictly confined to Leicestershire-we no longer find papers on such subjects as "The Book of Common Prayer" or "St. Tudno's Church and the Earthworks on the Great Orme, North Wales".

Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society, 39, 34-35, Early in 1962 work commenced on the internal demolition of Scraptoft Hall in preparation for a complete renovation scheme to provide residential accommodation for the new Teachers' Training College. A preliminary examination of the partition and main walls had revealed the existence of many layers of wall-paper but it was noticed that the internal walls of the principal ground-floor rooms were partly papered over hessian screens attached to the brickwork by wooden battens. Great care was taken to preserve sections of the early wall-papers and thanks are due to Mr. and Mrs. Freebody and to the contractors, Messrs. Kellett, for their very kind assistance.

Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society, 89, 223-242, Paper and board manufacture was never a major feature of Leicestershire's industrial economy; nevertheless, the industry took hold in the county almost four centuries ago, and continues to operate today at a single site. The evolution of the industry over the first two centuries mirrored that of numerous other UK counties; however, what makes the Leicestershire industry unique is the development of a specialised product that was used almost exclusively as a raw material by other, larger industrial sectors in the immediate region. This synergistic existence lasted almost a century, and only ceased with the development of synthetic replacement materials in the second half of the twentieth century. This article outlines the process and history of paper and board manufacture, and contains a gazetteer of all mills known to have worked in Leicestershire, most of which still have remains extant.

Transactions of the Cumberland & Westmorland Antiquarian & Archaeological Society, 15, 234-243, The Furness Paper Company was founded in 1873: that it produced paper for less than five years suggests that the mill was badly managed. However, the fact that its directors and shareholder were made up of some of the region's most wealthy individuals, vastly experienced in business and trade suggests another cause. The mill did purchase new machinery soon after its establishment, but as it was bankrupt by January 1880, this investment clearly failed. That it found itself in such dire circumstances was partly due to an economic depression but it was also related to dramatic developments taking place in nearby Lancashire, where there was a 50 per cent increase in the number of paper mills in the 1870s. Primarily relying upon information contained in the Files of Dissolved Companies, the author has written extensively on the Lancashire paper mill 'mania', where many of the unfortunate shareholders saw their investments lost as profits deteriorated, shares became worthless as around half of the newcomers failed soon after incorporation.

Transactions of the Leicestershire Archaeological and Historical Society, 86, 203-204, Scalford-A bracteate: The article by Charlotte Behr is fascinating although, curiously, she does not attempt to identify the image nor to decipher the lettering. Behind the left shoulder is the typical representation of Thor's/ Donar's lightning arrows and the 'tassels' behind the head may also be lightning. The object below the left shoulder is possibly the quiver. Thor, as patron god of smiths, is often represented with a hammer but here there is no such symbol.

Sussex Archaeological Collections, 54, 259-264

Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, 2.61, 221-226

Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, 2.62, 261-266

Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, 2.65, 305-310

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Sussex Archaeological Collections, 31, 1-24

Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, 2.56, 163-177

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Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, 1.2, 81-106

Sussex Archaeological Collections, 1, 193-195

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Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, 2.1, 469-505

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Transactions of the London and Middlesex Archaeological Society, 2.64, 303-311

Sussex Archaeological Collections, 15, 67-73

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Norfolk Archaeology, 9 (2), 121-179

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Norfolk Archaeology, 9 (3), 240-274

Norfolk Archaeology, 4 (1), 133-226

Norfolk Archaeology, 16 (2), 125-131

Norfolk Archaeology, 37 (1), 121-123

Norfolk Archaeology, 15 (3), 233-266

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Norfolk Archaeology, 36 (3), 241-252

Archaeologia Aeliana, 1, 95-130

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Archaeologia Aeliana, 32, 354-356

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