TMH - Thomas Masters Hardy

Having published the memoirs of William Masters Hardy we have now started to edit two notebooks kept by Annelise's grandfather, Thomas Masters Hardy.

The notebooks were written whilst TMH was serving in the Great War. He was in the RNAS, later the RAF working on the early aircraft, initially at Chingford Airfield where he was an Air Mechanic 1st class where his skills he used his skills as a trained cabinet maker.

One notebook includes notes and drawing used as training for the construction, maintenance and repair of the wooden framed airframes of the iconic aircraft built by Sopwith, Maurice Farman, Caudron, De Haviland, Avro etc. Two drawings are reproduced below -

We shall be reproducing the notebook as a facsimile to retain its period quality.
The book will be edited and published through the online services of Blurb again and then possibly as an ibook for ipad.

Book about William Masters Hardy now published

Our book about the life of Annelise's great-great grandfather is now published through the on-line publisher Blurb. Softback £18.00 Hardback with glossy paper £44.00 plus postage.

Currently working on an i-book version that will be available through iBooks Store.

Link to the Blurb bookshop -
Softcover - £18.00
http://www.blurb.co.uk/b/7967409-william-masters-hardy-a-rambling-sketch-of-my-life

hardcover - £44.00
http://www.blurb.co.uk/b/7981328-william-masters-hardy-a-rambling-sketch-of-my-life

UK Salt Route

The UK Salt Route poster that we prepared for the Ecosal-Atlantis project in 2011 has been uploaded to ISSUU and is also accessible from the Ecosal-UK blog site.

We are also currently preparing a grant applications to the HLF in partnership with CBA-NW and a second to the AHRC with Salford University.

Saltcote No.4 newsletter of Ecosal-UK

We have completed a new newsletter for Ecosal-UK - web link

https://issuu.com/ecosaluk/docs/saltcote-no4_837dc1bf6b8137

Book about William Master Hardy - almost ready to publish

Our book about Annelise's great great grandfather, William Masters Hardy, is almost completed.
Link to the online order form at Blurb will be posted here and on our web site by February 2017.

Mary Rose Museum Re-opens after Redesign

The Mary Rose Museum went into its new stage of display today.
Views of the ship now without obscuring piping and spray system. Looks great.
Coverage on BBC -http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-hampshire-36802829

Photo by Steve Foote

Slowly building my own Mary Rose and its associated bits and pieces.

Shire Book - The Salt Industry reprinted

Shire Books, now part of Bloomsbury Publishing have reprinted our book The Salt Industry. It has a new cover featuring the recently restored Lion Salt Works.
Link to order form - http://www.bloomsbury.com/uk/the-salt-industry-9780747806486/

We still have copies left of with the original cover if anyone wants one.