The Land Value Tax
The Land Value Tax - Roland Raffell - Oct 2024
The Land Value Tax of 1692 was enacted with the intention of gaining income for the Crown through a tax related to the value ...
The Land Value Tax - Roland Raffell - Oct 2024
The Land Value Tax of 1692 was enacted with the intention of gaining income for the Crown through a tax related to the value ...
Seth Bond, Local Hero - Bernard Cadogan - Sept 2024
“Into the valley of Death, Rode the six hundred” are perhaps two of the most memorable and famous lines in British poetry. The poem, “The Charge of the Light ...“Into the valley of Death, Rode the six hundred” are perhaps two of the most memorable and famous lines in British poetry. The poem, [...]
Old Road Names - Linda Doyle - Aug 2024
As one researches through old Southam records, certain road and place names are easy to understand as they are quite logical. It is easy to follow ...
Taxing Hair - Dr Roland Raffell - July 2024
‘...but in the world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes...’ (Benjamin Franklin). ...
The Hearth Tax - Dr Roland Raffell - June 2024
In the year 1660, Charles II was restored to the throne following the English Civil War and the Interregnum under ...
Southam's Charter and Beating the Bounds - Dr Roland Raffell - May 2024
Southam town’s Charter, established in 998 AD, provided a clearly defined map of its borders with its neighbours: Long Itchington, Stockton, Napton, Ladbroke, Radbourne, Harbury ...
A Rambling Story - Richard Clarke - Apr 2024
On 12 November 1985 the premises now occupied by Everest Fitness in Southam High Street hosted a group dedicated to a gentler form of healthy exercise. The first Annual ...
Vagrancy and Birth Settlement - Dr Roland Raffell - March 2024
In October 1782 a constable from Birmingham apprehended an itinerant, Richard Fairfax, who had, ‘…been lying in the open air…unable to give a good account of himself…’ On ...
Southam town’s Charter was established in 998 AD and is of great significance as it provided a clearly defined map of its borders with its contiguous ...
Southam Friendly Society - Dr Roland Raffell - Feb 2024
It is estimated that in 1795 Southam had some 750 inhabitants, including farmers, tradesmen, publicans for its 13 ale houses and shopkeepers, together with landowners and ...
Southam on Fire - Dr Roland Raffell - Jan 2024
‘…it pleased Almighty God to lay a heavy affliction upon him by a sudden and fearful fire…his house burnt to the ground.’ Thus the local Justices of the Peace described ...