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January 13, 2007
Appeal for help from Winchester library
I received this message last night - if anyone from Winchester library wants to contact this lady I have her email address
"How sorry I am to hear about this trouble with the library. This comes just as I am, from thousands of miles away, diving into the city's Saxon past, contacting anyone and everyone for what information I can find. In fact, I just sent some money to the library at the request of someone in the Local Studies department who will, I hope, be able to send me some photocopies related to my research. I have had some trouble getting responses.. and now I know why.
I wish there was something I could do to help."
Posted by Tim Coates at January 13, 2007 9:04 AM
Comments
I am that "lady"... so feel free to email me. I realize that what I have asked from the library is no mean feat, so no disrespect of the librarians was intended. I am looking for graphical representations of Saxon Winchester, around 900 AD. Mostly depictions of what buildings looked like but also a map with Saxon street names.
Tim, thanks for your help. And I do wish there was something I could do to help the Hampshire Libraries.
Nan Hawthorne
Posted by: Nan Hawthorne at January 15, 2007 6:06 PM
Tim
I feel sure that the appropriate department to help this lady, if anybody can, is Hampshire Record Office (rather than any of the libraries).
No doubt her request will be forwarded to them : the following is the HRO website
http://www.hants.gov.uk/record-office/
Posted by: Clive Keeble at January 16, 2007 7:44 PM
Clive
Many thanks. I have tried this afternoon to put Nan in touch with both the record office and the local studies section of the reference library via a most dependable contact.
Tim
Posted by: Tim at January 16, 2007 7:59 PM