welcome to the boardIf you have any info that might help with our family tree, please leave it here...Ada Maria ClarkeI am in the process of gathering a geneaology account of all Titanic survivors - to which you have a link to in your site - I was wondering if you know if Charles and Ada had any children - I cannot discover from your site, if you live in the UK or n... Natural History MuseumSpent an exhausting day yesterday at the Natural History Museum with the nephews, first time I've been there since I can remember. They have a whole lot of dead animals there! It's reassuring that they're still not killing animals to put in jars and ... Clarke Family TreeThis site is home to my blog, with links to all the stuff I like. It used to be quite Stoke Newington based, then Folkestone, but now it's more about me, my lovely wife and our beautiful boy Harry... Also the usual stuff, work, TV, etc. Clarkeology.c... Mahon Family TreeMahon Family Tree here...A work in progress. See Clare Mahon, the artist Harry Clarke, or see all names in the tree...If you're looking for the Clarke Family that are not related to this Harry Clarke, then we still might have what you're after - plea... Subterranea Brittanica<a href="http://www.subbrit.org.uk/">This sounds good</a>, "The study and investigation of man-made and man used underground places".Encyclopedia TitanicaHi Tass,First thing, what is your fathers full name and where was he born? Second what was his aunt's full name and where was she born? My Ada Maria Clarke (nee Winfield) survied the Titanic as did the other Mrs Virginia Estelle Clark (aged 26 in 191... A quarter of commuters have found love in the tubeaccording to a poll by London Underground. And who's printing this shite? Yes, Metro. What should the sharpest response be? The other 75% can never find love becuase they've gnawed off their genitals in sheer frustration at the poor service? Stuck at... Updated Folkestone gig historyFrom someone on mr gig:Toft's Jazz Club was just down the hill from the Harp Club. Stand outside the harp, turn left (looking at the roundabout). Cross the road to the library, turn left and walk down past the roundabout. Its a big building on the... RE: Updated Folkestone gig historyirrelevant fact: The New Cross Venue used to be called The Harp Club.RE: Updated Folkestone gig historyMy mum used to go out with Noel Redding way back in the 60's so I can confirm that Hendrix played in Folkestone, but not in Tofts as everybody guesses she says vaguely that it was a social club on Grace Hill, but I quote "Don't ask me the name it was... RE: Updated Folkestone gig historyI think the name of the club on <strong>Grace Hill</strong> was the <strong>Sundowner Club</strong>.RE: Updated Folkestone gig historyIT WAS THE <strong>SUNDOWNER CLUB</strong> MY DAD WAS THE BOUNCER BACK IN THE DAY..Folkestone and District Family History Society<a href="http://www.folkfhs.org.uk/">Folkestone FHS</a> have a range of census publications available cheaply <a href="http://www.folkfhs.org.uk/publications.htm">here</a>, nothing to browse online though...BBC - Kent History - Titanic LivesSome <strong>Titanic</strong> resources <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/kent/history/features/titanic.shtml">here</a>, with a Kentish perspective though, so no links to our family...Expose ClubLooking for details of the Expose Club, Canterbury... Radiohead played there, if the many Radiohead gigography sites are to be trusted, but I suspect that one mistake in any of them would have been copied across the whole lot...The date in question i... Local historyUsing my weekend here in Folkestone on my own for a bit of a wander around. I've joined the library, and checked out a bit of the history of my flat. I saw the building showed up on the 1906 Ordnance Survey map that I bought a while ago, and now I've... Banksy takes New YorkRenowned street artist Banksy (responsible for Please Drive By Carefully In Our Village among many other more familiar works) dressed as an OAP, wandered into a few museums (The Brooklyn Museum, The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Museum of Modern Ar... Westenhanger CastleAh, this is what we can see from the train, <a href="http://www.westenhangercastle.co.uk">Westenhanger Castle</a>, a 14th century Quadrangular castle...My gigographyGetting there with my gigography now, a list of every gig I've been to, from 1987 up to last year. It's a natural progression from my Best Gigs Ever post. Well that's the theory, but there's A LOT missing. I have chucked in details from the big bag o... History of The LanghorneDidn't realise they had their own site...RE: Updated Folkestone gig historyWhen I used to go to Tofts in 1968/69, it was on Grace Hill. It had a coffee bar but served no alcohol. Every Friday there was a 'disco' which cost 2s 6d and a group on Saturdays which cost 5s or 7s 6d or sometimes 10s.People who played there include... RE: Updated Folkestone gig historyWasn't Tofts nearly opposite the old Gasworks on Bournemouth Rd just west of the Scew(sp?) Arches and the junction with Broadmead Rd. (the Gasworks was on the corner of Ship St and Bournemouth as I recall)You had to go up some stairs to get to the cl... Still seeking more Folkestone gig historyPlease check out what I already have for the '60s, the '70s, the '80s, and the '90s and then let me know of any gigs you were at that are missing... cheers!... The Ramones in CanterburySome gig history stuff from mrgig.com; DrGavin saysI've heard that The Ramones wrote I Wanna Be Sedated backstage at a venue in Canterbury (can't remember which one) and that Judge Dread literally died on stage at the Penny Theatreand Bro concursThe ... RE: Good to have that infoI am sorry, maybe it was 1970. As a pupil I came to Folkestone several times and it`s obvious that I mixed it up (is that correct English?). On another leaflet of TOFT'S I found some more bands and infosSaturday, 11th JulyBORIS(Presentation is like a... Folkestone Gerald updateGot some more Folkestone gig history stuff for 1969 and 1970, posted from Germany of all places. Also what's this rumour about Gordon Ramsay buying The Sandgate Hotel..? I heard a rumour that Ramsay was actually going to BUY the Sandgate Hotel (or at... Jimi Hendrix 1966I saw Jimi Hendrix in 1966 and What a night it was. I was a 14 year old aspiring drummer and was involved in the promoting of the gig by way of flying in the afternoon as the gig was hastily arranged on the day. The gear duly turned up and I had the ... The Folkestone People's History Centre to hold 'Dig for History' eventThe Folkestone People's History Centre, run by Canterbury Christ Church University, is giving Folkestone schools and local people the opportunity to learn more about the early history of Folkestone.A three-day history weekend workshop, called "Dig fo... Thankyou!Thanks for that information, very helpful... Parisienne is now Indigo of course, nice to be able to trace it's history back like this.<br /><br />What was the gig you went to? Marillion at the LCH? I'm not sure I ever saw them.Painting History: Delaroche and Lady Jane Grey4 - 16Painting History: Delaroche and Lady Jane Grey4 - 16History and Headlines: Michael Buerkpart of Folkestone Literary Festival...The Elements of Murder: A History of Poison: John Emsley"Folkestone before 1500" launchThe Folkestone People's History Centre is inviting local people to take part in an exciting new heritage project called "A Town Unearthed: Folkestone Before 1500"Terry Jones<strong>Folkestone Literary Festival</strong> event, a history talk by the Python, we're going, ace.David Starkey<strong>Folkestone Literary Festival</strong> event, a talk on the modern history of the royals, by local the TV historian.Folkestone History Society meetingSave the harbour station! Not sure how this all fits in with DeHaan's grand plans for the seafront... come along and find out!DESIGN HISTORY LECTURE, Work of Anni AlbersJuliet Gardiner The Thirties:An Intimate HistoryPainting History: Delaroche and Lady Jane Grey4 - 16Painting History: Delaroche and Lady Jane Grey4 - 16Painting History: Delaroche and Lady Jane Grey4 - 16A Guided Walk highlighting Folkestone's Literary and Artistic HistoryTo celebrate the return of Spring and following the success of our walk from Sandgate to Folkestone along the Leas for the Book Festival last November. Phone 01303-227150 or Mobile 0750-581-3297 to book.