Wednesday, May 31, 2006

Visit to British Library and St Pancras Parish Church

I paid my first visit to the British Library today. After completing the forms and queuing, I had my photograph taken and was issued with a pass for three years. Judging by the amount of information available there I reckon I will need all of the three years just to find out where everything is!

I visited the India and Asia room and amazingly found out lots of information on:
William Wilbeforce Harris Greathed
Hervey Harris Greathed
Robert Harris Greathed

I even managed to add this data to the website prior to uploading it.

Also saw St Pancras Parish Church, took some pictures of the outside, but sadly did not have enough time to look inside. It was built in 1819-22 and is modelled on th Erectheum on the Acropolis at Athens.

I am unsure which of our Greatheads attended this church. I have discovered one Robert John Greathead who was baptised in 1801 and married Sarah Pilkington in 1830 in StPancras Parish Church, but the records state both events were in the Old Church, so I will need to dig a bit further