tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post5053147289774213788..comments2024-03-29T11:57:40.881+00:00Comments on Wargaming Miscellany: First and lastRobert (Bob) Corderyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-10594993002539564902016-07-12T19:03:32.596+01:002016-07-12T19:03:32.596+01:00Paul Leeson,
I am pleased to read that you manage...Paul Leeson,<br /><br />I am pleased to read that you managed one last visit before the museum closed. In my opinion the move to Wiltshire site was engineered by the leadership of the Royal Artillery (once Woolwich ceased to be the home of the regiment, they lost interest in the museum), the local council (left-wing Labour who were unhappy with the military presence in the town), and the property developers (who saw the site as a valuable asset that could be developed for more profit-making activities).<br /><br />I assume that if you were born in Woolwich you might well have been born in the British Home for Mothers and Babies, now alas also gone.<br /><br />I worked in Woolwich Polytechnic Boys School from 1975 to 1985, after which I moved over to Riverside House to work in the a Education Office.<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />Bob<br /><br />PS. I managed to do a bit of developmental work on my Napoleonic rules whilst I was on my latest cruise, and hope to play-test them soon.Robert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-19379566006112823762016-07-12T12:21:52.695+01:002016-07-12T12:21:52.695+01:00Hi Bob. I only found out after the reading room h...Hi Bob. I only found out after the reading room had already closed, but did manage to get in a final visit with my son and my Dad as his father was a WW1 gunner [RGA] and his mother was a tool setter in the Arsenal during WW1. I fear it will be a long wait for the new museum to open. I was born in Woolwich - so it was a good day out for us all. The last time I visited the museum it was still in the Rotunda !!! Regards Paul<br />PS love your Napoleonic rules - when will we see the Hexlanders again ??PDLhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16016865723762814024noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-15179960510139615312016-07-10T21:35:21.775+01:002016-07-10T21:35:21.775+01:00Pete.,
Too many museums and libraries are being c...Pete.,<br /><br />Too many museums and libraries are being closed in order to 'save' money.<br /><br />What price history and culture?<br /><br />All the best,<br /><br />BobRobert (Bob) Corderyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13109130990434792266noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6933470253715910366.post-27336335596288153602016-07-08T23:31:45.505+01:002016-07-08T23:31:45.505+01:00It is never a good day when a museum closes imo. T...It is never a good day when a museum closes imo. Three local one have been slated for closure in Kirklees.<br /><br />Cheers,<br /><br />Pete.Pete.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06668389518826053090noreply@blogger.com