{"id":3454,"date":"2016-01-25T13:21:22","date_gmt":"2016-01-25T13:21:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/plattwarmemorial.org\/?page_id=3454"},"modified":"2023-05-25T13:03:25","modified_gmt":"2023-05-25T13:03:25","slug":"local-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/local-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Local History"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-one-full fusion-column-first fusion-column-last\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-1 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:31px;margin-left:0px;\"><h3 class=\"title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:24;line-height:1.5;\">Local History<\/h3><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><p>We shall be using this page to provide links to various other items of local historical interest that aren&#8217;t necessarily\u00a0related to both World Wars.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-dropshadow imageframe-1 hover-type-none\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/henry-george-murphy-1884-1939\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"local_history_murphy\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_murphy-1.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3468\" srcset=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_murphy-1-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_murphy-1-300x197.jpg 300w, http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_murphy-1.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-2 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h5 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18px;line-height:1.5;\">H. G. Murphy<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><p>Henry George Murphy was born on 27th\u00a0October 1884 at Birchington on Sea Kent. He was familiarly known throughout his life as \u2018Harry\u2019. <a href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/henry-george-murphy-1884-1939\/\">Read more&#8230;.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-2 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-dropshadow imageframe-2 hover-type-none\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/platt-national-school\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"local_history_school\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_school-1.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3472\" srcset=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_school-1-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_school-1-300x197.jpg 300w, http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_school-1.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h5 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18px;line-height:1.5;\">Platt School<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-3\"><p>By the start of the Great War, Platt School had been based in its current location for just over two years, <a href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/platt-national-school\/\">Read More\u2026.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-3 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-dropshadow imageframe-3 hover-type-none\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/1911-platt-parish-census\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"local_history_census\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_census.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3476\" srcset=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_census-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_census-300x197.jpg 300w, http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_census.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h5 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18px;line-height:1.5;\">1911 Platt Parish Census<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-4\"><p>The 1911 UK census was taken on\u00a02 April and is\u00a0particularly poignant as it was the last census taken before the start of the Great War,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/1911-platt-parish-census\/\">Read more\u2026.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-3 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-4 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-dropshadow imageframe-4 hover-type-none\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/vintage-postcards\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Wrotham Heath\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_postcards.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3480\" srcset=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_postcards-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_postcards-300x197.jpg 300w, http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_postcards.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h5 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18px;line-height:1.5;\">Vintage Postcards<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-5\"><p>A surprisingly large number of photographs were taken of the parish for use on postcards in the first two-decades of the 20th century. <a href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/vintage-postcards\/\">Read more\u2026.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-5 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-dropshadow imageframe-5 hover-type-none\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/world-war-one\/platt-woods\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"local_history_woods\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_woods.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3498\" srcset=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_woods-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_woods-300x197.jpg 300w, http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_woods.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-6 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h5 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18px;line-height:1.5;\">Platt Woods<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-6\"><p>This article was written by Carine Cadby and illustrated with photographs by her husband who were living at the house at the top of Platt Common, <a href=\"http:\/\/plattwarmemorial.org\/world-war-one\/platt-woods\/\">Read more\u2026.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-6 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-dropshadow imageframe-6 hover-type-none\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/world-war-one\/rev-john-brand-1855-1922\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"local_history_brand\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_brand.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-3582\" srcset=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_brand-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_brand-300x197.jpg 300w, http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_brand.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h5 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18px;line-height:1.5;\"><h5>The Rev. John Brand<\/h5><\/h5><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-7\"><p>The Rev. John Brand was vicar in Platt throughout the Great War and prominent in supporting the community. <a href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/world-war-one\/rev-john-brand-1855-1922\/\">Read more\u2026.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-4 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-7 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-dropshadow imageframe-7 hover-type-none\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/finding-a-fairy\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"local_history_fairy\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_fairy.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-4017\" srcset=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_fairy-150x99.jpg 150w, http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_fairy-300x197.jpg 300w, http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_fairy.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 380px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-8 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h5 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18px;line-height:1.5;\">Finding A Fairy<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-8\"><p>\u2018Finding a Fairy\u2019 was written by Carine Cadby and first published during 1917 by Mills &amp; Boon. <a href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/finding-a-fairy\/\">Read more\u2026.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-8 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-dropshadow imageframe-8 hover-type-none\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/leonard-george-hollebon-1932-1951\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"local_history_hollebon\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_hollebon.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-7143\" srcset=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_hollebon-200x132.jpg 200w, http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_hollebon.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-9 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h5 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18px;line-height:1.5;\">Leonard Hollebon<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-9\"><p>Between 1948 and 1960 Commonwealth armed forces fought a guerilla war against the Malayan National Liberation Army.<a href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/leonard-george-hollebon-1932-1951\/\"> Read more\u2026.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-9 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-dropshadow imageframe-9 hover-type-none\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/the-first-platt-memorial-hall\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"Platt Memorial Hall\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_hall.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-8199\" srcset=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_hall-200x132.jpg 200w, http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_hall.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-10 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h5 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18px;line-height:1.5;\">First Platt Memorial Hall<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-10\"><p>In the summer of 1919, around the time an effigy of the Kaiser was being incinerated at Mount Cottage, others had been busy constructing a makeshift shrine&#8230;<a href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/the-first-platt-memorial-hall\/\"> Read more\u2026.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-5 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-10 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-dropshadow imageframe-10 hover-type-none\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/vintage-photographs\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"local_history_vintage_photographs\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_vintage_photographs.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-8649\" srcset=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_vintage_photographs-200x132.jpg 200w, http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/01\/local_history_vintage_photographs.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-11 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h5 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18px;line-height:1.5;\">Vintage Photographs<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-11\"><p>Various old photographs taken of Platt Parish during the first half of the 20th Century.<a href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/vintage-photographs\/\"> Read more\u2026.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-11 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-dropshadow imageframe-11 hover-type-none\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/platt-parish-baptisms-1914-1918\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"local_history_baptisms\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/local_history_baptisms.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-8803\" srcset=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/local_history_baptisms-200x132.jpg 200w, http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/local_history_baptisms.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-12 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h5 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18px;line-height:1.5;\">Parish Baptisms<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-12\"><p>Database of baptisms at Platt Church between August 1914 and November 1918.<a href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/platt-parish-baptisms-1914-1918\"> Read more\u2026.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-dropshadow imageframe-12 hover-type-none\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/platt-society\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"local_history_plattsociety\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/local_history_plattsociety.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-9145\" srcset=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/local_history_plattsociety-200x132.jpg 200w, http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/local_history_plattsociety.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-13 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h5 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18px;line-height:1.5;\">Platt Society Archive<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-13\"><p>Digitised documents from the St. Mary&#8217;s Platt &amp; District Society archive.<a href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/platt-society\"> Read more\u2026.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-6 nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"background-color: rgba(255,255,255,0);background-position: center center;background-repeat: no-repeat;padding-top:0px;padding-right:0px;padding-bottom:0px;padding-left:0px;margin-bottom: 0px;margin-top: 0px;border-width: 0px 0px 0px 0px;border-color:#eae9e9;border-style:solid;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-13 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-first\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-dropshadow imageframe-13 hover-type-none\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/local-history\/the-captivity-of-captain-turner\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"local_history_turner\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/local_history_turner.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-9405\" srcset=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/local_history_turner-200x132.jpg 200w, http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/local_history_turner.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-14 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h5 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18px;line-height:1.5;\">Captain C. A. C. Turner<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-14\"><p>Narrative describing the captivity of Captain Turner of the Connaught Rangers. <a href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/local-history\/the-captivity-of-captain-turner\/\">Read more\u2026.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-14 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-right: 4%;margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"imageframe-align-center\"><span class=\" fusion-imageframe imageframe-dropshadow imageframe-14 hover-type-none\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);box-shadow: 3px 3px 7px rgba(0,0,0,0.3);\"><a class=\"fusion-no-lightbox\" href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/local-history\/st-marys-platt-parish-magazines\/\" target=\"_self\" aria-label=\"local_history_magazines\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"380\" height=\"250\" src=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/local_history_magazines-1.jpg\" alt class=\"img-responsive wp-image-9595\" srcset=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/local_history_magazines-1-200x132.jpg 200w, http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/local_history_magazines-1.jpg 380w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 380px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep\" style=\"margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;margin-bottom:20px;width:100%;\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-sep-clear\"><\/div><style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-15 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-center fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-right:0px;margin-bottom:20px;margin-left:0px;\"><h5 class=\"title-heading-center fusion-responsive-typography-calculated\" style=\"margin:0;--fontSize:18;--minFontSize:18px;line-height:1.5;\">Parish Magazines 1939 &#8211; 1990<\/h5><\/div><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-15\"><p>Scans of available Platt Parish Magazines from 1939 until 1990. <a href=\"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/local-history\/st-marys-platt-parish-magazines\/\">Read more\u2026.<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-15 fusion_builder_column_1_3 1_3 fusion-one-third fusion-column-last\" style=\"width:33.333333333333%;width:calc(33.333333333333% - ( ( 4% + 4% ) * 0.33333333333333 ) );margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-column-wrapper-legacy\" style=\"background-position:left top;background-repeat:no-repeat;-webkit-background-size:cover;-moz-background-size:cover;-o-background-size:cover;background-size:cover;padding: 0px 0px 0px 0px;\"><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-3454","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3454","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3454"}],"version-history":[{"count":46,"href":"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3454\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9637,"href":"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3454\/revisions\/9637"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/plattmemorialhall.org\/warmemorial\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3454"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}