Description | Includes articles: 'Francis Hustwick (c.1797-1865), maritime artist of Hull and Liverpool' by A S Davidson 'The East Riding and the Jacobite rebellion of 1745' by Jonathan Oates. The article seeks to look at different levels of society and government in order to uncover how the people of East Riding reacted to the Jacobite rebellion. 'Pocklington in the late eighteenth century' by Roger A Bellingham, which discusses who and how the town was run. 'A history of Robert Rix and Sons and J R Rix and Sons Ltd' by Graham Atkinson. The Rix family ran a ship building company in Hull. 'Public house and refreshment checks' by Geoff Percival. Pub checks are metal discs for use in public houses . Includes a history of the Thomas Hill engineering company which manufactured bottle washing equipment. 'A fine soldier: Sir Charles Chichester (1795-1847)' by Gerardine Mulcahy, an account of the life of Sir Charles Chichester using personal letters, correspondence and memorabilia found at Burton Constable Hall.
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