This week at The Archive we have added 44,391 brand new pages to our collection, as we remember the daring escape of German aviator Gunther Plüschow from a prisoner of war camp in Britain on 4 July 1915. Plüschow then made it back to Germany, the endeavour making him the only German combatant in either World War to successfully escape and return home. Meanwhile, we have added three brand new newspapers from three different counties, from Derbyshire, Bedfordshire and Leicestershire …
Bedfordshire
Tom Mason-Mckean works as a volunteer with the Luton Hoo Walled Garden project, looking into all aspects of the estate’s history. It was great to hear how he’s been using The British Newspaper Archive in his research. You can show us what you’ve found in The British Newspaper Archive by emailing press@britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk ************** When I retired and started looking around for something to keep me occupied, I noticed that the Luton Hoo Walled Garden project in Bedfordshire was …