66th Regiment of Foot

I managed to get some information connected to this brick from the Regimental Timeline on www.thewardrobe.org.uk which deals with the 66th Regiment/2nd Royal Berkshire.

“On 21 May 1821, St Helena.  Regiment (Headquarters plus two companies and regimental band) embarked on ‘Camel’. On 24 May the rest of the Regiment began to embark for the voyage home. The ‘Camel’ reached Spithead on 31 July, the rest of Regiment arriving shortly after. The ‘Camel’ continued to Chatham on 13 August, where the Regiment disembarked, the last detachment disembarking on 20 August.”

“On 22 September 1821, England, Hull. Regiment from Chatham on 20 March and reached Hull on 22 September and detached one company to Scarborough“

Reading the above information leads me to doubt the veracity as, if the second paragraph is true, the regiment began their march to Hull two months before they left St Helena.

While I follow this up I shall let you see the lovely brick on the south wall of the ropery.

Photograph produced by Jack Picknell (All Rights Reserved)

Rear Admiral Cedric Swinton Holland

This tiny scrap of graffiti mentions Cedric Swinton Holland

Rear Admiral   Cedric Swinton Holland was Admiral Superintendent in residence from 2nd September 1899 and superceded on completion of his period of duty.

The full name, although inscribed in nice characters, is hard to find among the numerous names and dates. The large date of 1902 coincides with the time he was superceded as Admiral Superintendent … but were either of the inscriptions written by the man himself?

There are references to him on the back wall of Commissioner’s House with his full names as well as just initials and surname. Another example is of M.E.Holland