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:Here you go: [http://www.webcitation.org/64D0jexvv] and [http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1997-12-14/features/9712140182_1_puff-daddy-hong-kong-accessories]. [[User:Goodvac|Goodvac]] ([[User talk:Goodvac|talk]]) 02:25, 26 December 2011 (UTC)
::I have received these articles. [[User:WhisperToMe|WhisperToMe]] ([[User talk:WhisperToMe|talk]]) 18:10, 9 February 2012 (UTC)
====Pigot's National & Commercial Directory 1832-1834====
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Hello, can anyone help me with a reference, and ideally text, for mention of stage coaching from the "Swan Inn" in [[Sturry]], [[Kent]], UK, to [[Herne Bay, Kent]], in ''Pigot's National & Commercial Directory 1832-1834''? Though, anything about this Swan Inn from ''Pigot's'' would be good. I was pointed to ''Pigot's'' after seeing it cited [http://www.kent-opc.org/pubsbrewers.html here]. Thanks in advance. [[User:Nortonius|Nortonius]] ([[User talk:Nortonius|talk]]) 16:23, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
:[http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=Fq5IAAAAYAAJ&pg=PA663&dq=Pigot+National+%26+Commercial+Directory+%22Swan+Inn%22&hl=en&sa=X&ei=axXuTrGrJsLN4QTHp4HmCA&ved=0CDMQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false] Is that the sort of thing you were looking for? Google Books is your best bet. [[User:Wee Curry Monster|Wee Curry Monster]] <small>[[User talk:Wee Curry Monster|talk]]</small> 16:33, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
::Thanks for the rapid response! Yes, that would be ''exactly'' the kind of thing, terrific - except I searched Google Books before coming here, and drew a blank for Kent (i.e. the Swan Inn you found is in Worcestershire). Hm! Thanks anyway. [[User:Nortonius|Nortonius]] ([[User talk:Nortonius|talk]]) 17:11, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
:::Ah sorry, I checked again and drew a blank for Kent. Has it ever changed its name? [[User:Wee Curry Monster|Wee Curry Monster]] <small>[[User talk:Wee Curry Monster|talk]]</small> 22:54, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
::::I think I may have an explanation. It looks like different editions of the directory had different counties in them. [http://hollis.harvard.edu/?itemid=|library/m/aleph|007332212 This 1834 edition] which is online does not have Kent. [http://hollis.harvard.edu/?itemid=|library/m/aleph|004585373 This edition from 1839] has Kent but its not online. I could request the 1839 edition and scan the relevant page, but probably not until after the 1st of the year. [[User:GabrielF|GabrielF]] ([[User talk:GabrielF|talk]]) 23:17, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
:::::Thanks again Wee Curry Monster, but no, it's been "Sturry" since at least the 7th century! And GabrielF, that makes sense. Getting a scan for me would be wonderfully kind, and early next year would be soon enough! Forgive me if I'm stating the obvious, but of course I'd be grateful too if a scan were accompanied by the usual publication details, since it's not online. I'll be keeping an eye out here in case you manage to do that for me. Lovely. [[User:Nortonius|Nortonius]] ([[User talk:Nortonius|talk]]) 23:54, 18 December 2011 (UTC)
:::::GabrielF, do you still mean to "scan the relevant page" from the 1839 edition of ''Pigot's'' for me? I don't mean to be a pest, but gawd knows I find it all too easy to lose track of things over the Xmas-New Year holidays, and I wouldn't blame you if you had too! :) Cheers. [[User:Nortonius|Nortonius]] ([[User talk:Nortonius|talk]]) 15:31, 3 January 2012 (UTC)
:::::: Would [http://www.historicaldirectories.org/hd/index.asp Historical Directories 1750–1919] be of any help? I have never used this web site before so I am unable to determine how good it is. I attempted to search within Kent for Sturry and although it seemed to return 88 hits, I was unable to make sense of the first few. If you succeed in making sense of this site, do let me know, as this site may be a useful resource for my own articles --[[User:Senra|Senra]] ([[User Talk:Senra|Talk]]) 15:18, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
::::::: Senra, that is an excellent site and I have used it quite a bit. Linking is slightly tricky but it can be done to the PDF of a directory page once you have located it. - [[User:Sitush|Sitush]] ([[User talk:Sitush|talk]]) 15:40, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
::::::::Yes, it looks like that to me too! Thanks for the tip, though I've not yet found mention of coaching in the way the earlier suggestion did for an inn in Worcs.; and, I'm finding searching the site a right pain! Otherwise, very useful. [[User:Nortonius|Nortonius]] ([[User talk:Nortonius|talk]]) 16:13, 19 December 2011 (UTC)
::::::Nortonius - sorry for the delay. I requested the book from the depository and should scan it in the next couple of days. [[User:GabrielF|GabrielF]] ([[User talk:GabrielF|talk]]) 20:37, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
:::::::Ah, that's great, thanks again GabrielF - hopefully, with a look at Pigot's, I'll be able to set stage coaches running through northern Kent again, if only in the world of WP! :) [[User:Nortonius|Nortonius]] ([[User talk:Nortonius|talk]]) 22:08, 9 January 2012 (UTC)
::::::::I've scanned the sections on Canterbury and Herne's Bay in Pigot's 1939 edition covering Kent, Surrey and Sussex. The Canterbury entry includes Sturry. There is a Swan '''tavern''' listed in Sturry, but it is not listed as an Inn. There is a fairly long list of stagecoaches and vans, but no vans that go to Herne Bay seem to originate in Surrey as opposed to Canterbury. Here is the link: [http://dl.dropbox.com/u/349981/pigot.pdf]. Its a 31MB file, I chose to scan at high quality because the print is small and 19th-century quality.[[User:GabrielF|GabrielF]] ([[User talk:GabrielF|talk]]) 20:58, 13 February 2012 (UTC)
{{od}}Thanks so much for the super duper scan GabrielF, you got that spot on! And for giving me your digest of what to look for! Dowloaded now with humble and heartfelt thanks. If you want to throw a job my way, that I might be able to help with, be my guest! Mark this one as done. [[User:Nortonius|Nortonius]] ([[User talk:Nortonius|talk]]) 00:36, 14 February 2012 (UTC)
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