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St Botolph Without Bishopsgate

June 25, 2019 Garry Chapman

I’ve been fascinated by the story of my great great grandfather, George Chapman Sr, and his son, George Chapman Jr, for some time now. George

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East London

June 23, 2019 Garry Chapman

In 1852, my great great grandfather, George Chapman Sr, left his wife and several children behind in London, and sailed with two of his sons

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Glendalough and the Book of Kells

June 15, 2019 Garry Chapman

At Glendalough, about an hour’s drive south of Dublin, we visited the ruins of a Christian monastery which was founded in the sixth century. Only

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Rosslyn Chapel and Torphichen

June 9, 2019 Garry Chapman

We broke our day in Edinburgh up with a couple of excursions out of the city. In the morning some members of our tour party

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