Chronicle of Geoffrey le Baker of Swinbroke
Baker was a secular clerk from Swinbroke, now Swinbrook, an Oxfordshire village two miles east of Burford. His Chronicle describes the events of the period 1303-1356: Gaveston, Bannockburn, Boroughbridge, the murder of King Edward II, the Scottish Wars, Sluys, Crécy, the Black Death, Winchelsea and Poitiers. To quote Herbert Bruce 'it possesses a vigorous and characteristic style, and its value for particular events between 1303 and 1356 has been recognised by its editor and by subsequent writers'. The book provides remarkable detail about the events it describes. Baker's text has been augmented with hundreds of notes, including extracts from other contemporary chronicles, such as the Annales Londonienses, Annales Paulini, Murimuth, Lanercost, Avesbury, Guisborough and Froissart to enrich the reader's understanding. The translation takes as its source the 'Chronicon Galfridi le Baker de Swynebroke' published in 1889, edited by Edward Maunde Thompson.
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Oldham War Memorial is in Oldham, Lancashire.
Oldham War Memorial was unveiled by General Sir Ian Hamilton on 28th April 1923, before a crowd estimated at over 10,000, and dedicated by the Bishop of Manchester, William Temple. It was sculpted by Albert Toft (age 60) in 1922. The memorial comprises a bronze group sculpture of five life-size soldiers in full battle dress and carrying their weapons, mounted on top of a 3-metre granite plinth. The sculpture originally faced the church but was subsequently rotated 180 degrees to face towards the town hall rather than the church.
Oldham War Memorial has a number of plaques sorrounding commemorating various regiments and events including the M62 Coach Bombing.
The pedestal on which the Old War Memorial sits contains the Roll of Honour which appears to be changed daily.