Over time Peter has been asked to do various presentations to various groups. The technology he has used has changed over the years, but the images and slides from most of the presentations are, or can be made, available below. Most presentations are simply PDFs that you just scroll through, and all open in a new tab so you exit the presentation by closing the tab it opened in. Please contact Peter if you would like more details, or for him to speak to a group.

The presentations that have been prepared are:

TitleSubtitleClickComment
John Thang Harradine
1814-1881
A Needingworth Farmer transported to AustraliaJohn Thang Harradine: A Needingworth Farmer transported to AustraliaThis uses a different technology - see below for instructions
Elizabeth Joscelin
1596-1622
A young educated lady who inherited Moynes HallOpen the PresentationWrote a long, moving letter that was published as "The Mothers Legacy to her Unborn Child"
Mabel Wright
1908-1970
One of the 'Bright Young Things' and a muse of Augustus John, sentenced to 6 months for shooting her lover[Available on request]Brought up in the Mill cottage, she became Mavis de Vere Cole and then Mavis Wheeler
Stories of some of our (other) notable peopleWith mention of Queen Victoria, Dorothy L Sayers, Tsar Nicholas I, pigs, and a family of artists[Available on request]See our list of notable people
Holywell HistoryGlimpses via six documents[Available on request]Covering a thousand years of Holywell
Parish RegistersTranscribing with examples and issues that ariseThe Parish RegistersWe use the website pages for the presentation
The Great Fire of Needingworth16 Sept 1847 - Newspaper reports, letters, and a mapThe Needingworth FireWe use the notes for the Fire walk and the website pages for the presentation
World War ISome of the stories of Holywell and Needingworth people in 1914/18[Available on request]We use the WW1 website pages for the presentation
Stories from Needingworth MappingUsing maps to explore the old roads of Needingworth, and 57 other 'points of interest'Open the PresentationUsing small- and large-scale maps, and the M4OPS prototype system
Historic MapsHolywell with Needingworth over 300 yearsMaps of Holywell with NeedingworthA very flexible discussion using the M4OPS prototype system, potentially exploring lots of different aspects
The Pubs of Holywell and NeedingworthA Virtual walkOpen the Virtual WalkWe cover the same ground as the actual walk, but without leaving our seats
MappingAn introduction to all sorts of mappingOpen the PresentationVarious examples of mapping as of 2018

Note that each of the six village history walks is also available to be led “virtually” (ie using a screen rather than feet).


For the John Thang Harradine presentation the instructions are:

  • To enter, or exit, full-screen mode:- press F11
  • To advance a slide:- press space, the down or right arrow, or click on the >
  • To go back a slide:- press the up or left arrow, or click on the <