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MacDonald Gill’s painted maps are rather special. Created for a specific person,  place or organisation, each is unique – or so I thought. I have… Read More »Summer 2025 MacDonald Gill Newsletter

A recent enquiry about the map (pictured below) found in a 1948 book published by a brewery in Canada has prompted me to write about… Read More »2024 Autumn/Winter MacDonald Gill Newsletter

The first part of this newsletter celebrates the centenary of the British Empire Exhibition held at Wembley Park in north London in 1924-25. Nowadays all… Read More »2024 Spring MacDonald Gill Newsletter

On November 11th – Armistice Day – the nation observed the two minute silence at eleven o’clock to remember the victims of war. Four of… Read More »2023 Autumn MacDonald Gill Newsletter

As I write this today – on Saturday May 6th – King Charles lll is being crowned at Westminster Abbey. There will be a little… Read More »2023 Spring MacDonald Gill Newsletter – The Coronation Issue

All Quiet on the Western Front, a German film set in World War One, is sweeping up this year’s film awards. It has won seven… Read More »Winter–Spring 2023 MacDonald Gill Newsletter

St Bartholomew’s Church Update After a long wait, the new owners of the Grade II-listed St Bartholomew’s Church were granted planning permission to carry out… Read More »Autumn 2022 MacDonald Gill Newsletter

In this last newsletter of the year the main item is about a newly discovered MacDonald Gill map. There’s also news of a major London… Read More »MacDonald Gill Winter 2021 Newsletter

The last year has been a strange one for everyone.  I hope that you’ve all stayed well, had vaccinations, and coped with the several lockdowns… Read More »Spring 2021 MacDonald Gill Newsletter

When I wrote the last newsletter in June, there was hope that the Covid pandemic would be over by the autumn. Sadly that hasn’t happened… Read More »Autumn 2020 MacDonald Gill Newsletter