Diary of a Hazle Researcher

Introduction

In the summer (of 2006) I started work on the actual Collectors’ Guide. I realised almost immediately that if we wanted high resolution digital photos of the original buildings we were probably going to have to take them ourselves. At first this seemed a bit of a pain - didn’t we already have more than enough to do? But it was the start of yet another journey - rather literally in this instance.

Anyone at the Roding Arts Signing in June will have seen a sample double-page spread for Bath Sally Lunn - the first result of our efforts. (This is currently being revised!)

I also discovered in the summer that Hazle doesn’t remember exactly where some buildings are! My nephew Stephen, in his first term at the University of London Institute in Paris, thought it sounded like a treasure hunt. Having passed his driving test, I said it was a shame he wasn’t still here to help with the quest. He replied, “Yes, pity... ”

As mentioned in my article on Building Names in the Hazle Guide Update, prefixing models with their place name has helped us pinpoint the towns to visit. We have made a start but there is still a long way to go. A major part of the Diary will be recalling something of our adventures around the country.

However as part of my ongoing research, I am also looking at the folders where Hazle keeps all material pertinent to the development of a particular building and will probably pass on some interesting bits and pieces from that as well.

To be continued...