Full Moon helps John

FULL MOON HELPS JOHN TRACE 

AN ECLIPSED PAST 

 

Wetherspoon pubs are well known for their artwork displays of

local history, where detailed accounts of events and characters,

associated with the town or city of the pub’s location, are metic-

ulously researched and presented.

One customer has used some of this history to help in a small

way towards a rather large personal project.

John Bird has researched and written a book chronicling more

than 1,000 years of his family history, packed with details and

photographs.

‘My Journey Back In Time’ has taken Dudley resident John

seven years to complete – and he is understandably proud of

his achievement.

John’s local Wetherspoon pub, The Full Moon (Dudley), provided

a couple of pieces for his genealogy jigsaw. John said: “Thanks to

the manager (Lee Cartwright) at The Full Moon, in Dudley, for the 
image of John Dudley, Duke of Northumberland.“John Dudley, was 
Protector to King Edward VI, and my family share ancestors.

There were other bits and bobs of interest in the pub, too, including

information about Lady Jane Grey (later Lady Jane Dudley).

John, who has dedicated his book to his mum, Joan, concluded:

“Creating a history book is, no doubt, a worthwhile project.

“It is a privilege to bring some of the contents of this book to the

attention of those unfamiliar with such information.”