Arthur Wilson Stelfox (1883-1972)

(Adapted from an appreciation published in The Irish Naturalists' Journal in January 1973, with several contributing authors)

Arthur Wilson Stelfox was born in Belfast in 1883, the youngest child of James Stelfox, M.I.C.E., from Cheshire, and his wife Jennie Mcllwaine, daughter of the Rector of St. George's, Belfast. He was educated at Campbell College, Belfast, and trained as an architect in London and in Belfast, obtaining his A.R.I.B.A. in 1909. His father had joined the Belfast Naturalists'… Read more

 A data label template for use with retained specimens

Channel Islands grid references

The regular Ordnance Survey Land Ranger and Explorer series of maps do not cover the Channel Islands, and the islands themselves are not covered by the UK national grid. There are, however, several simple methods for tracking down Channel Islands "grid references":

Using a website

Try this page http://www.geograph.org.gg/latlong.php

Enter decimal longitude and latitude and it will give you the grid ref back including C.I. grid refs which all start with WV… Read more