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These were the main Council Officials listed in the 1941 Street Directory - probably not surprising that there were no women here at all!  There was just one female Borough Councillor - Mary BROWN representing East Ward.

• Town Clerk & Solicitor - Lawrence G WATSON
• Borough Surveyor & Water Engineer - Harold A BROWN
• Borough Treasurer, Accountant and Rating & Valuation Officer - A.E.Remmett WEAVER
• Sanitary Inspector - H.W. BLADON
• Publicity Manager - Edward TURNER
• Librarian & Curator - W.H. Sydal ROBERTS
• Commercial Manager - I DAVIES

...only one row of females in the Borough photograph...!!

I've been taking another look at Martha GRANT.  When she married in 1803, the witnesses were a William and Sarah LEWIS and I have found that a William LEWIS had married a Sarah GRANT at Woolley on the 1st Oct 1798.  Could Sarah have been a sister of Martha?  I believe that Sarah GRANT might have been the d/o Richard and Ann GRANT, christened in Woolley in 1780.  Note that the baptisms of Sarah GRANT and several of her siblings are transcribed as the children of Richard and Elizabeth but the original entry has a correction which states that the mother should be Ann.  Haven't found the marriage of Richard and Ann!  I know that Woolley and Swainswick are not in this area but hope that someone may have some ideas about Martha GRANT.

The Society of Genealogists is in the process of relocating and they have modified their criteria for accepting deposits. Haven't read the details so I don't know what effect this will have. 

We have just been advised that the Know Your Place Exhibition closing date has changed and will now finish on 1st April pm.

Oh, crikey...thanks for info...