This site is ancillary to barrowsgate.com – a record of the life and writings of James Hugh Smythe (a.k.a. “Barrowsgate”). The site was compiled by Barrowsgate’s grandson, Steve Smythe.
As well as serving an academic purpose, it is hoped that readers will find some entertainment by reading what is here.
A note about dates
On this site, verses, bitties and stories are dated with the first-known publication date. It the decade is known, but not the year/month/date, the date shown is 01 Jan 19yy, where yy is 30, 40 or 50. If only the year is known, the date shown is 01 Jan 19yy, where yy is the year. If only the year and month is known, the date shown is 01 mmm yyyy, where mm is the month and yyyy is the year. If the article was unpublished or if the publication date or date of writing is currently unknown, a “modern” date is shown (e.g. 18 Dec 2024).