Stephen Nulty Posted 20 May , 2014 Share Posted 20 May , 2014 Sorry of this has been covered before, but I can't locate anything on it. I have just been on the LG site to do some searching but can't find the "Archive" on the new site. Am I being gormless (as usual) or is there now a different search method? Stephen Nulty is 57 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BillyH Posted 20 May , 2014 Share Posted 20 May , 2014 Is this what you are after Stephen? https://www.thegazette.co.uk/all-notices/notice Fill in the text search box with the filter set to "show all" - then keep your fingers crossed. BillyH. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
auchonvillerssomme Posted 20 May , 2014 Share Posted 20 May , 2014 I gave up on it a while back, they have ruined a perfectly easy to navigate and search archive. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 20 May , 2014 Share Posted 20 May , 2014 I think I'd say took a sometimes quirky and unreliable archive and made it much worse. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Nulty Posted 20 May , 2014 Author Share Posted 20 May , 2014 I think I'd say took a sometimes quirky and unreliable archive and made it much worse. +1 Thanks for the comments, I'm now off and running I have now started searching but with no luck so far Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Nulty Posted 20 May , 2014 Author Share Posted 20 May , 2014 Tut tut,poor grammar My old English teacher would have thrashed us for using the word "got" in here as it is completely superfluous Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 20 May , 2014 Share Posted 20 May , 2014 The only thing that I find works is to track down a link to a search result from before the change and start from that... the new format is appalling - I have trouble with it and I'm a librarian (used to most of the more lunatic search engines... ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NigelS Posted 20 May , 2014 Share Posted 20 May , 2014 They still seem to be accepting comments on the 'beta' version (https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XHQ3DMB), so possibly worth doing so, although I doubt it will make much difference . NigelS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Nulty Posted 20 May , 2014 Author Share Posted 20 May , 2014 Thanks Nigel, I did just that but am always doubtful that anything will come from SurveyMonkey as they seem to simply aggregate up the comments for in-house analysis rather than for anybody to actually do anything! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebie9173 Posted 20 May , 2014 Share Posted 20 May , 2014 If you are searching for a string, e.g. J. S. Smith then use speech-marks, e.g. "J. S. Smith" to narrow down results. Searching for the above random name gives 225351 results from ALL issues without the " " and 1087 with them..... Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Nulty Posted 20 May , 2014 Author Share Posted 20 May , 2014 Cheers for that, I'll have another look shortly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aradgick Posted 20 May , 2014 Share Posted 20 May , 2014 Even with the old LG website, I found it easier to find entries using a Google search with the words London Gazette included (eg. Lushington London Gazette) Andrewr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 20 May , 2014 Share Posted 20 May , 2014 One problem is that. say. George Arbuthnot Everyman may be G A Everyman in one place. G Everyman somewhere else, George Everyman in another place, George A Everyman in yet another and to be absolutely infuriating could pop up as GA Everyman as well as masquerading as that well known misprint G Everman Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tharkin56 Posted 20 May , 2014 Share Posted 20 May , 2014 I hate the new search it is terrible, how hard would it been to advertise for a copy of real users and ask for input. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bmac Posted 20 May , 2014 Share Posted 20 May , 2014 Most other organisations introducing a beta of a new format or the new format itself would retain the old system pending public reaction and technical proving. The NA did this but not the LG. I cannot find anything and have told them what I think of it on the survey site. Absolute rubbish. A classic case of more is less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seaJane Posted 20 May , 2014 Share Posted 20 May , 2014 They still seem to be accepting comments on the 'beta' version (https://www.surveymonkey.com/s/XHQ3DMB), so possibly worth doing so, although I doubt it will make much difference . NigelS I have just let rip with my opinion Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stebie9173 Posted 20 May , 2014 Share Posted 20 May , 2014 They did run a parallel Beta site from about October 2013, but it didn't seem to have anywhere near the whole database on it. That said when it went fully live about 10% of the pages seemed to be missing! While you can get the searches to get results from it you have to "unlearn" the old ways (to quote Yoda), and relearn new tricks. The Jedi mind trick to use on the "style over substance and utility" brigade would actually be useful, methinks.... or the Vulcan deathgrip, hmmmm.... Steve. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuart714 Posted 23 May , 2014 Share Posted 23 May , 2014 O I am glad I am not alone in not liking the new version of the LG. What happened to the indexes? Stuart Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tharkin56 Posted 23 May , 2014 Share Posted 23 May , 2014 filled in survey and expressed my opinion .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
centurion Posted 23 May , 2014 Share Posted 23 May , 2014 They did run a parallel Beta site from about October 2013, but it didn't seem to have anywhere near the whole database on it. That said when it went fully live about 10% of the pages seemed to be missing! While you can get the searches to get results from it you have to "unlearn" the old ways (to quote Yoda), and relearn new tricks. The Jedi mind trick to use on the "style over substance and utility" brigade would actually be useful, methinks.... or the Vulcan deathgrip, hmmmm.... Steve. Think the whole thing's just gone over to the dark side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bushfighter Posted 28 June , 2014 Share Posted 28 June , 2014 Indices for the London Gazette can be found on Wikipedia, and once you have identified your date of publication then you are straight into the edition: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:London_Gazette_Index After hours of frustration this is a real gift (to me anyway). Harry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stephen Nulty Posted 28 June , 2014 Author Share Posted 28 June , 2014 Thanks Harry, will check that out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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