No date inflation
A poster without a year does not become a dated event simply because a date-looking phrase is visible.
Library evidence / v266
Library Evidence Crosswalk
A working crosswalk for the retained Chelmsford Rocks material. It connects source records to the event or venue they illuminate, while keeping the evidence level visible.
Continuity rule: this page does not replace the underlying Library sources. It is a finding aid. Source wording, supplied images and existing dates remain where they were recorded. A later recollection is not silently upgraded to contemporary evidence.
| Library/source trail | Event or venue link | What the source supports | Status | Next useful step |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sex Pistols — Chelmsford Prison source | Red Lion / Chelmsford Prison, September 1976 | User-supplied PDF export containing the “PISTOLS IN PRISON” material, the “Castrated” flyer and the 17 September 1976 Red Lion caption. | Preserved source | Compare with other surviving contemporary material if available; do not infer missing event details. |
| The Two Eyes Club — Flickr source | The Two Eyes Club, Chelmsford | Visible May Blitz advertisement and Maurice Hyde recollection. The supplied screenshots do not show the year. | Source lead | Seek year, address, bill and club-period corroboration. |
| Chelmsford Folk Club — 1995 closing | Chelmsford Folk Club / The Cock and Bell, Writtle | Contemporary newspaper cutting headed “Folk fans sad as club closes”; closure context, Richard Christian, Malcolm Campbell and final-period venue reference. | Contemporary paper | Use as a closing anchor alongside the existing Folk Club venue and recording evidence. |
| Wishbone Ash / The Trend — Odeon | Odeon Theatre, Chelmsford · 3 June 1980 | Ticket directly shows Tuesday 3 June 1980, Wishbone Ash, Odeon Theatre Chelmsford and £3.25 stalls. Supplied tour poster identifies The Trend on the tour. Comments are later recollections. | Ticket + poster | Keep the ticket/poster as the primary supplied evidence; later comments remain recollections. |
| Paul Cleary oral-history lead | Chancellor Hall, Odeon and Chelmsford punk scene | The retained research record notes an Essex Archives oral-history catalogue entry covering Paul Cleary's experiences in Chelmsford, including Chancellor Hall, the Odeon, Nasty Habits and Anorexia. | Research lead | Use the catalogue as a route to further first-hand material; do not turn catalogue subjects into individual gig dates without supporting evidence. |
| Folk Club recording collection | Chelmsford Folk Club | Surviving recording-backed material provides dated performance evidence across the club's history, with catalogue references retained separately from venue assumptions. | Recording evidence | Cross-reference individual recording catalogue entries with contemporary paper and venue evidence. |
What this crosswalk prevents
No memory inflation
Later comments remain memories unless another source supports the specific event detail.
No source loss
Supplied screenshots, scans, tickets and source records remain accessible rather than being reduced to a single summary sentence.
No chronology shortcuts
Venue sequences and individual performances remain separate research questions until the surviving evidence connects them.
Working route
Library Reading Room · Library Continuation Register · Source Library · Archive Evidence Register · Research Queue
Build v266 · carried forward from v265 · no historical gig dates overwritten.