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Sherborne| Bibury| Ablington| Northleach| Fairford| Burford
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Growing up With History
My family and I lived in part of this house for 11 years and were fortunate to learn much of its history. First built in 1086, this house has been remodeled countless times to suit the fashion of the day and been used for numerous purposes. During the times of Henry VIII this house was used as a monastery and within the central quad the typical monastic cloisters can still be seen. In an attempt to escape being captured by Henry's men, the monks built underground tunnels reaching as far as Burford and Cheltenham. Later on during the English Civil war, Lord Sherborne would take money from the roundheads and cavaliers respectively to cross these vast distances when escaping from one another. The tunnels have since been filled in. As is well documented, Queen Elizabeth I stayed here twice. On these occasions, Lord Sherborne would go and stay in the Lodge across the A40. Many years on this house was used as a school, early video evidence remains and shows... Read more
I Remember
I have lived in Sherborne all my life from 1936 up until now and I hope to live a few more years yet.
I remember the old turbine working at the river. A Fred Taylor looked after it to make electricity for Sherborne House and the gardens. No other power was available in the village at that time. It was March 1984 before all the houses had electric. As a matter of fact if you want to know more about the village I have just writen a book all about as a villager its called "A Cotswold way of life". It is full of information on Sherborne, and the way the people lived in my early years.
Yours E G JEWELL
The Cottage
My father was an Officer in the USAF. In 1954 he was transferred to Fairford RAF Station, and we came to live in The Cottage, Sherborne. I was 9 years old and I loved every minute of living in Sherborne. Mr. Hooper was the gardener and Mrs. Stevens came in to help my mother. Mrs. Steven's girls, Beryl and Hazel were my friends.
We were friends with Kathleen Hack and her son Bobby at the Sherborne Arms in Northleach. They came to visit us in America when we left England.
I attended Miss Peplow's School in Cheltenham.
If you are not aware of it, Kings School has a wonderful website with pictures and memories covering the life of the school. Conrad Roe, who was one of the "boys" established and maintains these records. He has become a friend these many years later, although we never met while I lived there.
We were in Sherborne 1954-1957. I hope to return for a visit... Read more
My Life in 1955 in The Manor House, Coln St Aldwyns
In 1955, my mother was hired as a housekeeper for Mrs Pam Spanogh, a polio victim in a wheelchair. It was for me, a five year old, the most idyllic time of my life and my memories of this part of my life is as clear as if yesterday. I started school at Miss Knapps in a little row house down near the pond. People called Daniels had the store at the junction of all the roads. Mrs Llewelyn Jones was the stable manager at the manor, and it is here I spent a lot of my time. She was an extraordinary artist and had been married to England's first sex change man to woman! Funny thing to remember at five. At the back of the manor was a wonderful secret garden that ended up in the church graveyard, and it is here I ended up most days visiting the vicar and his wife who had a wonderful aviary. Santos and Singh were two painters employed at this time to... Read more
Brownett's of Bibury
My parents Dorothy (Dot - nee Brownett) & Edward King lived in the Mill residence when I was born, staying with my grandparents Mr & Mrs Brownett. Mr Brownett was "Head Gardener" at the Swan Hotel and I understand they were renting the residence. Both parents were in the RAF, married at St Mary's church at the end of the war - I was born in 1949. My Mum - Dot Brownett, had siblings Jack (Air raid warden) and Nelly. A lady called Ethel lived in the adjoining cottage heading up the hill towards Ciren. After we moved up to Crick/Rugby in the Midlands we regularly visited Bibury for long weekends and school holidays thru ~ 1969 when Nan Brownett died in Fairford. Grandad Brownett was killed some years earlier (1955~60) when he was struck by a heavy lorry while delivering "a food hamper" to the "Manor House" from the Swan on his bicycle/trailer combination. I reckon this picture is around 1968-70 ? ... Read more
1906
My great, great grandfather, Frededrick Smith, died at Bibury Mill on 10 December 1906. He was living with his daughter and son-in-law, Thomas Turner, at the time. I visited the Museum almost 20 years ago and seem to remember Frederick Smith written on a wall behind a glass case!!
Apprenticed at Arlington Mill
My great-great-great-grandfather John Luker (1793-1853) was appenticed in 1805, for a period of 9 3/4 years, to Thomas Poole, miller at Arlington by Bibury. He became the first of four generations of millers in Painswick, Stroud and Gloucester. I first visited the mill in the 1950s with my father, when it was said to be in working condition, but had not been used other than as a warehouse for some years. My most recent visit about 1993 found a very different story with it having become a pseudo museum (but really a tea shop)- fortunately a good part of the machinery was still in existance, but certainly no longer viable. I would encourage any 'public' use to include the preservation of the water wheel and the milling machinery, and of course the leat. A wonderful old mill in a beautiful location. Does anyone have any history of its origins? There is nothing to be found in the 'official' History of Gloucestershire, vol. 9.
