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Gloucestershire Living Memories
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Cheltenham Photographic Memories
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£13
Gloucester Photographic Memories
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Memories of Alkington
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My Great Grandfather, Samuel King, ran a boot and shoe business (as a Cordwainer) from this address in the 19th century. His family home is listed in the 1881 census as The Old House, Market Place, Berkeley.
His father John King (Dob 25.5.1765) was also a Cordwainer in Berkeley in the 18th century.
The King family were residents of... [more]
Shared on 11 December 2006
While staying with my Uncle and Aunt in Uley during the school holidays, I bought an air-pistol.
To be on the safe side I bought a Gun Licence from the Post Office in Dursley.
Ken Cook
Shared on 02 December 2008
I, along with many schoolchildren who attended Dursley Church of England school in 1955 entered the St. James churchyard through these gates on the way to school five days a week. My memories of the churchyard are of the rose trees that were on the grounds and the sheer beauty of the place on a spring and summer day, but... [more]
Shared on 14 September 2006
You know I haven't come across anyone who did their 8 weeks' training at Vindi in the summer months, most people you talk to remember most of all the severe winters. I am no exception, I remember going down to the ship from the camp last thing at night for a couple of slces of bread and butter and a mug... [more]
Shared on 03 November 2009
Extracts From Alkington & Gloucestershire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Alkington, inspired by Frith photos.
Cheltenham Photographic Memories
The population of Cheltenham grew from three thousand in 1801 to over thirteen thousand just twenty years later; this was a sure sign of Cheltenham's success as a spa town and residential centre. Cheltenham has remained a very green city, with many trees, shrubs and flowerbeds.
This is an extract from Cheltenham Photographic Memories.
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Cheltenham Photographic Memories
Cheltenham today has a thriving musical and literary festival, and many other connections with the arts. One of the town's most famous sons was Gustav Holst, born in 1874, a pupil at Cheltenham Grammar School. Holst composed music inspired by the local scenery long before he became famous for 'The Planets' and 'Egdon Heath'.
This is an extract from Cheltenham Photographic Memories.
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Cheltenham Photographic Memories
It is possible to work out the dates of Cheltenham's terraces by comparing the architectural styles. The early terraces, such as Royal Crescent, lacked the adornment of some of the later buildings; they have iron railings around their balconies instead of stone archways and colonnades.
This is an extract from Cheltenham Photographic Memories.
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