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Alvington maps
Historic maps of Alvington and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Alvington maps
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Alvington books
Displaying 3 of 6 books about Alvington and the local area. View all Alvington books
Gloucestershire Living Memories
Paperback
£14
Cheltenham Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
Gloucester Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
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My father, the late Cyril Cook, spent some time in Lydney, during the war, as a Nurse.
Unfortunately, I know very little about his time in Lydney.
Ken Cook
Shared on 16 November 2008
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
I must have been one of the first on the training ship because I thought it was 1954 I was there, but if it is recorded as c1955 who am I to argue! I was there training for the merchant navy for about 12 weeks. I was the camp bugler until I was relieved of my post because I was... [more]
Shared on 08 March 2009
Extracts From Alvington & Gloucestershire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Alvington, inspired by Frith photos.
Sidney B Park was a successful businessman; in Edwardian days he owned two drapery shops in Stroud. However, on 26 October 1917 his only son, Herbert, was killed in France, and in 1927 the Park family gave land to create a public garden in his memory. Sidney and his wife, Ellen, are buried in Stroud Cemetery.
This is an extract from Stroud Photographic Memories.
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When this picture was taken, the canal had only recently undergone a restoration programme. Of the two pubs shown here, The New Red Lion (centre) survives. The Bell Inn (left) is now a private house. The retaining wall on the right was part of Chalford Station yard. The careful posing of the children adds considerably to the appeal of the photograph.
This is an extract from Stroud Photographic Memories.
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Here we are looking down the High Street, with Smith's chemist's shop – still at this period with only one large window – on the right. Below it is Withey's grocery store, long-established even in 1910. When the building changed hands a few years ago, a large number of early grocery orders was discovered in an attic.
This is an extract from Stroud Photographic Memories.
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