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Historic maps of Bisley and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Bisley maps
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Bisley books
Displaying 3 of 9 books about Bisley and the local area. View all Bisley books
Gloucestershire Living Memories
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Cotswold Villages Photographic Memories
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Cotswolds Revisited Photographic Memories
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2 Bisley photos appear in 2 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Bisley
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1794 The year my direct ancestor was born in Bisley. It was not until I found my connection with him that I discovered that my roots started there. Abraham Davis for that was his name, was born, lived, married and came to a untimely end in the Bisley area. His death occurred on the 29th September 1851 when he accidentally fell... [more]
Shared on 21 August 2008
Gloucestershire memories
Hi I am Derek Hyde. I with my sister arrived in Eastcombe late afternoon on the day war was declared, Sept 3d 1939. We had been evacuated from Birmingam, we were to live with our grandparents for the duration of the war, we were the lucky ones to be with them, many others who came later did not know who they... [more]
Shared on 18 June 2008
We stayed in a small caravan on Ridings Farm, owned then by Mr & Mrs Rand. We travelled by coach from Gosport, Hampshire. Catherine Hackett, my mother,adopted me when I was less than a year old, she was widowed and had 4 children of her own and as you can guess she was very special. Gosport is a naval... [more]
Shared on 09 September 2007
I was born in Chalford at "The Little House" in Chalford Hill in 1932 and lived there until March 1940. I was the youngest of six children who all lived in the cottage and have very lovely memories of both the cottage and the local school which I attended. My Mother was a local girl who was a clerk in the... [more]
Shared on 14 December 2007
The first time I left Scotland was to visit my grandparents at the old house, Kay and Bill. I was excited, and after many trips we lived with them for a while. Papa always had a bag of pennies for us and Grandma introduced me to literature. At that time we shared a love for Cliff Richard. We moved to Rose... [more]
Shared on 17 March 2009
My Grandmother was born in The Round House, Chalford in 1901.
Shared on 16 October 2008
The Potters' Cottage on the hilltop
I knew Fred Potter and his family in the early 1960s - Fred and I dated for a while. Many times we got off the bus on the main road (I lived in Nailsworth), often straight from school - he at Marling, me at High School. We'd then walk past the lake and up that hill - seemed no distance in... [more]
Shared on 23 August 2009
Having moved into Walls Quarry with my husband in 1961, I too remember the snow. It started to fall on Boxing Day 1962. We had a job to get home from Gloucester by car during theafternoon.
By March '63 it was still thick and frozen hard. The postmen had difficulty doing hillside deliveries out from Brimscombe Post Office. Three of... [more]
Shared on 30 May 2008
Extracts From Bisley & Gloucestershire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Bisley, inspired by Frith photos.
The fine lines of Bisley Church show that this is another village that earned its wealth from the wool trade, its magnificent spire declaring to the neighbourhood the pride of its benefactors - the wool merchants.
This is an extract from Cotswolds Pocket Album.
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Gloucestershire Photographic Memories
Dating mainly from the 13th and 14th centuries, and with a lofty spire dating from the time of Agincourt, the church of All Saints was extensively restored in 1862 by the Reverend W H Lowder, who had been Thomas Keble's curate in 1860-64. It was the latter who instituted the custom of holding daily services; this custom was later adopted by John Henry... [more]
This is an extract from Gloucestershire Photographic Memories.
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Below the village, seven springs spout a plentiful supply of water. These wells must have been used by locals for generations. The inscription above the springs reads 'Bless Ye The Lord, Praise Him, And Magnify'.
This is an extract from Cotswolds Pocket Album.
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