Bonsall, Via Gellia, Pig Of Lead Inn 1892
Photo ref: 31300
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Photo ref: 31300
Photo of Bonsall, Via Gellia, Pig Of Lead Inn 1892

More about this scene

Lead mining was still very much a local industry in Bonsall when this photograph was taken outside the Pig of Lead Inn. The people in the photograph are interesting, from the horse and cart and man carrying a basket and harness on the left, to the two boys, one dressed in a sailor suit, and a man who may be their father in a straw boater in the centre.

A Selection of Memories from Bonsall

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Bonsall

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Born in Bonsall, I never realised how lucky I was. The beauty, freedom to play Cowboys and Indians etc. etc. without restriction, was something I took for granted. Not any more. My family still live in and around Bonsall, while I reside in Canada. My greatest memories are and always will be of Bonsall, a place forever etched on my heart. It's sad that I realized too late how good my life was, but I am grateful ...see more