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Compton Dando maps
Historic maps of Compton Dando and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Compton Dando maps
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Compton Dando area books
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Flower Family
I live in The Netherlands. My grandfather was born in Pensford in 1858, his name wass Henry Flower. I am looking for his family (there was a lady of the bridge named Flower?).
Frys The Factory
I remember when the factory used to be Frys (before it was Cadburys) and Cadburys used to be at the top of the hill. My mum was born in Keynsham in 1951 and spent her childhood there and went to Dapps Hill School. We went to Keynsham a lot when I was younger as my nan lived there and one of my aunties still does!
I visited Keynsham a few months ago and although it has changed, I still recognise it immediately. I remember the church well and the parade of shops.
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Keynsham Memorys
I was born in Keynsham in 1944 in the house on the corner of Park Road and Sherwood Road.My grandparents Frank and Winifred Harding were the tenants of the house,and my mother Peggy lived there with them as my father was away at sea. I am trying to find out about my grandparents and would be grateful for any infomation. My e-mail address is tonyjuneharris4@tiscali.co.uk
Solving A Mystery
This is a last=ditch effort to find the birthplace of my mother Ivy Lilian Wyatt/Brizell whose birth certificate tells us she was born in 1916 at No.10 Sherwood Road Keynsham. Having searched for years and visited the road in question - nobody can tell me where No.10 is - I am told it never existed ( there seems to be an Old peoples home on the site now- but where in 1916 was No.10) She was born on 28th September to Alice Mabel Wyatt of West Harptree Nr Bristol. She was born out of wedlock but why Keynsham? Was she sent there by her family in disgrace ?? Just where was she born. NOT the workhouse - I have checked their records. A total mystery - can anyone help from the archives please . Thanks you so much. Regards Beryl.
Farmborough 1945 Till 1960
I lived and went to school at Farmborough, I started school at five years old, my first teacher was Miss Leakey, who later married and became Mrs Smith, two things I remember about her, she had one arm, but was quite strict, anyone not paying attention would be brought back in line by her holding your chin and shaking it, needless to say, we did not play her up very often. Mr Barratt was the headmaster and taught the older children. The school was situated in the road called The Street, which had a brook running alongside, this brook was about four feet below the street level, half way down The Street was a shop, owned by Mrs Halls, who sold virtually everything, from sweets to wool. The vicar was Rev Waddington, who regularly visited the school. I was taken to the Methodist Chapel at the Batch, where Mr Shore and Mr Belsh would take the Sunday School. I lived with Mum at Nanny Brown's House in Timsbury Road,... Read more
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A unit of The Army Cadet Force was formed in Farmborough, with headquarters at Bath, about ten or a dozen lads joined. The National Service was then still operating, which us lads expected to be called into, being a cadet would hopefully give us a head start when we expected to be called up at eighteen. Each year Farmborough held a Carnival, which most folk looked forward to, they would dress up as all sorts of things and would decorate anything from a bike to a pram, or tractors and lorries decked as themes, the Carnival would usually be led around the village by the Army Cadet Band, from Bath, it would start at Kingwell, go around the village and end in the field next to The Parish Hall, then in the evening a dance in the Legion hut in Hunstreet Lane.
Toll Keepers
Thomas Burridge who was registered as the toll keeper in 1851 and 1871, with his wife Ann, was my Great Grandfather
