You are here: Explore your past > Cranham
Cranham, Gloucestershire
Cranham maps
Historic maps of Cranham and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Cranham maps
Historic map of Cranham
Illustrated Victorian map of Gloucestershire
Historic Map of any Cranham postcode
Cranham books
Displaying 3 of 6 books about Cranham and the local area. View all Cranham books
Gloucestershire Living Memories
Paperback
£14
Cheltenham Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
Gloucester Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
6 Cranham photos appear in 3 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Cranham
Displaying a selection of personal
memories of Cranham
.
Add your memory of Cranham
or of a photo of Cranham.
Pat (nee Gilbert) and I were married at St. Stephen's church Sneinton in Nottingham July 1960. We arrived in Gloucester the same afternoon to be met at the train station by our hosts for a 3day honeymoon, they were the owners of the Black Horse Inn in Cranham. We have wonderful memories of the village the church and of Prinknash Abbey.... [more]
Shared on 03 January 2009
Gloucestershire memories
Brockworth oh Brockworth, what a lovely village! I grew up there and my dad used to take my brother Melvyn and I for walks up the hill. Castle Hill and Coopers Hill. I remember walks from 1975 onwards, especially on the lower slopes of Coopers Hill where we used to stop at the spring and have some water from it. Boy... [more]
Shared on 10 September 2006
My mother in law, then Marie Elizabeth Burston born 1921 in Wales, whilst in service at Hartlebury House used to go to church every Sunday morning. The postman played the big organ.
Every morning she had to give him and the gardener a piece of leftover cake and a cup of tea. Ernie the gardener was 18 years old and very... [more]
Shared on 31 July 2006
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
Extracts From Cranham & Gloucestershire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Cranham, inspired by Frith photos.
The spectacular beauty of the beech woods near the village of Cranham, particularly in autumn when the foliage changes colour, has long attracted visitors. The composer Gustav Holst used to come here from Cheltenham to walk; he dedicated his setting of Christina Rossetti's carol 'In the Bleak Midwinter' to Cranham.
This is an extract from English Villages.
Read more and see photos from this book.
Read more and see photos from this book.
A horse-drawn carriage takes a journey into the extensive woodlands of Cranham, Brockworth and Buckholt. A century later this is still one of the most beautiful stretches of countryside in England. In the autumn the beech trees of Cranham turn a glorious gold, attracting visitors from far and wide.
This is an extract from Cotswolds Pocket Album.
Read more and see photos from this book.
Read more and see photos from this book.
Gloucester Photographic Memories
Cranham lies on the other side of Coopers Hill. It is a small village that today is located close to Prinknash Abbey, where monks still live and work.
This is an extract from Gloucester Photographic Memories.
Read more and see photos from this book.
Read more and see photos from this book.
