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English Bicknor maps
Historic maps of English Bicknor and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all English Bicknor maps
English Bicknor photos
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Lydbrook| River Wye| Berry Hill| Welsh Bicknor| Christchurch| Symonds Yat| Goodrich| Whitchurch| Coleford| Newland| Forest Of Dean| Redbrook| Cinderford| Parkend| Monmouth| Mitcheldean| Littledean| Ross-On-Wye| Wilton| Soudley| Peterstow| Weston Under Penyard| Pillowell| Whitebrook| Blakeney
English Bicknor area books
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Perigrine Falcon
1985 to 2008,fantastic times for bird watchers,lots of friends made, bill williams,frank,clive, john gerwood, the boys from bristol,all the rspb wardens over the years, anne and all the staff at the log cabin,all the forestry commision men, and all the hundreds of visitors who have looked through my telescope, and several people who are no longer with us,22 years of magic may it long continue
James Cooper And Emma Baldwin
James and Emma were the parents of my maternal grandmother, Lydia Cooper, who was born in Lydbrook. If you have any information in regards to them, or my grandmother, please contact me at pjj4cjs@msn.com. Thank you
The Book Shop
My family lived at the Book Shop in the middle of the photograph from 1961 to 1981, it was a shop that seemed to me to sell everything, newsagents, sweet shop, chemists, haberdasherers as well as selling books. I was 6 years old in 1965, I can remember looking up at the jars of sweets in awe, mouth watering at the thought of jelly babies and sherbet lemons. Harold and Nora lived in the Post Office next door and there were several more shops in the village that I can remember, two grocers shops, an ironmongers and a dairy, as well as a pub, rugby club, social club and two chapels. It was a busy place, although we opened at 6.30 am and shut at 6, there would often be a knock at the door in the evening so the shop was "open all hours". My father delivered newspapers to all the surrounding villages including English Bicknor, Five Acres, Symonds Yat and Christchurch including the camp... Read more
Terrett Taylor, Ironmongers
This photograph brings back many memories of the Coleford of my childhood. The area round the Town Clock has changed a few times over the years mainly to accomodate the increase in traffic. The building on the far side of the clock in the High Street was a huge ironmongers called Terrett Taylor & Co. It was owned in the 1950s by Mr H. J. Walker and my father Fred Fowler was the Manager, having worked there from the age of fourteen in 1924. It was also a Builders Merchants with an extensive yard stretching back to the railway station. Once a year my father would enlist our help with the stocktaking which was a massive task and many hours were spent counting screws and weighing nails. The shop itself had many rooms which were a joy to explore. In the main selling area were two long wooden counters with drawers both underneath and behind. Further up the High Street on the left was the Post Office, and opposite a Cinema owned at... Read more
Chas Kay
Chas Kay was my Great Grandfather and he owned the Grocers store in Coleford for several years.
My Grandfather
My grandfather Francis Sidney Morgan was born here in the 70s. At the turn of the century he left to take up employment in Llanelli as a rollerman in tinplate works, as did lots of people from this area. We had relatives in Lydbrook and Lydney too. I remember going to visit them and going to Coleford and Cinderford. is there anyone else that can relate to my family? It would be glad to hear from them.
Stepping Back in Time
It started when my mother was dying, when we asked her about the family history, and she gave us names and dates. Her family came from France in late 1500. They were Hugenots and they were Puritans, and were chased out of France because of their beliefs. They went to live in Gloucester, where they helped to rebuild the church in Taynton St Lawrence. We went to visit the church and it was the most exciting thing to experience. All our early ancestors are buried down the aisle of the church. One could not be found - the last one - so when we went and spoke to a man who was writing about our ancestors (she had written a book), and they confirmed we had the right family. His name was Douglas J Parker. He wrote the story of the two churches, the old and the rebuilt one. He told us they were looking for the last to be buried there and how they came to find her.
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