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Great Rissington maps
Historic maps of Great Rissington and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Great Rissington maps
Great Rissington photos
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Sherborne| Bourton-On-The-Water| Lower Slaughter| Upper Slaughter| Burford| Shipton-Under-Wychwood| Stow On The Wold| Lower Swell| Northleach| Churchill| Ablington
Great Rissington area books
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Growing up With History
My family and I lived in part of this house for 11 years and were fortunate to learn much of its history. First built in 1086, this house has been remodeled countless times to suit the fashion of the day and been used for numerous purposes. During the times of Henry VIII this house was used as a monastery and within the central quad the typical monastic cloisters can still be seen. In an attempt to escape being captured by Henry's men, the monks built underground tunnels reaching as far as Burford and Cheltenham. Later on during the English Civil war, Lord Sherborne would take money from the roundheads and cavaliers respectively to cross these vast distances when escaping from one another. The tunnels have since been filled in. As is well documented, Queen Elizabeth I stayed here twice. On these occasions, Lord Sherborne would go and stay in the Lodge across the A40. Many years on this house was used as a school, early video evidence remains and shows... Read more
I Remember
I have lived in Sherborne all my life from 1936 up until now and I hope to live a few more years yet.
I remember the old turbine working at the river. A Fred Taylor looked after it to make electricity for Sherborne House and the gardens. No other power was available in the village at that time. It was March 1984 before all the houses had electric. As a matter of fact if you want to know more about the village I have just writen a book all about as a villager its called "A Cotswold way of life". It is full of information on Sherborne, and the way the people lived in my early years.
Yours E G JEWELL
The Cottage
My father was an Officer in the USAF. In 1954 he was transferred to Fairford RAF Station, and we came to live in The Cottage, Sherborne. I was 9 years old and I loved every minute of living in Sherborne. Mr. Hooper was the gardener and Mrs. Stevens came in to help my mother. Mrs. Steven's girls, Beryl and Hazel were my friends.
We were friends with Kathleen Hack and her son Bobby at the Sherborne Arms in Northleach. They came to visit us in America when we left England.
I attended Miss Peplow's School in Cheltenham.
If you are not aware of it, Kings School has a wonderful website with pictures and memories covering the life of the school. Conrad Roe, who was one of the "boys" established and maintains these records. He has become a friend these many years later, although we never met while I lived there.
We were in Sherborne 1954-1957. I hope to return for a visit... Read more
It's Worth Having A Closer Look
It is worth looking closely at the people in the pictures within the Frith Collection, as you never know who you might recognise.
Within this photograph you can see a couple of ladies sat on a bench, and in the distance a man with two children, a boy and a girl. The lady sat on the bench on the left is my mother Molly, sat next to my grandmother. The man in the distance is my father Fred, with my brother and sister probably badgering him for some money for sweets.
I couldn't believe it when I came across this photograph, I am so in awe and hope that many others find photos of lost friends and relatives.
A Game of Soccer in The River
Every year there would be a game played in the river in the village using the bridges as goal posts and is, as far as I am aware still played today. It would be around 1955 that my late father, Frederick Tarte, was a referee at local football matches. My father attended over a number of years at the games in the river, as he was stationed at RAF Rissington. Fred arrived one year in a bowler hat and holding a briefcase, upon his arrival he open the briefcase and pulled out his referee's whisle, rolled up his trousers and entered the water ready for the match. The referees in subsequent years then also arrived in fancy dress to the amusment of all. This summed up my dad, he was certainly a joker at times.
I am proud to be one of his children.
Trips to Bourton-On-The-Water
I used to walk along muddy tracks and climb over stiles, cross fields and even a busy dual carriageway to get to Bourton from Lower Slaughter. The first time we visited Bourton we went to the museum which houses vintage cars and many more curios. I believe it started as hobby and grew from that. I can't remember the name but it was a charming olde worlde place with an atmosphere to match, there was something to interest everyone. Apart from the outstanding beauty of Bourton, (it was buzzing with tourists at certain times of the year), it also had its own community, people working in everyday situations who happen to live in an idyllic setting. Another attraction in Bourton-On-The-Water was the cream cake cafe, which didn't sell the average cream cakes, the cakes were giant sized from massive chocolate eclairs to huge scones - absolutely fabulous! I am sure that I saw the village on an episode of "Inspector Morse" at one time. I look forward to the day... Read more
The Old Post Office
My husbands Aunt, Cicely Minnie Day, was the post mistress at the Post Office in Lower Slaughter when it was situated in the house on the far right of this photo. The sign above the door denoting this fact. When she died in 1954 the post office was moved to another house in the village. As a child my husband spent happy holidays in this house when his Mother and Father visited his family there.
