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Hinton Charterhouse maps
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Researching Ancestors
On Sunday 21st Feb 2010 my mother, family and I visited Hinton Charterhouse to look for information on the Wiltshire family who lived in the High Street. We found the bow window house that was a butchers shop and where they lived. In the graveyard are the grave of Charles and Louise, my great grandfather's parents, and the 2 graves of the Foxcroft family for whom my great-grandfather worked as a groundsman.My gg's sister was a first aider in the village and I believe also a midwife. We also visited Farleigh Hungerford castle where my gg was also a groundsman. Have you got any memories or know of any stories relating to this family please. We would love to see them posted on here to fill in a few gaps and even refresh my mother's memory. PS. She remembers the Vigor family next door whose grave we also found.
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Childhood Memories
I moved to Freshford with my family when I was 12 years old and lived at The Inn for 5 years before moving away. We did not have the wall on the end of the building that you see in the foreground. By then a large car park had been built and that was the way through. The tree opposite was still there but the farmhouse next to it was empty. We were flooded some time after moving there when the river overflowed. This was before the changes were made to the river flow at Bath. We used to swim in the river on hot days. You can see the bridge nearby in one of the other photos. There used to be guinea fowl which lived alone in the old farm. I can remember scrumping apples in the orchard behind the farmhouse. We also had a large orchard at the pub and I used to pick the apples and store them laid out up in the barn loft. The... Read more
New Inn
My grandfather and his family lived at the Inn and he is shown in the census of 1901. In the 1923 directory he is shown as being at the Golden Lion Public House at Sharpstone with his name mis-spelt as 'Reid'. I believe he moved to Holt and died around 1930, which was 11 years before I was born so my knowledge is sketchy. His first wife Emma died and he married Ada Francis who lived at Park Corner. In there was a James Rose living at the New Inn in the 1876 directory. It seems to have been a happy place to be and I always visit when in the area from Sussex. If anyone can give more details I would be interested to read them.
I Lived in Midford...
The family moved to Midford when I was 15 (1966)... We lived in The Laurels, as you go down Midford hill heading away from Bath our house was to your right over the valley.... I used to work in Bath (David Gregs) and rode a pushbike back and for.... When I was old enough I bought a motor bike which made lifa a lot easier... I also worked at Ryland Huntleys for a short while until getting a job at Clarkes shoe factory, rush hill.... I moved away in 69 when I joined the army... I now live in Melbourne, Australia....
Southstoke House
I was a patient at the Southstoke Hospital in approx 1950 and again in 1952/53. I recently visited the village and was sad to find that the beautiful house appears to be 'run down' and the hospital/convalescent home long since gone. I would be interested in any books, photos or memories of Southstoke House. As a small child I spent many years hospitalised in and around Bath. Two of those years I spent at Southstoke. I loved it there and without doubt, the staff, hospital and setting were idyllic for a long-term disabled and bedridden small girl. I would be interested to hear from anyone who may have similar memories.
Childhood Days
This picture of Combe Road brings back many memories, looking straight ahead and slightly to the right is Summer Lane where I attended infant school, the shop on the left was a tobacconist and sweet shop at this time.
On the right of the picture would be the King William pub, adjacent to the shop was a small lane that lead to the local garden allotments, my father had one of these.
Combe Down was, and still is a lovely village, albeit too many cars these days.
Summer Lane leads on to Monkton Combe another lovely old village with its renowned school, and nestling in a beautiful valley.
School
There was a man called Mr Cole that lived along North Road pass the Horseshoe, both his children went to Combe Down Junior School. The girl was called Rebecca, but I cannot remember the boy's name. The father always took pictures and I am sure he must have a collection of them somewhere, it would be great to see them. I did have some old postcards, but stupidly disposed of them. I love living in Combe Down.
