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Historic maps of Itton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Itton maps
Itton photos
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Wye Valley| Chepstow| Mathern| Tintern| Tidenham| Portskewett| Llangwm| Beachley| Caldicot| Brockweir| Trelleck| Llandogo| Undy| Magor| Aust| St Briavels
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Gwent memories
Bush Hotel
My great granduncle and aunt managed the Bush Hotel - certainly in 1901. He was James Price, born in Ifton (Ilton?) Monmouthshire c. 1862 and his wife, Mary Pearce born in the same place C 1865.
Grandfather
My Grandfather, Reginald Cornish, is standing in front of the car (waiting to embark) in the centre of the photo. He was County Engineer for Monmouthshire. I still live in Chepstow and the buildings to the top and left were demolished after the Severn Bridge was built directly above the slip way.
The Cottage Hospital?
I hope I am not mistaken, but this building looks very much like the old Chepstow Cottage Hospital. I lived and worked at Sedbury in the 1970's and I am sure this is where we used to bring our youngsters (from SPS) to be treated.
Clog Dancing at The Two Rivers Folk Festival
I went to this folk festival for the first time this year and got some memories that I will never forget! Exciting music and dance memories at the entertainment venues around Chepstow plus a never to be forgotten rain soaked camping experience on the Chepstow racecourse along with woeful sanitation!
The dance display teams are a crucial and vital element to any folk festival. The Two Rivers Festival organisers put together an impressive list of Morris teams representing all styles of Morris Dancing from around England and Wales with a heavy emphasis on the "Border Style". Overseas visitors were there too: “Orange Peel Border Morris” came from Ontario, Canada and for me a highlight was the traditional folk dance troupe from Finland “Samppa Folklore” and their band “SydWäst Parainen”. I was able to play along on my piano accordian with their musicians on Sunday while waiting for the Festival procession to get started.
On Saturday the town burst into life as the dancers entertained around the... Read more
Love at First Sight
He's got exactly the same photo, and I remember standing watching him take it as the sun shone through the ruins and thinking to myself I'm not sure which I love more, him or the Abbeys we visit together. Tintern will always feel like our special place.
The Place of my Ancestors
I found out that my great-grandmother was born at Tintern, she came with her parents to Warrington in 1870. Warrington was a big name in Wire and so was Tintern, that is the link. We first visited Tintern in 2003 and fell in love with it and the area. My ancestors were all bBaptised, married and buried at St Mary's, Chapel Hill, with the exception of my greatgreat-grandparents who married at St Michael's, Tintern. One of my ancestors was registered in the 1841 Census as 'living at the Abbey', history has it that people built shacks up against the Abbey walls. She was 87, a grand age. It is the most magical place and together with the Wye Valley and the Forest of Dean it is like paradise on earth. A very special place for myself and my late husband.
Memory of A Place I Lived
I had lived in Portskewett for the first eighteen years of my life. I grew up there, went to Portskewett Infants and then to Sudbrook, most of my family lived in Portskewett and Sudbrook and as a teenager grouped together with several others on the Green. I recently went back to visit the churchyard where my mother and other family members are buried, place sure has changed a lot. I did teach SundaySschool and was in the church choir, I couldn't sing a note.
