Painswick, c.1965
Photo ref: P3031
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Photo ref: P3031
Photo of Painswick, c.1965

More about this scene

Four miles from Stroud, picturesque Painswick titles itself 'Queen of the Cotswolds'. At the heart of the village is the churchyard with its 99 yew trees; surrounding it are stone houses, shops and hotels, some steeply gabled and half-timbered, others Georgian with elegant facades. Above the town, rising to 900ft, is Painswick Beacon with its golf course and ancient British hill fort.

A Selection of Memories from Painswick

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Painswick

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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 shy. He took her to the pictures in Stroud one day and she invited him home for tea one Sunday. ...see more