Painswick, High Street c.1960
Photo ref: P3024
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Photo ref: P3024
Photo of Painswick, High Street c.1960

More about this scene

In 1905 the world opened up to isolated villagers when a motor bus service from Stroud to Painswick was started by the Great Western Railway. Prior to the public opening, local dignitaries were invited on a trial run aboard the Daimler bus to Painswick, where they took lunch in The Falcon (right) before the journey back.

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