Painswick, New Street And War Memorial c.1960
Photo ref: P3021
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Photo ref: P3021
Photo of Painswick, New Street And War Memorial c.1960

More about this scene

Most of the cleverly clipped yew trees in the churchyard were saplings in 1800. According to local legend, they number 99. The story goes that every time an extra one is planted, an existing one dies, so the churchyard remains like a nervous batsman forever one short of its century.

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