Bleadon
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Bleadon books (4 available)
- 3 photos on Bleadon appear in 1 Frith books - View photos of Bleadon
- Read extracts and see photos from these books on Bleadon and Avon
Bleadon memories
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Sunnyside
Does anyone know of a home called Sunnyside or Sunny Side in Bleadon?
A brother of a family member died there in 1900 aged 20.
His family were very wealthy and lived in Mayfair, but the son had TB and I assume came to Bleadon for this reason. A sister also died from TB in the same year, but not sure about the Sunnyside connection there.
h.baggott@virgin.net
Contributed by Helen Baggott
Avon memories
Sunnyside
Does anyone know of a home called Sunnyside or Sunny Side in Bleadon?
A brother of a family member died there in 1900 aged 20.
His family were very wealthy and lived in Mayfair, but the son had TB and I assume came to Bleadon for this reason. A sister also died from TB in the same year, but not sure about the Sunnyside connection there.
h.baggott@virgin.net
A memory of Bleadon contributed by Helen Baggott
Happy childhood memories..
I have very fond memories of living in Winscombe as a child, in fact they were some of the best years of my life. I was living in Yadley Lane, and loved to take walks up the old railway line which ran past our house, in fact we had an access slope from the garden which was quite handy! I remember picking primroses, huge bunches from beside the stream, a beautiful scent that always reminds me of my childhood in Winscombe. I also remember toboganning down Hillyfields on a tray when we had those huge snow drifts, it was freezing but brilliant fun, I've not experienced snow like it since and doubt now I ever will. I also remember the sirens ...read more here
A memory of Winscombe contributed by Fiona Wright
My family
My mother's family is from Bristol and my first memory of going to Congresbury is when I was four, in 1984. Me, my mom and my three older brothers went to visit my grandma and grandpa in their beautiful cottage home, on Orchard Lea. The beautiful flowers, crab apple trees, the smell of summer...the list goes on. I remember going snail picking and being too scared to eat one. My grandpa would make us kids ice cream sandwiches, it was heaven. My grandpa took me for a walk, to buy me a gift, and it was a metal set of mini pots and pans, I still have them to this day. We would go to the ocean, and play in the ...read more here
A memory of Congresbury contributed by Deb Anhorn
Extracts From Bleadon & Avon books
This is the main road
through the village looking
towards Hutton Hill. The
white cottage on the left
used to be the Post Office,
before it was moved to the
other side of the road in
the 1930s.
An extract from from"Weston-super-Mare Photographic Memories".
This view looks west along Main Road. In the distance a lorry is being loaded with
milk churns from Old Post Office Farm. In 1900 there were twelve farms in the
village, all with dairy herds. Now just three are left.
An extract from from"Weston-super-Mare Photographic Memories".
Another view that clearly shows the 1883 promenade and sea wall. Before this was
built, the beach stretched much further inland and sand dunes often formed as far
as Regent Street. On the sands, donkeys wait for riders, as they have done since
the earliest days of the resort.
An extract from from"Weston-super-Mare Photographic Memories".
This shows a packed
beach with striped
umbrellas marking
the variety of stalls.
These sold everything
from teas and soft
drinks to shellfish and
souvenirs. There were
also temporary stages
set up with concert
parties, pierrots and
other entertainers.
An extract from from"Weston-super-Mare Photographic Memories".
This view looks west along Main Road. In the distance a lorry is being loaded with
milk churns from Old Post Office Farm. In 1900 there were twelve farms in the
village, all with dairy herds. Now just three are left.
An extract from from"Weston-super-Mare Photographic Memories".