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Brockley Hall

I believe that my great grandfather Robert Landeman Jones owned Brockley Hall but I am unsure of the date, I am guessing it was the 1870s.  I think that he later moved to Weston-super-Mare.  My brother and I have a photo of the old house.  I also have a diary that my great grandfather kept for the years 1896 and 1905 which has fascinating detail about  his accounts.
A memory of Brockley contributed by Rosamund Garrod-Mason

My Memory of going to school in The Manor House

Chew Magna, High School c1955

Chew Magna, High School - this was in fact the High School for Sacred Heart High School & Preparatory School, which I attended for 3 years.
I was in my first year senior's when the high school closed, from my memory it was a close-knit family community. People seemed to respect the building which we had the priviledge to go to school in. School sports day that final year was held on the lawns in front of the Manor House and a 'cross-country' fun run was completed in the grounds up to the car park. Teachers and pupils alike joined in and it was an amazing day. Then our day to leave came and it was one ...read more here
A memory of Chew Magna contributed by Helen May

Happy days in Hotwells

I was born at 5 Rosemount Terrace, Hotwells, no longer there. I remember Harry Eavans, the paper shop, all the shops. The oub, the spring gardens, the flying fox. Oh happy days. Clifton National School, that was many years ago. I am 82 years old. My name was Pat Smith, now Pat Blake. I wish I could find a DVD of old Bristol.
A memory of Hotwells contributed by patricia blake

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 Felton & Avon books

Hutton, the Village c1947

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".

Hutton, c1945

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".

Weston-Super-Mare, Parade 1901

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".

Weston-Super-Mare, the Sands 1902

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".

Congresbury, the Waterfall c1965

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".