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Map of Gloucestershire
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Littledean books (13 available)
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Littledean memories
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School holidays
This picture reminds me of wonderful school trips to the west of England from a school based in Oldham called Fittonhill Secondary. This hotel was our base for the weeks holiday and we went out daily on organised trips to Chepstow, Symonds Yat, Slimbridge Wildfowl Trust, Tintern Abbey among other glorious places. Living in a built-up area like Oldham this seemed heaven even as a 13-14 year old. I came on the trip three years running so it must have been magic. I found this site looking for the actual hotel thinking it would be nice to re-visit my youth and book a stay there but I can only assume that it no longer exists. The picture is just as I ...read more here
Contributed by Lynn Robinson
Gloucestershire memories
School holidays
This picture reminds me of wonderful school trips to the west of England from a school based in Oldham called Fittonhill Secondary. This hotel was our base for the weeks holiday and we went out daily on organised trips to Chepstow, Symonds Yat, Slimbridge Wildfowl Trust, Tintern Abbey among other glorious places. Living in a built-up area like Oldham this seemed heaven even as a 13-14 year old. I came on the trip three years running so it must have been magic. I found this site looking for the actual hotel thinking it would be nice to re-visit my youth and book a stay there but I can only assume that it no longer exists. The picture is just as I ...read more here
A memory of Littledean contributed by Lynn Robinson
Stepping back in time
It started when my mother was dying, when we asked her about the family history, and she gave us names and dates. Her family came from France in late 1500. They were Hugenots and they were Puritans, and were chased out of France because of their beliefs. They went to live in Gloucester, where they helped to rebuild the church in Taynton St Lawrence. We went to visit the church and it was the most exciting thing to experience. All our early ancestors are buried down the aisle of the church. One could not be found - the last one - so when we went and spoke to a man who was writing about our ancestors (she had written a book), ...read more here
A memory of Cinderford contributed by brenda mccartie
Unlawater Hotel
This hotel was owned by my mother Patricia Woods till around 1959. Newnham was a busy place then. H G Zeal had a themometer factory in the High Street.
Above the hotel was a dairy farm run by A.Jones (Dean Forest farm).
As a matter of interest, the name Unlawater translates to River of Sorrows and was from a time back in history when Lady Padget lived there and a member of the family drowned in the river.
Best wishes,
Rai Woods. (Captain)
A memory of Newnham contributed by Rai Woods
Extracts From Littledean & Gloucestershire books
Beyond the delivery van parked
on the same side as The George
Hotel stands a row of cottages
once quaintly named Ship’s Yud
Row. The scene is recognisable
today, though the National
Benzole petrol station on the left
has gone, and so has the long
stone wall on the right. New
housing estates have sprung up
around the village in recent
decades, but they do not seem to
have driven out Littledean’s
famous pair of ghosts, Royalist
soldiers killed in a scuffle with
Parliamentarians in the Civil War.
Sighting are still reported -
especially after closing time.
An extract from from"Gloucestershire Living Memories".
And finally the river winds its way into the city. The cathedral stands proud above Gloucester, overseeing the city's affairs, overseeing the past, and overseeing the future.
An extract from from"Gloucester Photographic Memories".
This photograph shows a picturesque gateway at Longford’s Lake. The lake was created in 1806 as a reservoir to feed the large nearby cloth mill run by the Playne family.
An extract from from"Gloucester Photographic Memories".
This boathouse in the Swiss Chalet style was once one of three boathouses at Longford’s Lake.
An extract from from"Gloucester Photographic Memories".
Over stands close by to Maisemore on the A40, encompassing the River Severn and the River Leadon. As we pass Over, one can call in at the Dog, a pleasant pub.
An extract from from"Gloucester Photographic Memories".