Tidenham
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Cirencester Town Walk Guide
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Severn Queen
The person on the right, on the pier, is myself, Ron Stokes. As I wrote in my memory previous, I worked on Beachley and Aust Piers, weekends, school holidays, until I joined the merchant navy in 1958. If you wish to know the history of Pier House [behind ferry office] and lighthouse keepers, and lighthouse of Beachley see www.gloucesterharbou trustees.org, very interesting, history of Batchford family, my mother's family, and later my father Walter Stokes, wages etc, the Ferry Hotel was owned by A. E. Farr, then by Bishop family. Thank you for letting me share my memories.
A memory of Beachley contributed by RONALD STOKES
l remember it being dam cold
l came across the vindi site by accident,and was amazed to see the old ship again, l trained on her on the stewards side over the1965 xmas period and went on to travel the world on the m.v. huntsland, carrying cargo all around the world.
seeing the photo brougt back so many memories of many years ago, does anyone else remember the jam butties at the seamans mission or swopping our cap badges with the crews on the russian boats in the docks.
A memory of Sharpness contributed by ray webster
Home Sweet Home
What a wonderful site. These photos bring back so many lovely memories.
From this one I can see the house I grew up in (34 High St) and my Dad's cinema.
This photo was taken the year that I was born. I can also see the hospital that I was born in. I miss Berkeley, it will always be home.
I now live in Western Canada and there are no towns here anywhere near as perfect as this one.
Hi to all who I know, if you still live there..I'm envious.
Georgina Herbert (Nee Mason..Alan and Emmy's youngest daughter).
A memory of Berkeley contributed by georgina herbert
The Cordwainers Shop
My Great Grandfather, Samuel King, ran a boot and shoe business (as a Cordwainer) from this address in the 19th century. His family home is listed in the 1881 census as The Old House, Market Place, Berkeley.
His father John King (Dob 25.5.1765) was also a Cordwainer in Berkeley in the 18th century.
The King family were residents of Berkeley for many years, John King of Ham (Dob 23.9. 1730) is shown in my personal family records hand-written by Samuel King in 1835 as head of the King family. Thomas King is listed as having a Butchers shop in Berkeley in the late 19th century.
A memory of Berkeley contributed by First Name Last Name
Extracts From Tidenham & Gwent books
Sidney B Park was a
successful businessman;
in Edwardian days he
owned two drapery shops
in Stroud. However, on
26 October 1917 his only
son, Herbert, was killed
in France, and in 1927 the
Park family gave land to
create a public garden in
his memory. Sidney and his
wife, Ellen, are buried in
Stroud Cemetery.
An extract from from"Stroud Photographic Memories".
When this picture was
taken, the canal had only
recently undergone a
restoration programme. Of
the two pubs shown here,
The New Red Lion (centre)
survives. The Bell Inn (left)
is now a private house.
The retaining wall on the
right was part of Chalford
Station yard. The careful
posing of the children adds
considerably to the appeal
of the photograph.
An extract from from"Stroud Photographic Memories".
Here we are looking down
the High Street, with Smith’s
chemist’s shop – still at
this period with only one
large window – on the right.
Below it is Withey’s grocery
store, long-established even
in 1910. When the building
changed hands a few years
ago, a large number of
early grocery orders was
discovered in an attic.
An extract from from"Stroud Photographic Memories".
Here we can see a portion
of the gardens of Bank
House in the days before
they became accessible
to the public. Note the
thatched summerhouse. A
photograph exists, taken
from the same position
in the 1870s, showing Mr
W Cheriton, a member
of the church choir,
balancing on one leg on
the very top of the spire,
during renovation work!
An extract from from"Stroud Photographic Memories".
The church exterior is of
Bisley stone, while that
used for the interior walls,
most of the pulpit and the
base of the font, comes
from Painswick.
The floor tiles are from
Herefordshire. A few
early monuments survive
from the former church,
notably a fine 17th-century
memorial commemorating
the Stephens family of
Lypiatt. There are several
good Victorian
stained-glass windows.
An extract from from"Stroud Photographic Memories".