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Polesworth, Pooley Hall c1955
Polesworth, Pooley Hall c1955 Ref: P64007
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 Polesworth, Little Jim's Cottage 1958 (ref: P64006) |
Year: 1963
Kevin Devine Remembers Little Jim's Cottage
In the early 1960s as a small boy, this was the home of my grandmother and grandfather, Hilda and John Guy. I remember going to visit them with my mother, Cynthia Joan Devine, formerly Guy. I used to love running around the garden with their little terrier called Betty and around the pond you can see in the picture. My grandparents had a chicken shed, and I was allowed in the morning to go and collect the eggs. While I was there I was often allowed to stay up much later than normal and remember sleeping upstairs and hearing the adults talking downstairs. Very sadly my grandfather, shortly followed by my grandmother, passed away and they are buried in Poleswoth churchyard I think, as I have never been back. My grandparents had four of their own children. Mmy mother Cynthia, Peggy, and Lawrence have all sadly passed away, but still going strong at 73 yrs old is my Uncle Brian and living in Wiltshire. I have very fond memories of this lovely cottage, which is no longer there, and I have a few photos of the cottage and my grandparents, my mother, my auntie and uncles and cousins, and will pass them on to my daughters and grandchildren. Last edited: 03/09/2008 10:15 by Victoria Devine |
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 Polesworth, Gatehouse 1924 (ref: 76124) |
Year: 2007
Change of ownership
I bought the proerty named "The Gatehouse", being the timber framed buiding to the left of the gateway, in 2007. There are various records in the church archives which relate to the building being ariginally being built for the nuns and at one time being occupied by royalist soldiers during the civil war. The gatehouse was built in 1482 with the 3 cottages next door being added in the 1520s. The gateway is still owned by the church and is due for restoration shortly. I will amend this entry as I research the history more fully. Posted: 02/01/2008 19:35 by Bob Lodge |
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 Polesworth, Market Square 1958 (ref: P64012) |
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I have found over the past few weeks that nearly all my relatives from my fathers side began in Polesworth. There was James Scarratt Clifford 1780 married Sarah Bullows in 1803, my ggg grandmother was Caroline Clifford who gave birth in Poleswoth to John Ordish Clifford (he saddled me with the second name Ordish, this I am trying to find out why?) who was a policeman (inspector retired) in 1850 in London. There are so many distant relatives who were baptised and married in the church at Polesworth, that a visit will have to be made to look at all the church records at Warwick where I believe they are held. So I am looking for anybody who has the name Ordish and can relate back to 1829 when John was born (there is no sign at the moment of a Mr in Caroline's past). She got married 1832 to Edward Bingham. I would appreceate any help. Nigel Ordish Clifford Poynton, Cheshire Last edited: 22/10/2006 23:12 by Nigel Ordish Clifford |
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Year: 1900s
The White Horse A memory of Huntworth, Somerset My Gt Gt Aunt Esther Parry and her husband Joseph kept it c1891 and my gt Aunt Annie who lived with them from a young age had it in 1901. She married Thomas Terry. Posted: 17/07/2008 12:31 by Vicki Germain |
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Year: 1984
The White Horse Inn A memory of Huntworth, Somerset From 1980/84 I was part owner of the pub, we had a brilliant football team at the time and were an important social centre for the village. The pub no longer exists as it closed soon after I sold my share, however I do still have contact with some of my old regulars. Today I manage a small guest house in Cornwall but still get visitors from Baddesely. Last edited: 30/06/2008 09:50 by Andrew Hatton |
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