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Fynn From The Black Dog
I'm also related to Mr William Fynn ( of sorts!) who ran the Black Dog. He passed away in 1912 after an unsuccessful operation. His wife Rosanna born in Lancashire was of Scottish heritage. Grace was her niece ...Read more
A memory of Horndon on the Hill by
Old Southall Remembered
I lived in old Southall (Norwood Road - Norwood Green end) during the 1960s to the 1990s and have seen great changes. I went to school at Clifton Road, and the school had a great Headmaster, Mr Hancock, for a while. One ...Read more
A memory of Southall
Growing Up In The 1950s
Dad was the village policeman, PC 39. Our family name was Moss. We lived outside the village near the T junction to Little Waldingfield (two farm houses, we lived in one of them). Dad, mum and my 4 sisiters. We all ...Read more
A memory of Great Waldingfield in 1951
A Very Happy Childhood At Westbury
My name is Andy Pike, getting on a bit now but lovely to read other folks memories of Westbury. Here are a few reminiscences of my childhood in Westbury on Trym in the 50's and 60's. Maybe this will ring a few ...Read more
A memory of Westbury on Trym by
My First School Alby Hill 1944
My mother and her mother were born in my great-grandparents' cottage at Hanworth Common. Richard and Blanche Craske they were. Well dear old Richard was really my step great grandad. The true one was Charles ...Read more
A memory of Aldborough in 1944 by
Pound Street
My first main job on leaving school (Shaw House) was as a tea boy-dogsbody at H C James timber and builders merchants in Pound Street. For quite a while I cycled daily from Highclere Castle, approx 4 miles, it took me just over half an ...Read more
A memory of Newbury in 1956 by
Molly Keeler
Myself and my 2 sisters and my brother lived in cottages at Hall Road near Aldborough Hall. We all use to walk all the way to Aldborough School in all weathers. My brother's name was Alan and my sisters' names were Ann and ...Read more
A memory of Aldborough in 1930 by
Stone View
My family lived at Stone View, Oving and my dad went to Oving School and was born in the bowling alley in Oving. I remember the afore mentioned names and the Butcher's Arm's public house which caught fire in the 60's. My father's name was ...Read more
A memory of Oving by
Sad Times
I was at the home with my brother & sister we wer Ther cos our mam had just died I was 7 they put me in a strait jacket cos I was crying for my mam , I remember that play room with the black chimney sometimes it was lit n we got warm , I ...Read more
A memory of Hornsea by
Coronation Year
I moved to Holme on Spalding Moor, just after Easter 1953. My gran had a pub in Hull called The Black Boy, and she retired to Holme to run the Railway Inn in Holme and as I then lived with her I moved too. I was very excited ...Read more
A memory of Holme by
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Blackboys is a small iron industry village.
Blackboys is a small iron industry village.
The Long Row frontage is dominated by the Black Boy Hotel with its fantastically decorated façade.
It is said that the inn's ghost is a black dog!
The Black Boys is owned by Morgan and Co, another of the four great breweries of Norwich.
The building, formerly the Black Boy, dates from the 16th century but the front elevation is part of the restoration work of 1890 by Frank Shaylor.
Beyond can be seen the Limpley Stoke viaduct, built for the Black Dog Turnpike Trust in 1834.
The 'Black Boys', with its multi-paned windows and pantiled roof, is a classic village inn, small and intimate.
From the rear of the Black Boy are fine views towards North Marston, the hill dropping sharply into the valley.
The two hanging signs on the left are for the Black Boy, where King George VI lunched during the Second World War.
Coltishall is one of several Norfolk villages said to be haunted by Old Shuck - a black dog the size of a calf.
The 18th-century coaching inn, the Black Boys, with its Dutch gable, is in the centre of the picture.
The 'Black Boys', with its multi-paned windows and pantiled roof, is a classic village inn, small and intimate.
Many people visit the Black Boy Inn, which has expansive views northwards across the vale towards North Marston.
The Black Boy Hotel stands splendidly in the centre, with its astonishing wealth of architectural detail.
The Black Boy is on the left, with the Victorian school, now a house, beyond the car.
On Sunday 4 August 1577, the church was 'visited' by a thunderstorm and a black dog - during the visitation two members of the congregation died.
To its left the pyramidal tower belongs to the famous Black Boy Hotel on Long Row, demolished in 1963 and replaced by an utterly gutless Littlewoods store.
Some fine buildings stand in this part of the town centre; there are many other good ones - the Black Boys Inn and the Old Hall are the best examples.
The Black Boys has been a popular inn for over 100 years; behind its signpost is a fine Zephyr, one of Ford's first vehicles with independent front suspension and column gear-change.
straightening of Marlow Hill in 1936, which involved demolishing buildings on the left side of the road south of St Mary's Street, and other traffic-related demolition, most notably of the Black Boy
