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Upper Swell| Blockley| Moreton-In-Marsh| Lower Swell| Stow On The Wold| Upper Slaughter| Chipping Campden| Lower Slaughter| Broadway| Shipston-On-Stour
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Mr &MRS Dicks
I remember the Railway Inn, waiting for Mum & Dad with a bottle of coke and a bag of Smiths crisps outside.
The Taplin Family
Hello, my Great-Grandmother worked in Blockley silk mill. Her name was Emma Taplin, then she went on to marry a West. Her family lived in Paxford and her father worked on the Blockley railway. I only live down the road from Blockley, I found the silk mill Emma and her sister Anna Taplin worked. It felt lovely walking down the same road she went to work on. I followed their footsteps and it felt so good. By looking at the building itself made me realise how hard they had it in those days. Made me think how lucky we are today. But the history that is still around Blockley and Paxford is brill, I found names on war crosses that I had in my family tree, the whole thing as just bso wonderful I can't explain how I feel. I now know where my Great-Grandmother worked and her sister, and now I am trying to find the cottage they lived in in paxford. My Gt-Gt Grandmother came from Wolford in... Read more
History Found
My great-grandfather I found out worked on the Blockley railway line, this was a great history find for me. After thinking that he worked on the land around blockley, I found my listing wrong. But just knowing what he did back in 1800s is a great result for me and my family history file for my family. As for his wife I still am not sure what work she did, but in them days the ladies stayed home and did the child minding and house work. I found out what their children did for a living, and one of these relatives worked at the bakers in Paxford. If you search across the road from the litttle church, you will see a bakers sign on the wall says 'Bakers'. This was great to find that sign. I thank people for leaving things as they were, as so many things are removed or knocked down these days its hard to find any traces of past history today. This is such a shame,... Read more
Blockley is Dear to my Heart
I remember singing in the church choir with Miss Stanley. Also going to school with Brenda Hopkins, Beryl and Sybil Pither. Derek Hale was MY brother. He died aged 21. I remember dressing up as a flower with Jenny Winters for the Coronation.
Lower Swell Forge
I first came to Lower Swell as a 16 year old boy; that would have been 1967. I had attended Wilsons Grammar School in Camberwell London. Austen Nichols had worked at the school teaching metal work. He told me that he lived in Lower Swell and had a forge there. He and I got on really well. He was a good teacher and became a good friend. When he left Wilsons he invited me to visit him and that summer I did. I had family friends not far away and combined my visit to him with a short stay in nearby Malmesbury.
Austen showed me the forge and his beautiful little cottage. I stayed for most of the day and before leaving promised to visit again.
To my eternal sorrow I didn't actually visit him again until about 1986. I had driven by over the years but felt I'd left it too long to rekindle our friendship. Now, however I was married and had a son and a daughter I... Read more
Lower Swell in The 1930s
My Dad and his family lived in Lower Swell between about 1928 and 1940. They must have been quite unusual in those days - arriving in the village from London. My grandmother married a Canadian soldier after the First World War and went to live in Canada where she had 4 children. But it didn't work out and she brought them home, first to London and soon afterwards to Lower Swell. Their name was Allen - the children were Yvonne, William (known as Rigby) Wilfrid and Norman. My Dad liked to remember his childhood spent in Lower Swell and often talked about the people there - Hathaway, Taylor, Temple, Illes, King, Clarke and Harris. I wonder if anyone still remembers them? Or the Allens?
Eve Magee
Pineapple Cottages, Lower Swell
My gran's name was Lily Illes and she lived in one of Pineapple Cottages at Lower Swell as a child. She left home at 15 to go and work in London and then moved to Scotland with my grandpa. I have visted and stayed in one of the cottages as a family member still owned it (unfortunately not anymore). Even as a child I thought it was the most beautiful area. I have fond memories of Stow on the Wold and Bourton on the Water and often tell people to visit the area. It was so lovely to see my gran's family name mentioned in the post.
