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Mini Fishing
I remember fishing here with our mini bottles. Catching minows with wine bottles with the bottom knocked out ( hard to find ). Remember once being trapped under these arches with the river rising and being surrounded by the cows that came down from the field. Very fond memories - shame kids don't get the chance these days to experience such things.
Warwickshire memories
Aunty Mabel And Uncle Harold Hunt And George And Lil Hunt
Mabel and Harold Hunt were my great aunt and uncle. They lived in the row of thatched cottages in the village. I have many memories of visiting their cottage with the black lead grate that had a fire both summer and winter. That was their means of cooking and heating. They had a pony called Peter that was stabled at the other end of the village in the orchard. Harold kept and raced pigeons. Lil and George lived just down the road in another little cottage. Their sons name was Brian and daughter-in-law's name was Marcia. Does anyone remember the family? I now live in New Zealand and am starting our family tree. Mabel was my maternal grandfathers sister, origins in Shipston on Stour.
History of Goldicote
I married into the family who lived in Goldicote Farm in 1953. I have a copy of the people who occupied Goldicote house from 976 to1953. I also have several pages of its history. The notes were prepared by D.A.McDonnell in 1955.
School Holiday
I was on a week's holiday with other pupils from Ardwick Secondary Technical School in Manchester, five girls shared what was known as the film star bedroom, a most beautiful room with oil paintings on the walls. I was 15 at the time and felt most grown up, being away for the first time without my parents. It was the Shakespeare's birthday celebrations whist we were there and the gardener gathered flowers from the gardens so we could join the procession. It was a lovely time and the memories I have always treasured, to be staying in such a beautiful house was wonderful.
Holidays At Moreton Paddox
My parents, my brother and I had about six holidays at Moreton Paddox during the early 1950s when it was a WTA (Workers Travel Association) holiday home. On occasion my grandparents or aunt and uncle accompanied us on our summer holidays too. Moreton Paddox has stayed clearly in my memory every since. I remember the excitement of arriving at the main entrance and driving down the long straight drive with all the rabbits running around on the grass on either side, until one year after mixamatosis set in and the rabbits were all lying dead...so sad for children to see. The house was beautiful and so were the grounds and I particularly remember the statue of Pan and his Pipes. We had wonderful tournaments like croquet and tennis, talent contests and there were trips to the Memorial Theatre at Stratford-upon-Avon. Oh, the excitement of coming back from the theatre on a coach in the dark! We always seemed to have lovely warm sunny days except once. There was... Read more
The Emmet Family @ Moreton Paddox
I don't have a memory as such. My grandfather was deputy head gardener at Moreton Paddox until he retired in the late 1950s. He lived in North Lodge at Moreton Morell. I believe the Paddox were owned then by a family called Emmet. The head of the family was Robert and his son James (Jim) was my father's friend. My father and Jim would go to the top of the Paddox and watch the bombing of the midlands during WW2. Sadly, after the Emmets left, the place fell into disrepair and literally fell down. I believe they left to go to Ireland. My appeal is for anybody who can fill in the blanks in my information to contact me please. I would particularly like to hear from anybody connected to the Emmet family. Thank you
rob1503@btinternet.com
Robert Smith
1980s
I was the newspaper reporter for the Coventry Evening Telegraph regional office on Wood Street for a year and lived off Joseph Way on a new housing development.
I remember reporting on time share appartments at the former home of Danny La Rue, attending magistrates court and council meetings and eating at Pizzaland which was conveniently across the road from the tiny offices.
This is now a book shop I think but I - as editorial - had the upper floor with its black and white timber beams and uneven floors while the advert team were downstairs. My predecessor was Bruno Dore.
The Herald was the local weekly and I worked closely with Simon Woodings the reporter from there and Harry Piggot Smith who knew everyone.
