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Southwell, Nottinghamshire
Southwell maps
Historic maps of Southwell and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Southwell maps
Historic map of Southwell
Illustrated Victorian map of Nottinghamshire
Historic Map of any Southwell postcode
Southwell books
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Nottingham Photographic Memories
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1 Southwell photos appear in 2 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Southwell
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My parents married in this church on 10th December 1960.
I was christened here in 1962. My father's ashes were scattered in the churchyard in 1993. To my family this is a special place.
Shared on 01 October 2006
The 79th Boy Scout Group of which my father Bert Lacey was Scout master for on a number of years used to take us camping on a farm close to Farnsfield, I think it was called Combes Farm. We would get there down a lane off the Ollerton Road. If any none remembers this camp site please let me know. As... [more]
Shared on 04 June 2009
SCHOOL LIFE LIVING IN BILSTHORPE
My earliest memory was at the age of 5. I vividly remember sqeezing through the school railings at the bottom of my garden to go to school. My teacher was a lady called Mrs Malkin, she was very nice and kind to us all in her class. Someone would bring in flowers every day to brighten up the classroom.
Shared on 02 June 2009
I remember Clifton in a different light. We lived at 17 Pastures Avenue during 1966/7, my brother or one of them, he's the youngest, was born there. I met my half sisters and brothers there. I have always liked animals and started to collect farm animals. When I met one of my half sisters, she was also into farm animals. We... [more]
Shared on 10 March 2009
Extracts From Southwell & Nottinghamshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Southwell, inspired by Frith photos.
Down the Trent Photographic Memories
Lying three miles north east of the Trent, the Minster was founded by the Archbishop of York in the early 12th century and is undoubtedly one of the most beautiful Norman buildings in England. Ruins of an old palace dating from this time are visible to the left of this view.
This is an extract from Down the Trent Photographic Memories.
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The low two-storeyed rendered building on the left in the middle distance is the 16th-century, timber-framed Saracen's Head. Here, in May 1646, Charles I spent his last night of freedom. Tactfully, the pub changed its name from the King's Head to the Saracen’s Head soon after Charles was beheaded.
This is an extract from Nottinghamshire Pocket Album.
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This superb minster church was founded before 956; the present church was started in 1108 by the Archbishop of York, and the west towers were completed by about 1150. Pairs of Norman west towers rarely survive intact; this example is even rarer in having Norman leaded pyramidal roofs. Admittedly, these are replicas dating from 1880 – the originals burned down... [more]
This is an extract from 50 Classics - Cathedrals.
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Read more and see photos from this book.
