Biddestone, St Nicholas's Church 1904
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A Selection of Memories from Biddestone

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Biddestone

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I was born in Corsham nursing home in 1940, I lived in Cuttle Lane, went to the village school where I was taught by Miss Bowen, I learned the piano from Miss Rose Innes who wrote plays for us school children to perform at Christmas time. Sadly I don't get back very often now, but did find a school friend who remembered me. The village hasn't changed as much as I thought it would have but so many places ...see more
I am searching the family history and would appreciate any information on the Old Post Office in the village for that purpose only. I am researching Sarah Ann Whitbread who was born in Biddestone about 1851. Mother was, Ann Whitbread, and father, Thomas Whitbread, who was a harness maker in the village at that time. Ann Whitbread was the post office mistress and her daughter Sarah took over from her about 1881 or 1891.
In 1974 my parents lived on a residential Caravan Park (2 Fox Corner, Thickwood Caravan Park, Colerne) and I am after some history of the site, for family tree purposes. They lived there for only approx. 8 months and then moved away. Does anyone have any photos of the old Caravan site locally - perhaps someone in the Parish collates such information? I was told that it was an old Prisoner of War camp, ...see more
I was born in Biddestone in 1953. I went to Biddestone School, Mrs Taylor was the cook and I believe the teacher that I had was Mrs Walker. There was a large field out the back of the playground that we used in the summer for sports and at lunchtimes. There was some large trees along one side that gave us some shade on very hot days. On the 1st May we danced around the maypole on the village green. I also remember Miss ...see more