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Whitney, Herefordshire
Whitney maps
Historic maps of Whitney and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Whitney maps
Historic map of Whitney
Illustrated Victorian map of Herefordshire
Historic Map of any Whitney postcode
Whitney books
Displaying 3 of 10 books about Whitney and the local area. View all Whitney books
Herefordshire Living Memories
Paperback
£13
Kidderminster Town and City Memories
Paperback
£13
Vale of Evesham Photographic Memories
Paperback
£13
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Memories of Whitney
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Both my father and mother are buried at Whitney Churchyard. Father in 1969, Mother in 1999.
Shared on 19 December 2008
Herefordshire memories
This photo shows my grandmother, Gwen Langston (1891 - 1963), with Mickey who was an Irish Terrier.
Shared on 05 July 2008
Mr & Mrs Potter managed Bon March shop and they had two young boys, Robert and Edmond. My mum, Edna Griffiths, helped to look after the children and, being pre-school age, I used to go along with her. Mrs Potter used to bring us pasties from Jones' Bakery (where the Chinese takeaway is now).
On the way home we used... [more]
Shared on 19 September 2006
I am looking for information about Sarnesfield in the 1700s and about the court house. Also, as I live in Canada and do not know much about the British law system, I would need to know how the courts operated in those years. What I need to know is about the size of the town, prominent citizens, marketplace and anything else... [more]
Shared on 24 July 2007
Extracts From Whitney & Herefordshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Whitney, inspired by Frith photos.
The Boat Inn, as its name suggests, sits right on the bank of the River Wye. Perhaps its name implies that there was once a ferry crossing here long ago. In 1802, however, a wooden toll bridge was built nearby which is still in regular use today.
This is an extract from Herefordshire Living Memories.
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The Boat Inn, as its name suggests, sits right on the bank of the River Wye. Perhaps its name implies that there was once a ferry crossing here long ago. In 1802, however, a wooden toll bridge was built nearby which is still in regular use today.
This is an extract from Herefordshire Living Memories.
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Read more and see photos from this book.
Today this view hasn't changed at all. Despite increases in population and the subsequent rise in road traffic, Herefordshire still manages to retain an aura of peacefulness and serenity, exemplified in this photograph.
This is an extract from Herefordshire Living Memories.
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