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Wickwar maps
Historic maps of Wickwar and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Wickwar maps
Wickwar photos
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Charfield| Tortworth| Alderley| Yate| Wortley| Wotton-Under-Edge| Falfield| Chipping Sodbury| Little Sodbury| Old Sodbury| North Nibley| Thornbury| Stone| Frampton Cotterell| Dodington| Alveston| Badminton| Owlpen
Wickwar area books
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Dursley C of E School
I, along with many schoolchildren who attended Dursley Church of England school in 1955 entered the St. James churchyard through these gates on the way to school five days a week. My memories of the churchyard are of the rose trees that were on the grounds and the sheer beauty of the place on a spring and summer day, but the memories that give me the utmost pleasure when I think of this little spot have to do with the school Christmas party. After leaving the party with the sixpence from the pudding tucked in my pocket, and feeling quite giddy from spending time in such a festive atmosphere with all my friends, it was a peaceful and lovely walk through the churchyard in the dark with snow (sometimes) covering everything except the walk. The shrubs planted near the gates had berries on them that we would drop and jump on just to see them squash on the ground and the whole town seemed to be in... Read more
A Gun Licence
While staying with my Uncle and Aunt in Uley during the school holidays, I bought an air-pistol.
To be on the safe side I bought a Gun Licence from the Post Office in Dursley.
Ken Cook
Boots The Chemist
While on holiday, one of my pals, bought some laxative chewing gum from Boots. Having placed pieces of this gum into a 'Wrigleys' wrapper, my pal gave a piece to a young boy he knew in Dursley and another piece to a man from Uley, that he also knew. We thought that this was a good trick to play, but of course we were afraid to subsequently enquire if there had been any effect! Happy days!
My First Fish!
With a borrowed rod, I caught my first fish in Stouts Hill Pond.
The fish took my hook quite deeply and after dis-gorging the hook, we assumed that the fish was dead and my friend Reg Thomas took the fish home to Dursley to feed it to the family cat!
On arriving home, Reg discovered that the fish was still alive and while it swam around in a fish tank for a few days, it did eventually die. Sad.
Ken Cook
Uley, The Street
When I spent my holidays in Uley during the mid 1950s, open drains ran at the edge of the street, for dirty water (not sewage) draining from the houses adjoining the road!
I recall the Post Office, Mr Phillp's grocery store (by the bus stop) and Bruton's Garage, at the junction with South Street.
Ken Cook
Raglan Way
I remember the houses being built in Raglan Way, during the 1950s. With some friends I recall that we walked along the soil pipes, which had been laid at the bottom of trenches, probably that morning. We obviously broke the cement joints, as when we looked into the trenches the following day, "blue" coloured water was everywhere! That was a bit naughty on our part and of course the drains had to be re-laid.
Holidays in Uley
My Uncle Gus and Aunt May lived in South Street and I spent a number of holidays with them at Easter and during the Summer for 2 or 3 years in the early 50's.
I loved climbing up to the Bury , with my Aunt's nephews, Tony and Reg, where we spent many hours, often cutting sticks for bows and arrows.
We also played in the brook which ran at the bottom of the field at the back of my Uncle and Aunt's garden.
There was an earth closet at the end of the garden although this was later replaced with a flushing toilet, when a septic tank system was constructed.
Uncle Gus worked in the sawmill/woodyard at Lister's in Dursley, and was proud of the fact that he had retained all of his fingers! Health & Safety did not seem much of a priority in those days.
Mr Phillips ran the grocer's store in the High Street and the Brutons ran the garage on... Read more
