Chipping Campden, St James' Church c.1960

Photo ref: C335042

My grandparents lived in the Almshouses, not sure which one first, but certainly No4 and then later they moved to No12 - this is the house and window which is featured in the photo. Externally it has barely changed since I remember it, though a recent visit and oeek through the front door showed the stairs and downstairs toilet have been rearranged. I remember vegetables and fruit in the garden which parallels ...see more

I was brought up in Chipping Campden, living first at the pre-fabs in Berrington Road, then Littleworth Estate. Enjoying my childhood in the countryside, glorious summers, apples and cherries in abundance in the orchards at harvest time. Searching for treasure in the ditch at the junction of Hoo Lane and Back Ends. At this junction was a garage where the Automobile Association man stored his official ...see more

I have been interested in tracing my family tree for many years and my computer is full of vast amounts of information regarding my forebears. I have lived in Mexico for many years but back in 2007, after having retired, and having lots of time on my hands I decided to go to England (without my family this time) and visit all those places where my ancestors lived and died. One of those ...see more

We'd been married some four years before we could afford to take our honeymoon trip; our little daughter was just a year old. I'd never been "east of Boston", and air travel with a toddler was a challenge. Nevertheless, this was a trip I'd dreamed about since childhood. To a native of the flat midwest prairie, the Cotswolds seemed like a fairyland. I was an Illinois farm girl, but I'd never smelled air so soft ...see more