Peasenhall, The View From The Church Tower c.1960
Photo ref:
P287007
Photo ref:
P287007
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Smyth's Peasenhall works, where the famous agricultural drills were made, is off to the right. The house to the left is a former 16th-century farmhouse, now divided into three dwellings. Stuart House, the left-hand wing, was the scene in 1902 of the murder of Rose Harsant; this still unsolved crime became known as the Peasenhall Murder Case.
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A Selection of Memories from Peasenhall
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 Peasenhall
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The vicar for many years was the Rev Jack Thickett. As well as his cleric duties he was a part-time farmer, he had a field in Sipton where he kept pigs and as two of his sons had a butchers shop in Peasenhall, he kept them supplied with meat. In fact they still have the shop today (2006). I lived in Church Road for many years and I can still remember waking one morning to find a flock of sheep grazing in the churchyard at ...see more
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