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The Bull Ring, Sedgley, that is the location where on a fateful night in April 1906, The Sedgmore’s Grand Colliery Exhibition Travelling Show, set up in Sedgley on its way to the Wolverhampton Annual Suntide ...Read more

A memory of Sedgley in 1900 by John Sedgmore Blundell

In the 1932 The A O G was to rent a piece of land within Sheffield. It was intended to buy the land from the landowner should all go well. A marquee was put up and decked out with basic chairs. Prior to the ...Read more

A memory of Sheffield in 1900 by Roland Mitchell

Lynette Carter nee Evans My grandfather was Romany Gypsy, Stephen Evans, who better known as (Stinny)? During 1916 he lived in Gorseion, while his wife; my grandmother Mary Ellen Boswell lived in Gowerton. ...Read more

A memory of Gorseinon in 1900 by Lynette Carter

The post office in Small Dole (which was next door to the current one) was run by my mothers family the Sheppards. My grandfather Bertram Jenkins met my Gran Amelia Ruth when he was working as post boy, my Gran was living their ...Read more

A memory of Small Dole in 1900 by Peter Baker

My father's family lived in the cottage with the arched windows next door to the post office. The house was named Apsley Cottage. My grandfather Henry Briggs was a career soldier in the Royal West Surrey Regiment. He served in the ...Read more

A memory of Ash in 1900 by Jim Briggs

Hi, my father Arthur Joseph Smith was born in Gwespyr in 1900 he is listed along with his brother William on the war memorial, both having served in WW1, my father joined up in  June of 1918 on his eighteenth birthday.  Recalling ...Read more

A memory of Gronant in 1900 by Anthony P. Smith

Hi, My father was born in Gwespyr/Llanasa in 1900, his name was Arthur Joseph Smith.  He and his brother William are listed on the village war memorial. Both having served in WW1, my father being 18 in June of 1918.  His father, ...Read more

A memory of Gwespyr in 1900 by Anthony P. Smith

I have a photo of my great-grandfather John Richard (Dick) Erskine outside the Castle Hotel, Hornby in 1909 with two young Scouts named Lawrence and Hector Todd (born 1900 and 1901 approx). They all formed part of the 1st Lancaster ...Read more

A memory of Hornby in 1900 by Tanya Russo

My grandfather, Percy Sturge was born in Ledbury in 1896 and here are some of his memories he related to me when he was in his 90's. His mother, Annie, had lived by the Brewery Inn and one granny ...Read more

A memory of Ledbury in 1900

My grandfather and great grandfather lived in Axbridge and I would like to find out more about them and the village from the late 1800s to the 1940s. The family name is Channon and I would appreciate any information you my have or ...Read more

A memory of Axbridge in 1900 by Terry Channon