Fivehead, The Village c.1960
Photo ref: F228026
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Photo ref: F228026
Photo of Fivehead, The Village c.1960

A Selection of Memories from Fivehead

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 Fivehead

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One Sunday in August 1998 my husband and I were privileged to attend a Sunday morning service in the Fivehead Baptist Church. It was an emotional time to sit there and read the marble plaque on the wall for my great grand father Joshua Corpe. Joshua's son William Wescombe came to New Zealand in 1858 and since then many of his descendants have visited both the Baptist Church and St Martin's. I have ...see more
My wife and I visited your lovely church in July 1982 where we discovered that our family bible was used on the pulpit every Sunday. The Bible was donated by my ancestor, Mary Corpe in approx. 1854. We were told Mary Corpe handed out sixpences on the front door step on her 100th birthday. We also have a stained glass window which was donated in her memory in the window of the church. I would be ...see more