Plaxtol, Village 1901
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Plaxtol is a pleasantly-situated hilltop village, with a long main street. There is a lovely group of cottages near the church, which date from the 17th century. The church has many riches, including a hammerbeam roof. There is also a working forge, used for making gates, weathervanes and the like. The village store stands on the right, and in the centre there is a horse-drawn vehicle. The scene looks surprisingly modern.

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A Selection of Memories from Plaxtol

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I was born in Plaxtol in 1941 and went to the local Primary school. When in Mr Nichols' class I was chosen to take the school dinner money to the post office every Monday. The postmistress was Miss Bacon, one of two sisters who ran the post office. She was a lovely woman and one day she gave me a beautiful fountain pen which I really treasured until Brian Humphreys accidentally shut it under the lid of my desk which ruined ...see more
The Rector in 1901, according to 1901 census, was William Dalrymple Fanshawe who was born in Ireland around 1856 and is related to the three brothers Dalynple Fanshawe who all commanded Corps or Division in World War I. Only looked him up because I have a three volume edition of Shaftesbury's Characteristicks which he owned in 1880. My own great grandfather was the next recorded owner of the work.
From 1982-1993 my brother Robert Owen was the owner of Nut Tree Hall. He lived here with his wife Jan and daughters Mikayla & Natasha.
Happy youthful days at the Forge Restaurant, in Kent. Happiest days of my life....more later....lovely place. Living in a 16th. Century converted Smithy was a blast. Stay tuned...also looking for any of the "guys," who worked there with Alastair and Jack... Anybody remember us please contact Alastair at alastairbarnett@shaw.ca (Canada) Many thanks.