Soudley, Soudley Ponds c.1960
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Photo ref: S679012
Photo of Soudley, Soudley Ponds c.1960

A Selection of Memories from Upper Soudley

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 Upper Soudley

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Myself and my husband Roger had visited Soudley Ponds several times when travelling around during weekends away and my younger sister Mandy loved to listen to tales about where we had been and what we had seeing and doing. Roger and myself loved Mandy and her husband John and had spent many many happy times together over the years. We decided one day to take them to see for themselves and along with their ...see more
Steam to Stratford, in the early 20's James Joiner (a contractor from Soudley) assembled his convoy of Traction Engines en Route to Stratford Upon Avon to start the new Sewer Contract which was awarded to Joiners for £57,000. He used Forest Coal miners who were unemployed, to tunnel under the town streets to engineer this prestigious contract. My late father, Roy James Bevan was a 15 year old traction engine ...see more