Overstone, The Swimming Pool c.1955
Photo ref: O104039
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Photo ref: O104039
Photo of Overstone, The Swimming Pool c.1955

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Behind the thatched building are some of the fine trees of the park. The north-east quarter of Overstone Park is heavily wooded. Along the Sywell Road, from the 1950s on, closes of expensive houses were built within the park boundary, retaining many of the specimen trees. There was once an old village of Overstone near to the grandiose main mansion, but this was moved in 1821 and estate cottages built along the boundary.

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A Selection of Memories from Overstone

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 Overstone

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I have sepia photos of Overstone - somewhere, I wonder if it is possible that they are Francis Frith images? I have a b&w photo of my mum, my brother and myself sitting in front of a bank of daffodills, I think it was taken on a visit to Overstone. Mum always told me that someone well known had taken the phot.
My parents kept our caravan at Overstone - on the far side near the lake. One year, 1953 I think, the National Caravan Rally came to Overstone and the field filled up with hundreds of caravans. I think this photo is the milk queue!