Puncknowle, Carefree Days 1906
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Puncknowle (usually pronounced Punnel) is just inland from the coast. It was the home for many years of General Shrapnel, who invented the armament of the same name. But thoughts of warfare are the last thing on the minds of these children as they pose for the Frith photographer.
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A Selection of Memories from Puncknowle
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 Puncknowle
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As a family we stayed at a self catering cottage here just before 1962 one of our first holidays in the Standard Vanguard estate after many staying in Railway Camping coaches all over southern England. [Sadly none feature in the archive] I well remember the water being delivered and the spout and trough in the retaining wall that held up the Church graveyard. I suppose it still does. Considering the origin ...see more
My great grandfather John Cheney, died in 1943. The Cheney family lived in Puncknowle for centuries and were blacksmiths. They originally came from Litton Cheney, a village nearby, in the sixteenth century, Sir Ralph and Dame Edith Cheney, being the earliest names I have found. My grandmother, Mary Elizabeth, was born the eldest daughter in 1877 to John and Ann nee Hansford, and she married ...see more
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