Slad, Trillgate Farm 1910
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The village of Slad sits in one of the loveliest valleys in Gloucestershire. Its most famous son was the author and poet Laurie Lee, who was born in Stroud in 1914 and moved to Slad when he was three, and recalled his childhood in Cider With Rosie. At the age of 19 Lee walked to London, then on to civil war-stricken Spain. His memories are captured in As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning.

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A Selection of Memories from Slad

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 Slad

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The first time I left Scotland was to visit my grandparents at the old house, Kay and Bill. I was excited, and after many trips we lived with them for a while. Papa always had a bag of pennies for us and Grandma introduced me to literature. At that time we shared a love for Cliff Richard. We moved to Rose Cottage, and had the best ever Easter when Laurie hid so many Easter eggs in the garden for us, there may still be ...see more