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A
bungalow being built in the village - when and where exactly?
The three workmen are Mr Steer (plasterer), Mr Follet
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An
interesting aerial view of Tail Mill, date not known, where
until recently many village people have been employed. The
little stream, the lifeblood of the mill in earlier days, can be
seen wending its way across the nearby fields. An overview of
the history of the mill/factory can be accessed from the Articles
and Anecdotes page. |
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Older folk who can
remember Mr Chedzoy will be fascinated to know that his
Thorneycroft van (left) that was such a feature of village
Saturdays for many years has survived. It is now a
‘preservation vehicle’ and serves as an advertising dray for
a Stockport brewery (right). (If you haven't already done so,
you may like to read more about the van in the article 'Mr Chedzoy's Oil Boy'
which you can access from the Publications
page.)
Modern photos: Copyright Gerald England, reproduced with permission. www.geraldengland.co.uk
You may also like to visit Gerald's blog: http://ackworthborn.blogspot.com/ |
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Development
work underway at Scot's Nurseries 1967. It's surprising what you
can do with a bulldozer and a bucket and spade. |
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Road
repairs at Pye Corner, 1920s. The tar barrel, with a fire
underneath, was horse drawn. Patches - rarely the whole road
width - for repair were identified
by the foreman and hot tar was poured from watering cans.
Chippings were then spread on the tar and those that fell wide
brushed onto the patch. And that was that! The men in this photo
were mainly from the village. If you can name anyone, please get
in touch. |
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Upper
photo, two
boys and a dog. Fred Pattemore is on the right, sitting in his father's
two-wheeled cart when delivering newspapers. The lower photo shows
another example of a two-wheeled cart taken in Lower Street at
an earlier date. The driver is Frank Sweet. The lady with the
flowers is Frank's mother, who acted as village midwife and also
laid out the dead.
The two-wheeled cart was highly
favoured by the smallholders and hawkers of the village because
of it's versatility and, with the right horse (often bred
locally) between the shafts,
the speed at which it could travel - they were even used for
competitive racing along the village roads!
Update:
the upper picture the second boy is Brian Tasker. |
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Wallace Hamlin,
centre, proprietor
of a grocer shop in Lower Street, 1940s -1960s, with his staff. |
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Crewkerne
shirt factory, Christmas 1954 |
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Employment? Well, a woman's work is
never done! A reminder of the hard work entailed in dealing with
the family wash on a long-ago Monday washday. Taken in the
1950s in a Hitchen garden, where Glebelands was later built. |
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