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Memory of Soudley
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 Driver's mate, starting his own career as a transport pioneer buliding up a Transport business in Soudley with his brother. The photo shows the road to Sutton Vale towards Littledean. When I worked for my father we road tested vehicles on this stretch of road. On a more romantic note, it ...read more here
A memory of Soudley contributed by James Bevan
Lydney - 1939-1945
My father, the late Cyril Cook, spent some time in Lydney, during the war, as a Nurse.
Unfortunately, I know very little about his time in Lydney.
Ken Cook
A memory of Lydney contributed by Ken Cook
The Book Shop
My family lived at the Book Shop in the middle of the photograph from 1961 to 1981, it was a shop that seemed to me to sell everything, newsagents, sweet shop, chemists, haberdasherers as well as selling books. I was 6 years old in 1965, I can remember looking up at the jars of sweets in awe, mouth watering at the thought of jelly babies and sherbet lemons. Harold and Nora lived in the Post Office next door and there were several more shops in the village that I can remember, two grocers shops, an ironmongers and a dairy, as well as a pub, rugby club, social club and two chapels. It was a busy place, although we ...read more here
A memory of Berry Hill contributed by Alison Jones
Stepping back in time
It started when my mother was dying, when we asked her about the family history, and she gave us names and dates. Her family came from France in late 1500. They were Hugenots and they were Puritans, and were chased out of France because of their beliefs. They went to live in Gloucester, where they helped to rebuild the church in Taynton St Lawrence. We went to visit the church and it was the most exciting thing to experience. All our early ancestors are buried down the aisle of the church. One could not be found - the last one - so when we went and spoke to a man who was writing about our ancestors (she had written a book), ...read more here
A memory of Cinderford contributed by brenda mccartie
Extracts From Parkend & Gloucestershire books
Sidney B Park was a
successful businessman;
in Edwardian days he
owned two drapery shops
in Stroud. However, on
26 October 1917 his only
son, Herbert, was killed
in France, and in 1927 the
Park family gave land to
create a public garden in
his memory. Sidney and his
wife, Ellen, are buried in
Stroud Cemetery.
An extract from from"Stroud Photographic Memories".
When this picture was
taken, the canal had only
recently undergone a
restoration programme. Of
the two pubs shown here,
The New Red Lion (centre)
survives. The Bell Inn (left)
is now a private house.
The retaining wall on the
right was part of Chalford
Station yard. The careful
posing of the children adds
considerably to the appeal
of the photograph.
An extract from from"Stroud Photographic Memories".
Here we are looking down
the High Street, with Smith’s
chemist’s shop – still at
this period with only one
large window – on the right.
Below it is Withey’s grocery
store, long-established even
in 1910. When the building
changed hands a few years
ago, a large number of
early grocery orders was
discovered in an attic.
An extract from from"Stroud Photographic Memories".
Here we can see a portion
of the gardens of Bank
House in the days before
they became accessible
to the public. Note the
thatched summerhouse. A
photograph exists, taken
from the same position
in the 1870s, showing Mr
W Cheriton, a member
of the church choir,
balancing on one leg on
the very top of the spire,
during renovation work!
An extract from from"Stroud Photographic Memories".
The church exterior is of
Bisley stone, while that
used for the interior walls,
most of the pulpit and the
base of the font, comes
from Painswick.
The floor tiles are from
Herefordshire. A few
early monuments survive
from the former church,
notably a fine 17th-century
memorial commemorating
the Stephens family of
Lypiatt. There are several
good Victorian
stained-glass windows.
An extract from from"Stroud Photographic Memories".