Burton Joyce
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The Hornbuckle Family
On my grandmother's side, the Hornbuckle family dates back to this Church and this town from the early 1500's. So if you see any headstone's in the local cemetary saying HORNBUCKLE, "GAULTER OR WALTER", they are related to me.
He actually left his money to the Church for needed repairs and for something called MILN Brig....if anyone knows what that is.
A memory of Cropwell Butler contributed by Susan Shaw
CHILDHOOD MEMORIES 1939-1945.
My Dad, Sid Brooks was the rural village police constable (P.c.200) for Cropwell Butler, Cropwell Bishop and Tythby We, Mum (Dorothy) and my younger brother Mick lived in the Police House on Radcliffe Road, There was an old fashioned stem type phone connected to the manual exchange. Dad’s means of transport for work was a sit up and beg style Raleigh pedal cycle. See also 'Police House 1939-1946).
In the centre of the village, behind the green the kids spent many hours watching Mr Harrison at work,in his forge making horse shoes or wrought iron items and shoeing horses.
Nearby was Cheetham’s Bakery, Cheetham who delivered bread with a horse and ...read more here
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Police House 1939-45.
The Police House was located on Radcliffe Road, Cropwell Butler. (now called 'The Old Police House'). On the front wall it bore a sign bearing the words 'County Police'. From 1939 to 1945 it was occupied by the Village Constable, P.c.200 Sidney Brooks, his wife Dorothy and sons Peter, born 1936 (the writer, now living in OZ) and Michael, born 1939 (now living at Whatton). There was an old fashioned stem type phone connected to the manual exchange. I think the number was Radcliffe 139. To operate, it was necessary to turn a handle on a box and await a response from the operator. The system was powered by a wet cell battery. Sid's means of transport for work was a ...read more here
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More on the Williamson of Tythby
I was born in Tythby in 1948. Rose Cottage on the Cross Roads of Tythby. Church on one corner, Miss Cox's house on another and Bagleys's farm on the other. The youngest of the eight Williamsons. Ours was a full household but I have happy memories of it. Listen with Mother came on the radio at 1.45pm. Mum said I used to tell her to be quiet while washing up so that I could listen the the two nursery ryhmes and the story packed into the 15 minutes before Womans Hour started at 2.00pm.
As well as the two pigs mention in brother Brians memories...by the way they had names...Curly and Shorty as far as I can remember named after ...read more here
A memory of Tithby contributed by Gillian Emerton
Extracts From Burton Joyce & Nottinghamshire books
Along Padleys Lane, which curves north out of the village amid 1950s and later estate houses,
we pass Burton Joyce Primary School. This was built around 1960 using a system known as
CLASP (Consortium of Local Authorities Special Programmes). It consists of a light steel frame
on a fixed module that was clad in solid panels or glass as required. The school has recently
been refurbished. The CLASP system was highly praised at the time; Nottinghamshire County
Council’s architects department used it for numerous schools all over the county.
An extract from from"Nottinghamshire Living Memories".
Main Street crosses
Church Street, the A612,
to become Station Road
as far as the railway line,
which runs between
the village and the
river. Beyond the still-
functioning railway
station, the lane reverts
to its pre-railway name
of Stoke Lane, and heads
for the Trent between an
avenue of fine Lombardy
poplars. The hedge on the
right has been replaced
by a fence, but the
poplars remain intact.
An extract from from"Nottinghamshire Living Memories".
Along Padleys Lane, which curves north out of the village amid 1950s and later estate houses,
we pass Burton Joyce Primary School. This was built around 1960 using a system known as
CLASP (Consortium of Local Authorities Special Programmes). It consists of a light steel frame
on a fixed module that was clad in solid panels or glass as required. The school has recently
been refurbished. The CLASP system was highly praised at the time; Nottinghamshire County
Council’s architects department used it for numerous schools all over the county.
An extract from from"Nottinghamshire Living Memories".
Accessed from both Main
Street behind and from
Church Road, the A612,
behind the camera, the
Wheatsheaf pub still
thrives. Built in the 1930s
in yellow brick, it also has
areas of weatherboarding,
and the terrace is still in
use. Beyond we can see
some of the 1950s houses
fronting Main Street.
An extract from from"Nottinghamshire Living Memories".
Re-crossing the Trent
at Gunthorpe, the
route turns back
towards Nottingham
along the busy A612
to Burton Joyce, where
the river sweeps close
to the road. The village
has grown rapidly in
the 20th century east
and west along and
parallel to the main
road and northwards
along the valley of
a small stream. This
view looks along
Meadow Lane, which
continues behind the
photographer across
Church Road, the
A612, to the banks of
the Trent. On the left is
the flat-roofed 1960s
Burton Joyce Library,
and in the distance is
Main Street.
An extract from from"Nottinghamshire Living Memories".