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(The following article was written by Irene Cranwell) I suppose everyone has a favorite saying, or sayings – nearly 60 years ago Richard Llewellyn was the author of one of mine. He wrote “There is no fence or hedge round time that has gone. You can go back and have...
This photograph dates from, we think, around the 1930's, and shows Mrs Hedley Hicks holding one of her sons, Frank, and her daughter May standing beside the fence. Just next door to the left you can see Hedley's butchers shop. If you look very carefully you can see...
This bungalow still stands in front of Barleymans and opposite the village sign, albeit it is much changed. The photograph probably dates from the 1950s. The village shop moved from Martinholme, to Stanmore Place and then to this bungalow in the centre of the village....
The Old Post Office - this lovely open view is now blocked by the fully grown trees seen as young saplings in this photograph. The pond is barely discernable but the roadside railings confirm its existence. The lamp is an interesting feature where the village sign...
Rose Cottage, Crawley End. This cottage is still connected to Ramblers next door as the original two cottages and Rose Cottage retains its south facing front door. In the photograph above you can see both Ramblers and Rose Cottage. Fred Davies who has lived in...
The little cobblers shop on Mill Causeway looks to be busy on the morning this photograph was taken.
Cobblers circa 1960: despite the run down appearance the main cottage appears to be in reasonable repair although the rendering appears to have been recently made good. This property's appearance is quite different now and the thatched annex, which was the shoe...
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