the Southern part of the district

Recollections from Wendy, Kenneth and son Steve.
The Holford family remember. Cam & Dursley.

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1	Kenneth & Wendy courting in the days before mobile phones	1:04
2	Kenneth talking about the shops in the 50’s	1:43
3	Kenneth on the bus – train connection & conscription in the army	1:08
4	Kenneth & the eye specialist at Stroud Hospital.	1:07
5	Kenneth talks about the dairy – the Landsdown Creamery	0:33
6	Steve tells of the Lister’s Fire in Dursley	1:37
7	Wendy remembers the days of steam railways	0:12
		Pete Cook
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1	Pete’s dad had a truckers B&B. he remembers pubs and shops in Stone on the A38. Plus the time it took to deliver goods from Cornwall.	1:00
2	Dursley Grammar School and discipline. He got the cane for playing the game of “splits”.	1:46
		Dave Webb
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1	Dave goes to his first school, the church school Dursley . Vivid memories.	2:01
2	Remembering the Forge in Dursley, shops around the Market House & the local copper.	1:08
3	Dave’s grandfather was born in Dursley Workhouse and fought in WW1.	0:39
		Bryan Harris
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1	Uley community events, and how the playing fields came to be	1:28
2	Funfairs and celebrations in Uley for the end of WW2 with food & fireworks	1:49
3	Jack Meadows the Uley policeman, apprehends a murderer	1:42
4	Uley pubs Kings Head, Top Crown and Bottom Crown & landlords, and what was allowed on a Sunday	1:31
5	No bananas in WW2 and rationing after the war. Lemons auctioned off at 10 shillings a go	0:48
6	Bryans first school in Dursley & teachers	0:33
7	Soldiers in Dursley during WW2 and some shops that they occupied. Belgian and French troops all muddy from Dunkirk	1:32
8	Uley shops, greengrocers – Archie Philips, Jack Norris, Bill Smith, Bill Wood. Petrol at a shilling and tuppence a gallon!	1:41
9	their wanderings and games during school holidays in Uley	1:13
10	how they repaired roads before WW2 , and navvy’s dinner	0:59
11	there were 2 village bands – brass and silver . Bryan was assistant scoutmaster	1:16
12	the bus service from Uley was excellent when Bryan was a school kid	1:03
13	the village fish shop served fourpenny fish until the war . Then Mrs Jones sold wet fish in Dursley	0:32
14	Cadbury collected the local milk for chocolate	0:35
15	the people who delivered milk in Uley	0:27
16	water supplies came from wells and pumps in Uley . Then piped water from a standpipe needed hot water to thaw it in winter	2:05
17	bakers in Uley delivering on horse and cart . How the new cart came to the village . And ever heard of cabbage bread ?	2:00
18	September 3rd 1939 , the phoney war starter . But in Uley they still had a village fair with rides despite the storm	2:09
19	Bryan’s childhood in the 30s & 40s in Uley . They didn’t go short of food though	1:52
20	VE and VJ night was cause for a joyous fete . How Mr Gardner got his nick-name , but he made fireworks for the celebrations	0:45
21	the Uley saw mill and workers were recruited for the war effort during WW2	2:02
22	Bryan lived in Marsh Mill and used unfinished rifle butts for firewood . All wood was called a “ stick ”	1:42
23	Farms around Uley . How Mr Walker died	0:55
24	Churches in Uley . Old fashioned pughs had doors	1:07
25	Sunday school in Uley , they had a summer party every year , with sandwiches and tug-of-war games . Or outings to Weston would take all day	1:13
26	Mr Bloodworth the Uley chapel organist plays “ on Ilkley Moor ba tat ” to fill up the time before the bride and groom arrive for Bryan’s wedding	1:11
27	How to get a coffin to the church during the snows of 1946 – 47	0:38
28	The Uley undertaker , Pa Williams , makes a joke and looses a customer	1:51
29	colours of the local hunts in Uley , and the men who kept the hounds	1:07
30	weather in 1939 / 40 brought the telegraph poles and trees down . 1946 / 7 was also a bad winter	1:11
31	farming changed suddenly at the start of WW2 , and Bryan learned what to wear when stacking corn stoops . But the cider blunted the pain ! Do you know what double summer time was ?	1:48
32	is “ Sheep House ” in Uley or Dursley ? Farms did not use tractors before and during WW2	1:48
33	Uley chapel had “ Bright Hour ” for mothers . There was a reading room for books and games . The Holloway club was a form of health insurance for villagers	0:49
34	Uley had 2 football teams , one dominated by one family . From Easter 1937 he remembers because the chocolate gift was different that year	0:28
35	several Uley shops and the characters running them . The coop came round selling everything including clothes	1:33
36	Jack Norris ran the family shop which became a butchers . Then Bryan lists shops in Dursley like Steels shoe shop and Robinsons for fruit and botting and Bloodworths undertakers	1:31
37	where Whittles kept their shop money after closing to hide it !	0:20
38	characters in the village who lived the laissez-faire life style	1:09
39	Toby Dobear who worked for colonel Butler	0:47
40	Bill Wood who sold vegetables in the area	0:34
41	Sammy Mills – hen pecked – wins at darts , possibly !	1:34
		Cynthia Jones
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1	Rev Maynard was the vicar in Coaley, and the shops and pubs there	0:56
2	How Cynthia and her husband started the electrical shop in Dursley	1:34
3	Transport in Coaley in the 1930s	0:19
4	Her first school in the 1920s. Remembering teachers, and discipline	0:49
5	Thrupp church and the railcar	0:51
6	Her uncle was a wheelright in Coaley	0:31
7	How the beer & cider were kept. How cider was traditionally drunk	2:04
8	Facilities in the Swan in Coaley ! Pub games they played there but not on a Sunday	2:02
9	Games in the schoolyard and at home	0:53
10	Ladies only allowed in the Snug of the Swan. Ladies wearing trousers were not welcome!	0:55
11	School was organised into “ houses ” , particularly for sports day	0:31
12	Village dances included a Whist Drive	1:13
13	the Home Guard in Coaley on Sunday exercises, ended up in the pub	0:51
14	ANZAC Day rememberence, and Church Parade Sunday	0:45
15	Coaley Feast, was the village fete and carnival. And judging the flower, vegetable and wine entries	1:00
16	the first bus service in Coaley was more like a taxi with free rides for kids. Train excursions to further parts	1:14
17	Miss Taylor the Coaley teacher with a memorable hairstyle	0:44
18	Critch Pope the auctioneer sipping whisky while others did the acution	0:55
19	Tom Margesson, the local vet, drinks tea (?) for breakfast!	0:47
20	Uncle was a carpenter and also the local undertaker / coffin maker. He made the church bier	0:41
21	Fred Jackson had a very modest home but cider was more important	0:55
22	The summer skittle alley at the Swan in Coaley. The game of Farmer’s Nap was a closed shop	1:23
23	spitoons were a reality in Coaley pubs in the 1930s. The inovation of Calor Gas smelled like rotten eggs	0:43
24	Off-licence sales were conducted with a bell at the door	0:39
		Doug Marshall
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1	Dursley schools in the 1930s and teachers. The three “ houses ” at the Grammar School	1:07
2	Local football clubs, and his cricketing days	0:42
3	Music lessons didn’t last long	0:52
4	Dursley transport services	1:13
5	It was hoped that the Severn rail bridge would be repaired	0:56
6	Swimming in the river Severn and the Sharpness canal	1:03
7	the Severn Bore was an attraction	0:17
8	Cinemas in Stroud, Gloucester but mostly Wotton	0:18
9	Meeting his wife	0:12
10	Dursley policemen; Bill Turner is promoted to inspector. Plus the vicar & the Rag & Bone man	1:13
11	Shops in Dursley and you never forget your army number – Doug didn’t. And he had to play cricket in the regiment’s team against his old club	1:53
12	Doug’s first job before his army call up	0:44
13	Doug’s father worked at Listers, and got promoted during WW2	1:59
		Robert Mcdowel
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1	Cam school plus teachers, and the endless supply of canes!	0:44
2	Vicar of Upper Cam and the chapel, and a couple of policemen	0:55
3	Boys Brigade, Scouts and Cadet force	0:54
4	Meeting his wife at work. Night life in Dursley	0:49
5	The pubs in Dursley, Cam and Coaley	0:46
		Margaret Carter
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1	Early years in Dursley her first school in Knap Lane, but she soon moved back to South Wales. Volunteering in what would be called a charity shop now	1:21
2	Worked in Dursley Coop for 18 years, she remembers shops in town	1:17
3	Walking to Waterly Bottom with a wack of cake. remebering “ Make Do & Mend ”	0:51
4	Coal rationing. The Charity Shop at 15 May Lane	0:45
5	Her car was an Austin 7 in the early 50s. Wouldn’t live anywhere but Dursley	1:06
		Thomas Nawrot
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1	Thomas was taken from Poland as forced labour to Germany , delivering coal	0:52
2	Memories from when Thomas first came to Dursley	1:32
3	Working at Listers , as a gantry crane driver , and at Hill Paul , tailoring	1:59
4	Social dances for the Polish people in Dursley , and the traditional dance troupe called Szarotka ( edelweiss )	1:55
5	Thomas felt at home when he first came . And he could joke about becoming British	1:36

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