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Alan
Beard |
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Alan Beard recalls the Ritz cinema fire |
0:59 |
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Alan remembering the Woodchester railway station |
1:39 |
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3 |
the stationmaster’s house |
0:31 |
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Alan’s schools and teachers remembered |
1:22 |
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5 |
recalling the various smells that assailed you in 1950’s Stroud |
1:30 |
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6 |
cycling along the canal and the bacon factory at Ebley |
0:49 |
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7 |
more cycling and the printing works on the canal at Ebley |
1:27 |
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8 |
Winslow House in Woodchester and the Rattigan play connection. WW1 war memorial and two of the fallen. |
1:29 |
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9 |
Nailsworth cinema and haircuts there – and the quiff. Do you know what a D. A. Haircut is? And why so called? |
1:44 |
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10 |
after school and the cafe culture. Where they met at various eateries in Stroud. |
1:18 |
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11 |
working in Batemans before training to be a policeman. |
1:35 |
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12 |
leaving the Sub Rooms – the Teddyboys. Gloucesters v the Valley boys! |
1:51 |
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13 |
shops in Woodchester. And the milk on a horse and cart – ladled-out from a churn. |
1:41 |
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14 |
when the Beatles came to Stroud . (other bands and groups were available – subject to availability) |
1:43 |
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15 |
Tin-I-Aki – the Woodchester version. And Cannon a schoolyard game without a description. Can you remember it? |
1:26 |
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Alan was a bell ringer in church and with hand bells. |
1:59 |
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17 |
sledging in the snow at Rodborough Fort. |
0:26 |
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18 |
making snow slides in the school playground, and sledging in Woodchester. |
1:17 |
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19 |
collecting old newspapers with friends and selling it. Entrepeneurial skills at 14 years old. |
1:50 |
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20 |
learning ballroom dancing in the 1950s at Audrey Butts & Barbara Pearce. |
1:43 |
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21 |
his mates formed a band in his teenage years |
1:29 |
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22 |
Alan becomes a volunteer police cadet and eventually becomes a regular bobby, and thence promotion to detective. |
1:37 |
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23 |
Great Uncle Walter William Beard, died in WW1 in 1915. |
2:04 |
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25 |
Walter William Beard’s graves in Rouen & Woodchester & memorials. |
1:13 |
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26 |
Great Uncle George Beard, maker of artificial Hampton Stone. |
2:03 |
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27 |
Great Uncle George and his cars like the Blower-Bentley. |
0:58 |
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28 |
Great Uncle George keeps chinchillas. |
1:53 |
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29 |
Church’s sawmill made handles for kitchen and garden implements. Alan describes the processes. |
2:21 |
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30 |
Turning the wood on lathes. |
0:41 |
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Charles
Brook |
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description |
time |
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Charles remembers Nailsworth, the barbers and the Bruton hardware shop and blacksmith’s forge. |
1:32 |
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Nailsworth cinema and Boys club in the Subscripton Rooms. And films and activities in the building. |
2:20 |
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3 |
remembering his schools and teachers. |
1:05 |
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4 |
Nailsworth vicars, policeman and some shops recalled. |
1:15 |
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5 |
the goods and passenger railways of Nailsworth. |
1:48 |
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David
Benton |
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description |
time |
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With his brother Roger remembering his first photograph at Lightpill, and school. |
1:51 |
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Discipline in Rodborough school and higher school, how he managed to avoid sports. |
0:53 |
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3 |
Canal and the boat he bought from the Water bailiff. Learning to swim at Stratford Park. |
1:59 |
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4 |
When the WW2 D-Day training came to David’s garden.. |
0:17 |
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5 |
The Ritz fire, cinema matinees, cafe culture and ballroom dancing. |
1:35 |
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6 |
The Dudbridge Donkey and when the circus and fair came to Fromehall Park. |
1:01 |
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7 |
Bill Workman the local bobby makes then a catapult! Plus the local vicar. |
0:42 |
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8 |
Local shops, milkmen and the chimney sweep. |
1:17 |
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9 |
George and Dorcas Juggins came to dad’s shop. |
0:35 |
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Colin
Burford |
track |
description |
time |
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1 |
Wartime memory from his mother, when the bomber. came to Nailsworth. |
1:22 |
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2 |
The wood sawmill and some characters there, including the POW – Herman the German. |
1:23 |
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3 |
Early days missing school, the teachers at Woodchester school. |
1:47 |
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4 |
Games in and out of school. |
1:50 |
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5 |
Nailsworth school teachers and his mates. Where you get chlorophyll from! |
1:50 |
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6 |
Art classes – hot tap leads to hot water! |
0:57 |
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7 |
Making knitting needle heads and wedges for the rail lines at Workman’s sawmill. |
1:16 |
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8 |
His father’s original job driving a pony & trap. Rail outings to Weymouth when the lights went out. |
1:54 |
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9 |
Full bus tactics, get on going to Nailsworth so you had a seat by the time it got to Woodchester. |
0:23 |
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10 |
Hilliers bacon factory & shop. |
0:48 |
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11 |
His best memory was a holiday in Torquay. |
0:24 |
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12 |
The coronation and the only TV in the village. Mr Lamplo the air ace. |
1:41 |
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13 |
Nailsworth cinema and the barber Mr Clements. And shops there. |
1:35 |
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14 |
Recalling mates from his first school. |
0:45 |
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15 |
Shops in Woodchester, and how to hide chewing gum from mother. |
0:58 |
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16 |
Mr Whiting the farmer, and hay for the rabbit. |
0:30 |
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17 |
Milk delivered by pails & a yolk. And Mr Chalkly the baker. |
1:11 |
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18 |
The tree that wouldn’t budge. All the village knew about it in the end! |
2:51 |
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19 |
Policeman & vicars of Woodchester. When the first uncovered the Roman mosaic. |
1:12 |
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20 |
The portable steam engine at Woodchester wood yard. |
0:44 |
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21 |
Colin’s origins going back to the 1880s. |
0:58 |
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22 |
Soap box cart that woke the neighbour’s Sunday nap. |
0:49 |
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23 |
Seeing the nuns in the village. |
0:38 |
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24 |
Doctor Dunstan calls every day to check on Colin. |
0:48 |
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25 |
Migraine and chocolate! |
0:42 |
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26 |
First date at the cinema, when 2 feet of snow fell during the film & Saturday morning matinees. |
1:28 |
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27 |
His first job at Longford Mill as a young lad. |
2:11 |
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28 |
His role in Longford Mill, the kind of cloth they made – even for the Pope. |
1:54 |
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29 |
Looms at Longford Mill. |
0:10 |
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30 |
How to measure the width of the cloth. |
1:00 |
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31 |
Characters at Longford like Stan Bleasdale who had one tooth. |
0:48 |
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32 |
When Ashley Staddern created a massive stink bomb. |
1:36 |
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33 |
Synchronising the water turbine generator. Other standby power from submarine engines. |
2:01 |
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34 |
Accidents at Longford, health and safety in those days! A hair raising experience! |
1:42 |
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35 |
The canteen at Longford Mill was very basic. |
0:42 |
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36 |
David Juggins, nephew of George Juggins. |
0:43 |
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37 |
The 42 ton crane sails over the 8 ton bridge at Lodgemore but the factory truck is a problem. |
1:54 |
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38 |
Milliken takes over the Lodgemore Mill. |
1:27 |
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39 |
David Lane at Lodgemore Mill. |
0:30 |
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40 |
Nobby Hall who worked the tar boats and the day the lorry hit Wallbridge. |
1:33 |
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The rock & roll club in Woodchester was not popular with the oldies. |
0:41 |
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42 |
The Oak & the drinkers there. |
0:30 |
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43 |
The Ritz fire was the thing to see that day. |
0:43 |
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44 |
The motorbike shop fire in Cainscross was pretty spectacular. |
0:55 |
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45 |
Motorbike prang, the Mr Clark was unimpressed! |
1:08 |
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Norman
Neale |
track |
description |
time |
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1 |
Norman’s first Schools and a few of his teachers. Plus some of his mates. And starting work at 14. |
1:45 |
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2 |
Games like Tin-I-Aki explained, this game has the same name but differs even though informants lived only a mile apart. |
1:16 |
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3 |
Policemen in Rodborough. In the days when the local bobby knew everyone by name. And the day he got stopped for speeding on a bicycle. |
2:03 |
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4 |
Vicars & Doctors of Rodborough in the 1950s. Thumbs up for the happy ending. |
1:57 |
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5 |
Carol singing to the new bride proves lucrative one day. |
0:36 |
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6 |
Skating on the canal in 1947, and the coke boats at the gas works. |
1:37 |
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7 |
Funfairs at Fromehall Park, including Billy Butlin’s. American soldiers, baseball games with the Frampton Giants. |
1:36 |
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8 |
Motorcycle footbal, and boxing matches at Fromehall Park. Remembering Dick Turpin. |
1:27 |
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9 |
A fete at the Fromehall Park when the band of the Royal Marines came and played. Other times comic football is the attraction. |
1:14 |
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10 |
The circuses that came to Fromehall cart. |
0:56 |
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11 |
The elephant never forgets, especially a meal! |
1:44 |
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12 |
Cricket at Fromehall Park & the Erinoid field that hosted county cricket. |
1:10 |
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13 |
The Albion engined buses to Nailsworth. Sammy Adams bus driver & his attire. |
1:25 |
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14 |
The bus conductor enlists Norman to be a postman. Very intriguing! But he brought home the bacon. |
1:41 |
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15 |
Bombers flying over Rodborough, and the bomb that dropped on Selsley Common. The home Guard training. |
1:37 |
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16 |
Sledding in the snow, all the way from Rodborough Fort to below the Golden Cross. |
0:54 |
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17 |
The Dudbridge Donkey brings coal to the gas works. Shooting rats there. |
1:45 |
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18 |
Fred Dainty & brother and his horse and cart. Other traders delivering milk and bread by horse and cart. |
1:32 |
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19 |
Working processes at the Erinoid, aplastic made from casein (derived from milk). |
2:55 |
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20 |
Things they made at Erinoid, kniting needles, buttons, counters and biro pens. |
0:43 |
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21 |
The local social club was at Erinoid, the games they played there. |
0:33 |
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22 |
Erinoid changes hands, and one year the Christmas party was very generous. |
0:37 |
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23 |
Playing sports for Erinoid and the army. Some of the team members. |
1:08 |
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24 |
Erinoid Social club as a community venue. Norman was in the Sea Scouts. |
1:18 |
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25 |
Pubs in Rodborough and Dudbridge. Long gone some of them. |
1:51 |
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26 |
Shops in the Rodborough area. |
1:11 |
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27 |
Shops in the Stroud town centre, and memories of Granny Ball’s. |
1:36 |
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28 |
When the Ritz burned down. |
0:24 |
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Mr
Astle |
track |
description |
time |
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Mr Astle was born in 1900 & schooled in London but ended up in Dudbridge Hill . Melvyn Smith , a young schoolboy interviewed him in 1974 . Here he talks about school and avoiding the pain of the cane ! |
1:07 |
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Schooling in the early 20th century . Prize giving was better than exams |
1:34 |
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Teachers were strict in the 1910s . Six of the best . Parents were not sympathetic . Mr Astle laments discipline in 1974 . Compare that with today |
2:10 |
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Education standards in the early 20th century . What was the X7 ? Mr Astle is still lamenting standards today , not complimentary to teachers of today (ie 1974 ! |
1:51 |
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Women teachers were just as strict . How to exit classrooms in the 1910s . Still lamenting standards today ( ie 1974 ) ! |
1:28 |
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Mr Astle ascribes Trotskyite leanings to the teachers of today ( ie 1974 ) |
0:49 |
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Mr Astle left school at 14 and worked towards being a sailor . The General Strike of 1926 affect him |
1:36 |
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Life was better for Mr Astle in his youth . Isn’t it always ? He eventually worked for the Post Office till retirement |
0:54 |
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Ron
Heskins |
track |
description |
time |
Play |
1 |
Ron’s first day at Horsley primary school , his musical beginnings |
1:51 |
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at 10 , Ron forgot his highway code |
0:46 |
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3 |
memories of Stroud Central school . The Horsley woods where the gang played |
1:54 |
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4 |
the prize for being in the Boy’s Brigade and Horsley Sunday School . Dances in the “ Hut ” |
1:51 |
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5 |
Horsley Scool had an allotment and other ways to eat or make money for parents in the 1930s |
1:07 |
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6 |
Taking stew to the old lady who lived in the old chapel |
1:29 |
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7 |
six horses pulling a cart , lugging timber to the sawmill . Going wooding for firewood |
1:51 |
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8 |
Church Charity relief in Horsley in the 1930s |
0:53 |
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9 |
unemployment in the 1930s . Explaining the Christmas club , common in those days |
1:22 |
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10 |
roads in the 1940s were better than today ! The soap box carts had no brakes ! |
0:33 |
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11 |
Rover coaches and the Horsley Silver Band that played upstairs . Walking to Nailsworth for buses and train to Central School |
1:59 |
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12 |
Cinemas in Nailsworth and Stroud |
1:05 |
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13 |
scrogging apples in Horsley farms . And working at Hilleirs Bacon Curing Company |
1:32 |
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14 |
Characters in Horsley . The green Lanchester with a dickie seat |
1:38 |
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15 |
Horsley prison was a priory in Ron’s day |
1:54 |
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shops in Horsley and working in Price’s stores in Nailsworth . Rides on Jocko Billing’s motorbike |
1:32 |
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Another shop in Horsley where he spent his ha’penny a week pocket money |
0:52 |
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A chap who had to walk across the fields to school |
0:42 |
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the searchlight and plane flights in Horsley . Blessing the fields on Rogation Day |
1:07 |
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20 |
How Ron’s brother told his mother where he was during WW2 |
1:15 |
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Anonymous
13 |
track |
description |
time |
Play |
1 |
Schools and teachers in Rodborough and Kingsdourt , and how to avoid the cane ! |
1:13 |
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2 |
The dentist comes to school |
0:40 |
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3 |
Roborough Sunday school twice a Sunday |
0:54 |
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4 |
Youth club and the King’s Messengers in Rodborough |
1:14 |
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5 |
Lord Apperley’s funeral |
1:32 |
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6 |
Listening to the Salvation Army Band playing in front of Rodborough Fort on the first Sunday in May , and Soldiers with a searchlight |
1:26 |
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7 |
the circus at Fromehall park . The mtorcycle football and the gymkana |
1:44 |
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8 |
fetching water up Kitesnest lane from the stream . The cricket pitch and pavilion move fields |
1:38 |
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9 |
How she got her engagement ring . Father becomes captain of the cricket club on merit |
2:24 |
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10 |
The managers of Erinoid live in the attic at the factory |
1:43 |
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11 |
Working at the Erinoid which became BP |
1:16 |
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12 |
The Rodborough Old Boys football field . Baden Powel came to Stroud and planted trees |
1:14 |
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13 |
The Dainty Brother and their horse and cart . Coal and bread deliveries |
0:55 |
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14 |
Pubs in Rodborough , and the toll meeting |
1:49 |
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15 |
Shops in Rodborough |
1:07 |
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16 |
Road & rail transport in Rodborough |
1:53 |
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