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Born in 1912, Rowland was the son of a Lincolnshire farmer. He attended Louth Grammar School before gaining a scholarship which enabled him to go to Nottingham University where he read French and modern languages. He then trained as a … Continue reading
© 2011 Gordon. All rights reserved.
© 2011 Gordon. All rights reserved.
© 2011 Gordon. All rights reserved.
Historical thatched barn destroyed by fire on 31 May 1974. Note the Ford Escort Police car in the picture! Below is a report from the Cambridge Evening News on Saturday, June 1, 1974 Medieval barn destroyed in fire. Children are … Continue reading
I was out cycling yesterday morning and couldn’t resist taking this shot of the Dovecote with rising winter easterly sunrise behind it. Lots of kids and parents taking the shortcut to Foxton Primary School
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A great little application that allows you to create little planet views of locations in Google Maps! Do you recognise the places?
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I have many memories of Foxton as it was when I was growing up. In the beginning when I lived at WhitegatesI remember my step-grandfather (Alf Lyons) taking me when he delivered milk in the village. He lived at Foxton … Continue reading
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Rowland Parker – Author. Rowland became an author as a result of his research to find the history of his cottage. He hand-wrote his notes to make them readable for family and friends, but it was his teenage daughter who … Continue reading
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This is a picture sent to us by Vicky Herod (nee Hardman). It was taken on the 12 of September 1933 and shows Vicky’s mother Ivy Coles (who would become Ivy Hardman) with Eliza Coles. The little dog was called … Continue reading
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We are having wonderful weather in Foxton and elsewhere in the UK – enjoying record temperatures for the time of the year. The sky is so clear I just had to take this shot of the moon. Gordon
Robert Clark
Another photographic post card most likely taken by Robert Clark in the 1900′s – looks 1920/30-ish to me. In the zooms you can see the covered well from side on and there is something written on it. I think I … Continue reading
Robert Clark
This is a photographic postcard, most probably taken by Robert Clark, that I found on ebay and kickstarted my interest in local history. It had been posted to Dresden in Germany in 1906 and found its way back to Foxton … Continue reading