© 2012 Gordon. All rights reserved.
This is a very rough sketch of a blend between a picture taken on the Green in Foxton before 1910, and another taken today in 2012. Â It’s not particularly well done but something I will work on over summer. Â I … Continue reading
© 2012 Gordon. All rights reserved.
Anyone remember Disney Dave … or Bill Oddie visiting Foxton!
Common Stream
This is a house in Foxton with an unbroken history since medieval times. Richard Peppercorn was living here in 1490. He rebuilt the house in October 1501 and got fined for obstructing the Market Place! About one quarter of his … Continue reading
© 2012 Gordon. All rights reserved.
© 2012 Gordon. All rights reserved.
Another photograph taken by Robert H Clark of Royston which I found on e-bay. As usual I have scanned the photograph and zoomed in to see more in the image than you can with the naked eye.
Edward Scott looks like a colourful Foxtonian. Â I found a couple of news article about him in the Cambridge Chronicle. Â Unfortunately the picture above is not Mr Scott as the photographic process hadn’t been invented by 1820! Â It is … Continue reading
Well I am finally getting to grips with making the site a useful resource for local history and genealogy. Â I have made some progress but there is still a lot to do. Â I have sorted out a number of mistakes … Continue reading
Gordon Smith Baxter
I was out cycling yesterday morning and couldn’t resist taking this shot of the Dovecote with rising easterly winter sunrise behind it. Lots of kids and parents taking the shortcut to Foxton Primary School.