
Hemyock was behind the Catherine Wheel and operated into the 1970’s.
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Hemyock was behind the Catherine Wheel and operated into the 1970’s.

Canada was the first country to select Holstein Fresians as the select breed of milk producing cattle.
He was specialist given the job of improving the milk yield in the UK after the first world war and introduced the breed by giving a H-F calf to the children of farmers who then recorded what they were fed and eventually their milk yield. The heifers were then sold to farmers with £5 deducted as the cost of the calf when given to the children.

Princess Elizabeth at Guides parade

1. ? 2. Jack Salter 3. Robert Graves 4. Alfred Wide 5. Rev J de B Forbes 6. Mr Hall Church Sexton
7. Mr Tait 8. Mr Pickard 9. Mr Brain 10. ? 11. Frank Hall (butcher) 12. ? 13 Mr Lutley 14. ?
15 Edwin Wide 16 Mr Baxter 17 ? 18 Bennie Parsons 19 Tom Lowman 20 ? 21 George Hart 22 ?
23 John Hart 24 Mr Cload

The inscription on the newly erected Pump says: In commemoration of the glorious reign of Victoria, the Coronation of Edward VII and restortation of peace in South Africa, 1902, fear God and honour the King

From. L-R
Seated Jack Hart (Warden) Francis Hart (organist) Rev Stamp, Sonny Farmer (Warden) Sarah Lowman (chorister)
Standing – Judith Hannaford, Joyce Clapp, ?, Ronald Cork, ?, ?, Roy Salter, ?, Margaret Dunn, Marion Salter
Back row – ?, CJ Hannaford, ?, ?
as supplied by Janice Bawler 30/11/2023. Can you supply some of the missing names?
The Milles Parochial Returns were a series of questionnaires sent out by Dean Milles to all the parishes in the county in the 1750’s. The responses came from about 250 parishes, usually from the parson, but sometimes from the schoolmaster or another informed parishioner. The questions covered a wide field, including inquiries about the church. These returns provide a valuable snapshot of the state of the parishes at that time.

We have the complete diary for Hemyock School when it was located opposite the Post Office. This page covers a period between 1911 and 1912. Mr Baxter was the headmaster. We will try to upload to this site more pages as time progresses. The school operated from the end of the 19th Century up to the 1970’s when the new school was built. The old school building was then used as social housing for the community.
The Hemyock History Group meet on the second Thursday of the month with speakers talking about interesting historical subjects.
The meetings start at 19:30 in the church rooms. For more information please send us an email on the Contact Us tab.
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