The Barton family at Castle Cottage c. 1920, Lydia Jane, Reginald and Mabel Dora (nee Russell)
Barton Family at Castle Cottage
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Coronation Celebrations 1953
22nd July 2011 by Leave a Comment
Coronation Celebrations in the village in 1953. Dancing through the streets. Early leaders in the dance are Thelma Lowry and Mrs Pike, June Bradbury and Mary Salter, Barbara and Les Bowden, Mrs Netherway and Marjory Webber, Barbara Hole and Michael Pike, Mrs Reed followed by a large part of the population of Hemyock.
Hemyock Baby Show
22nd July 2011 by Leave a Comment
Another generation of Hemyockians pictured with their proud mothers at a Hemyock Baby show c1949/50. The proud mothers include Mrs Joan Lawrence with John sitting in the from row right also Mrs Granger, Higgins, Salter, Pursey, Still and King.
Fashions through the Ages. WI 1950
22nd July 2011 by 6 Comments
Members of the Women’s Institute modelling, Fashions through the Ages, in the 1950s
Back Row L to R. -Joan Lutley, ?, Mary Netherway, Emily Salter, Barbara Hole, Mrs Naish, Lilly Guppy. Middle Row L to R – Marion Lowman, Mollie Lutley, Mary Rich, Marjory Webber, Alice Clark, Elsie Board. Front Row sitting L to R- Joan Hannaford, Mrs Bennett, Evelyn Pike.
Hemyock Women’s Institute
22nd July 2011 by 3 Comments
Members of the Women’s Institute gathered in Hemyock Parish Hall. The occasion was the presentation of the clock on the wall behind the ladies to the parish. The ladies pictured L to R (surnames only):-Back Row – Finch, Naish, LeFevre, Lutley, Lutley, Lowman, Hole, Granger, South, Fuller, Farrant, Bennett. Middle Row- Guppy, Clist, Board, Ackland, Clatworthy, Priestman, Edwards, Doble, Warren, Woodman, Farrant, Baker, Evans. Front Row- Willey, True, Shere, Hallam, Lowry, Netherway, Salter, Pike, Cork, Hutchings. (Photo published courtesy of Express & Echo)
The 1st Prize float in the 1987 carnival
11th July 2011 by Leave a Comment
1st Prize in the 1987 Carnival, L to R Back row – Doreen Moores, Hilary Cole, Debbie Scoble, Sarah Scoble, Rita Hooper. Front row – Steve Moores, Derrick Parsons (driving tractor), and Spencer Moores.
Coronation Lunch Committee 1937
3rd July 2011 by Leave a Comment
Coronation Lunch Committee. 1937. Back Row L to R. John (Jack) Granger, Clarence Redwood, Mr.Howard, Mr.Symons (?), Walter Redwood, Frank Tancock, John Hart, Stan Symons (?)
Front Row – L to R. Bill Drake, – Doble(?), Rev. L. Ketchley, Mr.Strawbridge, Sonny (?) Farmer
The Hemyock Coronation Committee
3rd July 2011 by 3 Comments
Coronation Committee 1911.
1- ?, 2- Jack Salter, 3- Robert Graves, 4- Alfred Wide, 5- Rev de B. Forbes, 6- Mr.Hall (Church Sexton), 7- Mr.Tait, 8- Mr.Pickard, 9- Mr.Brain (Baptist Minister), 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 aftermath of the Hemyock floods
2nd July 2011 by Leave a Comment
A group looking at the aftermath of the floods at the corner by Hemyock Motors, L to R. Martin Pring, Ruby Mather, Phyllis Salter, Sam Mather with Bob Lowman on the Right. The buildings in the background housed Alfred Wide & Co’s egg packing station.