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Our Programme 2012
June 13th 7-30 pm
Colin Maggs
Railways of the Stonehouse Area
July 7th 1-30 pm
GLHA Local History afternoon at Maisemoor.
£7 Ticket.
July 8th 2.30 pm
Visit to Eric Freeman’s farm at Taynton, near Newent.
Ticket needed
July 11th 7-30 pm
Pamela Tawse
Glos. Voluntary Aid Detachments in WW1 including Stroud, Nailsworth and Standish
August
Trip to Worcester Battlefield Ticket needed
September 12th 7-30 pm
Dr Nicholas Herbert
Road Travel & Transport in Georgian Gloucestershire
October 10th 7-30 pm
John Heathcott Cotswold Warden and a member of the Woodland Trust.
Ancient Woodland in Gloucestershire
November 14th 7-30 pm
John Putley
Stand and Deliver - The Golden Age of Highwaymen
December 12th 7-30 pm
Patrick Furley
Christmas Magic Lantern Show
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Any Guesses, where this is?
“At first glance it could be Ryeford, with the Kings Stanley road bridge in the background but I've had a look at the book I've got about the Stonehouse - Nailsworth line & none of those stations had a canopy”...................................................................................................................................................................................Laurie G.
“Cannot really help except to agree that it's not Stonehouse, not with a bank either side”............................................................................................................................................................................................Don G.
“The picture is Ryeford station, looking towards Stonehouse. The cast iron bridge in the background carried the road to Kings Stanley...................................................................................................................................................................................Tomas K.
“I thought it was Ryeford too, but all the pics I've seen of Ryeford had steps down from the road at that end of the platform. Plus this station has two rails, as far as I'm aware Ryeford only had one. Plus I don't think the Ryeford platform had a canopy over hang like this one”.......................................................................................................................................................................................Darrell W.
“I still think this is Ryeford, but if not, perhaps it was taken on the Ledbury branch, or the line that ran through Withington and Chedworth. Perhaps we have a mystery on our hands”...................................................................................................................................................................................Tomas K.
“After much searching, I'm afraid I've drawn a blank. It DID put me in mind of a station in Cheltenham but it's not. It is a GWR station by the looks (?) but where, that's anyone's guess. “Sorry...........................................Midland Explorer Boy.
This Newspaper cutting was supplied by Christine Hodges (nee Brinkworth) it was taken 1958/59. Christine did supply some names but there are a few missing. - Back row from left - 1st Margaret Close - 2nd Philip Close - 3rd Penelope Hammond - 6th Jacqueline Donkin - 8th Gill Russell - 10th Paul Russell - 14th Susan Wynn. Next row down - 1st Rosemary Gillow - 4th me - 5th Diane Blackburn - 6th Gillian Hammond - 8th Avril Monkman. Next row down - 2nd Pauline Gillow 4th - David Wilkins - 5th Barrie Blackburn 8th - Very front 1st girl kneeling Ellen?
Staff from A. R. BLICK builder, decorator, joiner & undertaker & Co. Estab. 1850 located in Queens Road, all dressed up for a day trip to Weston Super Mare. Mr Andrew Blick in big hat with his son Leo to his right. 1906. Kindly loaned by Valerie Blick.
The Ship Inn was located at the junction of the Bristol Road and Regent Street. John King originally bought the land on 27th October 1834 and built 2 cottages. One cottage was referred to as The Ship Inn in John King’s will December 1855 tenant Thomas Bailey. John’s sons, Thomas and Joseph owned it in 1874. Subsequent owners/tenants have been a Mr Scanlon previous to 1914. 1914-1926 Mr Ainge. 1926-1958 A.W.Love. 1958-1963 F. Jones.
The clock tower and spire was added 10 years later in 1921 in memory of Old Wycliffians who gave their lives in the Great War.
1921
2012
The foundation stone for Wycliffe Chapel was laid in May 1911 by John Bramley a local Methodist preacher and opened on 19th October 1911 by Mrs C P Allen the wife of the local Liberal MP Charles Peter Allen who represented Stroud from 1900 to 1914).
Stonehouse Brick and Tile Co. Ltd. Chimney demolished 1965. Pensioned off after 65 years of work! .........Photo supplied by Don Gaunt
Stonehouse Junction 1940’s
This is a poor but very interesting photograph of the Stonehouse L.M.S. junction looking north towards Gloucester. It was taken around the late 1940’s before the Park Estate was built.
You can easily see the foot bridge which still remains to this day and the complex rail layout that was in this area with the Nailsworth branch line branching off at the right.
Supplied by Tomas K.
Our first issue Stonehouse History Journal is now for sale £3-50, the theme is:-
The effect of the Second World War on Stonehouse and it’s people.
If you would like to contribute to the next Journal please read the guidelines below:-
Stonehouse History Group First Issue Journal
