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Photograph of popular head Mrs Coleman & pupils of Hook School, 1958/9. Interviewed by Lord Bolingbroke for the job, she was at the school for 20 years. Search Hook School.

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Photograph of men with a bull, Spittleborough Farm, Lydiard Tregoze c1900-1910

Photograph of men with a bull, Spittleborough Farm, Lydiard Tregoze c1900-1910
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This photograph, taken at Spittleborough Farm, Lydiard Tregoze, shows Cyril Slade in a white coat next to a large bull. To his left, in a bowler hat and gaiters, is the farm manager, George Strange. George was running the farm for Cyril's mother, Mrs Slade, as her husband had died and Cyril was to young too take it on.

The man on the right is Mr Barnes. He is believed to be Frank Barnes who lived at Creeches Farm. Frank Barnes lived on his own, and at the front of the farm house was an orchard where the local children would go apple noggin.

In the background a warehouse has a sign saying 'GODWIN' on it.


Year:
1900-1910
Type:
Photograph
Owner:
Privately owned
Copyright:
Friends of Lydiard Park
Credit:
Pete Melsom
Last updated on:
Monday 20th November 2023

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