This photograph was taken in c. 1959. No. 27 Cedar Road was the last house at that time with only fields next to it. The children are, left to right, back row, Linda Bennett and Christine Faulkner with, front row, Susan Faulkner and Shirley Bennett. The Faulkner family lived at 25 Cedar Road, the Bennetts ...
Geoff is sitting on his Fordson Major tractor with two of his young nephews.
Mr Franklin farmed at Beggar's Barn and Church Piece from 1946 - 1992. The land lay at the top of Canada Lane and although some arable crops were grown, most was used for rearing livestock.
Geoffrey Franklin farmed at Beggar's Barn and Church Piece from 1946-1992. The cattle were all beef cattle, not dairy. One of the fields on the farm had the distinction of being the last field at this end of Gloucestershire.
The orchard was on land opposite the council houses on Granbrook Lane where, later, new houses and then Meon Road, were built. The footpath that Marian is standing on led through to Canada Lane and up to Beggar's Barn where the Franklin family farmed.
Arthur Kinchin with grandfather, Frank at Tadpole, taking a rest from work.
Eric Ingles and John Smith sprout picking in the "Langet", the field behind cemetery. They were weighing sprouts into 20lb bags.
From L-R: Wally Brain [it was his business], Nancy Wright, Frank Ingles and Kathleen Bennett.
These men all worked for market gardener, Joseph Webb. From left to right, they have been identified as : John Hopkins (father of the John who provided this image), Frank Clark, Jim Harper, Percy Powell, Johnnie Farmer.
These people all worked for Joseph Webb and are photographed here outside the Block 21 greenhouses on Canada Lane. This block were the last built up the Lane, on the left hand side, and, as the name suggests, there were 21 of them! The only person identified, to date, is John Richard Hopkins who is ...