This lane, which connects the High Street with Chapel Lane, is now known as Mill Lane although older residents can still often be heard referring to it as Mill Bank. Greyrick Cottage and Greyrick House on the left hand side.
Compiled by members of Mickleton Women's Institute in 1970s: Immediately N of Greyrick House. Camera facing NW. Listed: 3/15 III Cottage. Rubble. Cotswold stone roof. 2s and dormer. 2ws (stone mullions) The brick built annexe on LHS belongs to the cottage next door; it was once a shop. There was a cider mill on the corner of Mill Bank ...
Mr Matthews owned Medford House and was responsible for the alterations carried out in the 1960s. He took most of the photographs of the house that are in the WI collection.
Identified as, from L-R: Back row: Mandy Hopkins, Rosemarie Moss, Miss Bennett, Deenie Hopkins, Ann Rogers. Front row: Pamela Phillipson, Tracy Maull, Alison Loewe (nee Lodge).
Description written by member's of Mickleton W.I. Corner of High Street, W side, opposite Manor Wall. Camera facing N. Now known as Richmond House. Listed see 'Old Post Office - a history'. This end of the house is gabled. Cotswold House which stood at right angles to this end wall was demolished in 1969 and the land taken in with ...
Description compiled by members of W.I. c. 1975 Corner of High Street, W side, opposite the Manor Wall. Now known as Richmond House. Listed: 3/7A III. House. C 17/18. Stone. Welsh slate roof. 2 s[torey]. 4ws. (3 - and 4 - light stone mullions and dripmoulds, some blocked). Flate arched moulded stone doorway. This end of the roof is ...
Description by Mickleton W.I. written in c. 1970: Camera facing E. Most of the Manor properties have these pleasant curved stone walls and we very much hope that we shall keep this one which encloses the orchard right in the centre of the village, an open space much valued. Incidentally, the village pond used to be just ...
Description written by Mickleton W.I. in c.1970 End of Hobb's Alley, W side, next to Tadpole, land going through to Gloucester Lane. Camera facing W. Listed: 3/13 III. Half timber cottage with thatched roof and casement ws. Formerly two cottages, the roof has been raised to give additional windows and the whole re-thatched.
Taken just after it was built.
Brick barbecue constructed for an ox-roast in the road by the Plantation, June 1977. This was probably part of the village celebrations of the Queen's Silver Jubilee. The house called Chestnuts can be seen behind.
Description of this slide in the W.I. collection was 'Hoby House and Pound Lane'. Was it taken from the garden of Hoby House?
Leaflet, dated 9th March 1976, from the Parish Council to Mickleton residents setting out the case for purchasing Mickleton Manor for community use. The Manor House and grounds had been offered to the village by the owner, Miss Hamilton, for £15,000. There was insufficient support for the idea and the offer was turned down. Rosemarie Donaldson remembered ...
Alison Lodge being presented with her Queen's Guide Award by Rev. Harry Goldby, the Methodist Minister.
Alison Lodge being presented with her Queen's Guide Award by Rev. Harry Goldby, the Methodist Minister.
Village celebrations of Queen's Silver Jubilee. Margaret Smith (John's wife) wearing striped jacket in foreground. The lady on the right wearing blue lived at Mickleton House
Wheelbarrow Race. Alan's Store, the village general store, is in the background. Alan Hutchinson owned Alan's Store; his father, David, owned the Three Ways House Hotel and was responsible for adding the extension.
Flower arrangement in the shape of a bell, created by Sandra Hall. It decorated a window sill in St Lawrence's Church for the Queen's Silver Jubilee in 1977.
Taken from Ballards Close with Baker's Hill in the background.
Decorated float taking part in the village fete in 1978.
Compiled by members of Mickleton W.I. in 1970s: Chapel Lane, N side, opposite Methodist Chapel. Camera facing N. First of two classrooms of school in use in 1857 so school house would be near this date. Rubble. Slate roof. 2 s[torey]. 2 ws (two-light, one side hung, one fixed, small panes). Wing at back is single storey. One ...
Built next to the school, this was formerly lived in by the Headmaster and known simply as School House. Both buildings are now private houses and a new school has been built in Broad Marston Lane.
