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From District Council Records - Dec 1887 to April 1913The road from the bottom of Whiteway up to the Chapel is called 'Josephs Hill'.The path from the P Office towards the Kiosk is called 'Shadricks' (note the splelling).The footpath by Cobdens and…

Bernard Shaw attended a puppet show (Presumable given by William Simmonds) at Alfred Powell's home, he was disparaging of the experience - see his letter!

St Bartholomew's Baptismal Records 1844 - 1857, Parts 1 & 2

In 1842 Jesse and Jane Gardiner and their four sons emigrated from Bisley to Australind in Australia as part of a colonial settlement scheme run by the 'Western Australian Company'. They settled and flourished. Their numerous descendants produced the…

The "History of the County of Gloucester, Vol 11, Bisley and Longtree Hundreds" says "Tunley had the Labourers Arms in 1854". This reference is from David Lawson who notes from the 1851 Census that his G. G. Grandfather, Obediah Hunt is listed as…

'What's on' is the monthly newsletter for Oakridge residents. Today it is primarily a programme of local events but when first introduced by [ ] in [1976? ] it covered much more such as interesting articles, residents reminicences of times gone by,…

Photographs L - R, T - B:1. In the first view from c. 1905, the barge appears to have unloaded and so is probably waiting to return to the west. Piles of stone are by the cottage and coal lies in front of the barge on the wharf. Daneway Saw Mills lie…

The locks are very close together here as the canal climbs steeply up to the summit level beyond Daneway Upper Lock.This was at the time, c. 1896, of the attempted Trust restoration and the canal has been emptied leading to the barge being marooned…

1. This picture was taken from below Whitehall Lower Lock in 1909.The view shows the short pound between Puck Mill Upper Lock and Whitehall Lower Lock with the lock in the distance with the lengthsman's cottage alongside it. Following the restoration…

We start our journey at the large complex that was Ashmeads Mill as is shown here in c. 1885.The Mill is in the centre, with the canal across from the left-foreground. The canal is empty and in poor condition as this was just prior to the attempted…