St Martin’s Church and Church Street
Donald Steward, Walter Deeks, John Gedge,
Rev Hugh Whitwham and Tip Self
St Martin’s Church. 1900s?
Detail of picture on left
Hand bell ringers in Churchyard
Back Row: Herbert Garrod, Arthur Saunders, Billy Vout, Samuel Dixon
Front Row: Geoffrey Howling, William Chambers, Wilfred Garrod
Mrs Alice Barnard outside Aurther and Alice
Barnard’s house at 7 Church Street. Only the
bracket of the street lamp can be seen now.
Late 1930s.
View up Church Street. On the left is a sign
for the George Hotel, the carving of St. George
and the dragon. Under the plinth is a street
light, probably similar to that shown in the
photo on the right. Date not known.
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Earliest known picture of the village band
(founded in 1887) is in the George Hotel’s yard.
The gates behind open in to Church Street.
Row of cottages, photograph by H Felton.
Historic England National Buildings Record.
Note the poor condition of the thatched
roof as can be seen in other photographs
taken in the village so soon after the
second world war. 1947.
