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George Cawston
In 1896 the manorial rights having passed from Augustine Earle to the Bulwer family were sold to George Cawston of London....
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Garden Fete 1911 Notice
Tags: 1911, Amusements, Jumble Sale, Morris Dancing, notice, notices, poster, posters, Sale
Fullers: Market Place - Poster
Notice regarding Good Things For Nothing....
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Tags: boots, business, businesses, Fullers, Market Place, notice, notices, posters, shoes
Friendship Public House
Friendship Public House. Photo and some history.
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Tags: 1915, 1966, Betts, Eastgate, friendship, licensee, licensees, Peasegood, Public House, Ramsbottom
Fred Airie, Eastgate - "Knackerman"
Dead, Dying, and Injured farm animals including horses were collected by the Knackerman, a Slaughter House which was used for this purpose was at the rear of Perrys Lane Farm. Eastgate....
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Forces Cap Badge Collection.
A collection of badges for forces caps....
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Tags: army, badges, cap badge, Corps, Devonshire, forces, Medical, Monmouthshire, Ordnance, Queens Lancers, Regiment, Royal., service
Football Teams/Clubs
Photo Gallery of football teams/clubs through the years....
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Fifty Years On
World War Two affected everyone, from the youngest to the oldest and those who lived through those days have many and varied memories,...
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Tags: second, times, War times memories, world war, ww2
Farming
A visitor to Cawston School in the 1950's remarked that he was pleased to hear the long summer vacation referred to as the Harvest Holiday. At that time it lasted five weeks; originally it was four, during the month of August....
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Eyeshields, Anti-Gas, WW11
Eyeshields Air Spray protectors, for instructions see package/file....
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Tags: anti gas, eyeshield, eyeshields, ww11
Ex Forces Personnel
Not forgetting The Home Front who served in addition to their daily work -
The Home Guard Local Defence Volunteers - LDV was original name of the Home Guard.
The Red Cross
Auxiliary Fire Service
Related Link - Roll of Honourinc War Memorials etc
Events/News/Wanted
The Heritage room is in the Village Hall, Open morning are the fourth Friday in the month. 10am and 12noon or Contact us to arrange a visit.
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Eastgate Fruit Farm.
COMING ASHORE - Captain Horatio Carter in Eastgate.
He acquired a freehold at Eastgate in Cawston around 1909 and set about establishing a fruit farm there. Kelly’s Directory of 1912 listed him as a “fruit grower”....
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Eastgate
For more info see Files:
File 1/ Eastgate Photos....
File 2/ Life at the Ratcatchers Row. Eastgate by Michael Yaxley....
File 3/ Rough Guide Map....
Roads Info:
Rodwell Corner:Major Hubert Rodwelllived here.
Easton Way: Alfred Eastonran Easton…
Dunn Family
Dunn Family in Cawston - At the present time there are no members of this family left in the village as they have migrated to other places in the vicinity and abroad. The furthest I can go back is to what my grandfather....
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Duel Stone
The year 1698 saw an event which is featured in many guide books and directories, when on August 20th the last duel fought in Norfolk took place on Cawston Heath. on the Holt/Norwich road....
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Down Memory Lane Early 1900's by Stanley Oakes
Written by the late Mr Stanley Oakes in 2002....
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Tags: 1900s, Lane, memories, memory, Stanley Oakes
Domesday Book Cawston 1086
THE DOMESDAY SURVEY.
The Survey made by King William after his victory at Hastings gives us a good idea of the condition of our village at that time.
There was a royal manor here, which meant that the King received its income, and that Cawston…
The Survey made by King William after his victory at Hastings gives us a good idea of the condition of our village at that time.
There was a royal manor here, which meant that the King received its income, and that Cawston…
Do You Remember the 1930s
Whilst looking through some old photographs I came across a picture....
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Tags: 1930s, businesses, clubs, trades
