Lavinia Abbott, lacemaking c.1900; the occupation of many Hanslope women. She lived at the corner of Long Street and Forest Road.
Alexandra Rose Day
c.1920
Alexandra Rose day was inaugurated in June 1912. Proceeds went to London Hospitals.
The collectors are:- Rhoda Payne, Elsie Simons, Ada Bisby, Lily York, Mary Gregory, Ivy Whithead, Wyn Ditum, Nora Tebby, Hilda Kingston, Marjory. Haynes, Dorothy Warnes, Sis Gregory, Jack Eakins, Hugh Gregory, Arthur Geary.
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Chapel outing c.1948
Cliff Campbell, Tom Umney, Fred Pallett, Elsie Campbell, Nellie Horne, Leslie??, Arthur Abbott, Tom Stimpson, Mrs Chilton, Mrs Walker, Mrs Pallett, Monica ??, Heathrow Pearce, Mrs Stimpson, Edith Scarsbrooke, Alfie Horne, Den Brown, Arthur Chilton, Joan Stimpson.
Source: Edith Scarsbrooke.
Abraham Chapman, baker
c.1940
Mr Chapman with his van c.1930, taken in 1940.
In the early part of WWII it was acceptable for essential car users to cover one light only.
Source.
Original held by owners of 24 High Street 2008
Children in costume in a field behind High Street, c.1920
l - r: Sherwood children, Brian, Kitty(Snaith), Dorothy (Booth), Charlie, Nancy(Sawbridge), Pat(Lockwood), Bill and Pam Rainbow(Homer) HDHS archive
Church End infants school c.1920
back Row.: Edie Rainbow, ?,?,?,?, Fred Smith ?,?, Bert Keeves , Bill Gable, Cliff Eakins, Gladys Walker.
Front Row: Eleanor Clarke, Emily Ckarke, ?, Syilvia Lane, ?; Cisse Nichols, Eileen MacInnan Seated: Cissie Evans, Phyllis Sharp.
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Church End School 1925
Now the village hall.
Teachers L - R: Miss Penny, Miss Amy Tite, Miss Mathews.
Pupils L-R: Frank Atkins, Tom Clark, ??, Betty Sutton, Ernest Garrett, Florence Bull, Dorothy Simons, (front middle) Stephen Bailey, Irene Eliot, Bill Webb, ??, Freda Clarke, Dorothy and Gladys Woodland, Dora Webb, Ted Ansell standing, Lily Willingham, Stan Geary, Harold Powell, Walter Gable, Henry Elliott, Dorothy Stanton, Eileen Everett (side sitting) Joan Hillyer, Sid Garrett, Peggy Garrett,
Note oil lamps, coal fire and rubber at end of desks to clean slates.
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Church End School class c.1926
Back row: Bill Smith, Stanley Geary, Bill Cable, Sid Garrett, Arthur Lane, Frank Webb.
Middle row. ??, Ivy Bailey, Stephen Bailey, Dora Webb, ??, Dorothy Woodland, ??, ??,
Front row. Florence Ball, Joan Hillyer, ??, Ivy Hindley, Peggy Garret, Lizie King, Cyril Lane, Walter Gable, Hilda Geary.
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Infants class Church End School 1920
Back Row: Albert Garrett , Bert Elliott, Henry Elliott, Eric Ditam, ?, Ray Scarsbrook, Bill Kingston, Jack Gregory, Ted Bonner,
Front Row: Gladys Walker, Mary Sawbridge, Violet Keech, Herbert sisters, Seated: Alfie Keeves, Tom Branson.
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Church End School staff c.1910
Ellen Neale, ?, ?, Annie Cox, Henry Wood.
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Co-op Stores, Gold Street, c.1930
L-R staff are: Stanley Gibbs, Bert Asher and Maurice Piper.
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Dance band c.1951
l - r: Arthur Chilton (Trumpet), George Parkinson (Clarinet), Alf Bennett (Drums), Vera Higgs (Violin), Len Rainbow (Double Bass), Jean Asher (Piano ).
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School children dancing in Grid Iron field behind the school (now the village hall) in Newport Road, 1924/25
Children include Dorothy Simons, Ted Ansell, Harold Powell, Stan Geary, Joan Hillyer (Dancing) Sid Garrett 5th from right.
Mrs Nell Farley with son Sid
c.1915
Frederick Fawson c.1890
Source: Ann Deane
Fete in the Old Vicarge garden. c.1960
Toni Shakespeare, Fay Hollis, Dorothy Fox,
Seated Susan Lane, Gillian Nutt, Gillian Sibthorp.
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Football team 1920
l to r: back row: ?, Sid Abbot, Fred Garratt, G Frost, Fred Cook, Alfie Horn, Middle Row. A Stimson, Wm Herbert, George Chilton, Front Row F Britain, Joe Kerridge, Joe Ansell, ?
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The Gardner family; members of French and Horne families c.1924 at Cuckoo Hill.
Standing L-R John Gardner and his sons-in-law Ernest French and Alfred Horne.
Seated Flo French, sister of Ernest, Douglas French, son of Lilian and Ernest, Lillian French daughter of John Gardner.
The Horne family was living in a cottage on Cuckoo Hill which has since been demolished.
Source Peter Scarsbrook.
1937 Coronation of George VI, High Street party
On right nearest camera is Tom Dickins; on left third from camera is Ted Ditum; standing at the head of the table on the left is Harry Geary
George VI Coronation street party 1937
The children are Margaret Buckby and Reg Paybody
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Girl on horse c.1920
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Green End farm c.1940
Mrs Lambert, standing, Mrs Foster, Kitty Foster, Margaret Buckby.
Source Enid Scarsbrook.
Green End (Long St) School class c.1900
Includes Jane Hillyer, mother of Emily Keeves and Freda Garrett
The Groocock family
c.1939
This is believed to be on the occasion of the hanging of the West door to the church which the family gave in memory of Alice Mabel Ada Groocock.
Robert Courtman is on the left and may have provided the ironwork for the door.
In front is Percy Tailor the vicar.
Source: Moira Courtman July 1998
Hanslope 1st Girl Guides,
Jean and Gladys Asher
c.1950
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Girl Guide troop with first aid trophy c.1930
Miss Harnett, WolvertonChief Guide.
On left Jenny Garrett (later Mrs White) Centre Miss Mabel Neal
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Hanslope brass band c.1950
l-r: Alf Bennett, Les Brownsell, Malcolm Simons, Len Homer, Hugh Gregory, Elsie Campbell (Conductor), Aubrey Leaver, Mr Hillyer, Len Rainbow, Bert Asher, Arthur Chilton, Cliff Campbell.
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Hanslope Brass Band
c.1900
Back row l-r R W Time, A Draper, F Time, W Herbert, H Wesley, A Low, J Herbert,H Gable
Middle Row L -R R A Herbert, W Pedley, A Hillyer, J Kerridge, D Herbert , J Elliot, J Amos, Wesley, S Nicholson.
Front Row l - r R W Tite, W Stanton, T Trasler, A Herbert,F Simmons, H Herbert, J Rainbow, Kerridge.
Seated B Herbert, F Wesley.
Football Team c.1920
l - r Back row Trainer ?, Sid Abbot, Fred Garrett,G Frost, Fred Cook, Alfie Horne. Middle Row A Stimson, Wm Herbert, George Chilton. Front Row, F Brittany, Joe Kerridge, Fred Kerridge, Joe Ansell, ?.
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Laying hedges, possibly in Newport Road. Walter and Les Scripps from Castlethorpe.
Don and Margaret Hellings at the church wedding exhibit, 2013.
Don was the founder of the Hanslope & District Historical Society
Jake Herbert and Joe Brown with horse and cart c.1940
Source Enid Scarsbrook
Joe Brown and Jake Herbert c.1950
Source Enid Scarsbrook
Holiday Queen's attendants 1946
l - r: Pam Rainbow, Stella Taylor, Jean Crick, Gladys Asher.
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The Jolly family in Earl Row, off Market Square, c.1950
Jack and Nellie Jolly with daughters Rosemary and Tina
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Lace making c.1895
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Lady in garden c.1930
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Mrs Robbins at her house in Long St. c.1911
Her youngest son lived there until his death.
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May Queen Parade 1946
Outside 20 Gold Street shop.
L-R Stella Taylor, Pam Rainbow, Kitty Sherwood. Jean Crick, Gladys Asher.
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Mr and Mrs Arthur Morgan
c.1960
Outside their home in Newport Road.
They were bombed out of their home in London in 1940 and were evacuated to Hanslope.
Source: G Ditum.
Mrs Dudley (nee Gregory) and Mrs Cook outside Redcot, Long St Road
Outing to Northampton Rep
c.1950
Source HDHS archive
Over 70s outing 1929, outside the Cock
This photo appeared in 6 July 1929 edition of Bucks Standard. The occasion was an outing for village over-70s organised by Fred Belham who ran the bus service from Gold St opposite the Watts Arms.
Source :Olly Webb July 2009, original taken by MT Kitchener
Fred Palett collecting Sunday dinner from the bakehouse c.1955
source: Enid Scarsbrook
Royal Wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer street party 1980
Sheila Watts, Mrs Penn, Mrs Alice Keeves, Anne Chinnery, Gerald Keeves, Bill Gable, Alfie Keeves.
Stanley Salmon and cousins fetching beef and Yorkshire pudding from the bakehouse, 1929.
Eva Salmon (cousin); brother wearing trilby hat; and Stanley Salmon, cousin.
Source: Eva May Pateman book
Sarah Ann Hopkins
c 1940
Sarah kept a shop in the High Street next to the chapel which sold cakes and general stores. c1940
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School Play 21st March 1918
l - r Phillis Chandler, Eric Hinks, Frank Brownsell, Ruby Cook, Elsie Gregory aged 13 years, Clarice Herbert, Alice Stimson.
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John Moss and Paul Green, winners of Scout Cycle Rally, 1972
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Senior Club c.1970
L-R May Gobey, Les Collins, Mrs Collins,Hilda Sawbridge, Mrs Mc Tavish, Mrs Biard, Mrs Ismay Reeves, Mrs Crick, Marge Garrett, Blanch Evans, Frank Brownsell, Edie Brownsell, Mrs Reeves, Mrs Kettle, Margaret Walker, Lottie Hawkes, Elsie Smith, Mrs Eva Evans, Mrs Pettier, Mr Float, ??, ??, Mrs Simons, Mr Simons, Mrs Jones, Millie Haver(Aunt Mill)
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St James' Football Club 1896-7
C Nichols, W Rainbow (captain), C Eakins, F Keeves (referee), Mr C T Smith (president), A Gregory (linesman), A Herbert (trainer), C Hillyer, F Rainbow, J Hawkes, W Adams, H Jones, E Ditum, A Ditum, H Taylor
Source Gerald Ditum
St John Ambulance corps
1908, The year of winning the North Bucks Ambulance Cup.
Back row: C Eakins, F Tyte, J Bushell, A Ditum, A Herbert, W Stanton. Second row: A Greaves, J Jones, Dr W G Rutherford, E H Watts, President, J Herbert,
Seated: E Jones, H Williams, B Stanton, J Hawkes.
Tathall End farming family with horses
Top School (now the Village Hall) group c.1904
Mr Wood, Schoolmaster is on the right.
Teachers on the left: Miss Neale; Miss K Sawbridge; Miss Cox, Governess
Frank Tebby is in the 2nd row, 4th from he right
Loval Geary is in next row, just above
Top school playground including Sid Garret
c.1925.
Top School is now the village hall.
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Unknown family c.1895
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Unknown man c.1900
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Unknown man c.1900
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Unknown Lady c.1890
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Lads outing c.1937
l - r: Reg Herbert, Gerald Simons, Ron Barratt, Den Horne, Jack Wilson, Sid Garratt, Maurice Piper, Bert Garratt, Harry Sharp, Eric Stott Arthur Piper, Cyril Douglas.
Mrs Ellen White, lacemaking c.1920. Grandmother of Alf Keeves.
Mrs White lived in Gold St. Alf remembers her making lace with as many as 200 bobbins on one pillow.
Jack and Sarah (nee Willingham) Wright
c.1960
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