Monthly Archives: April 2012

Sepia Saturday 119 – Work

A recent find, that I was delighted to come across. This dates from around 1950 and shows, F. W. Woolworths on the left hand side of the High Street at Guildford. My Grandmother worked for Woolworths, or as she affectionately … Continue reading

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Sepia Saturday 118 – Going Out

Taken at Shoeburyness Essex beach circa 1954 – My Grandmother is the one wearing the hat!  It is no surprise that my Grandmother is wearing the hat in the photo above. My Grandmother was a great one for a joke. … Continue reading

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Golden Fleece Public House Elstead

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Weekend Cooking – Good Friday Dinner

As is customary, it is traditional to have fish on Good Friday. A few weeks ago hubby went fishing and caught some trout. As he went to a fishery, they had to be bought home and after being gutted and … Continue reading

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Elstead Village

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Blogging A-Z – April Challenge – F is for

F is for…… .Flora & FaunaWhen we see a picture of a Kangaroo or Kaola we probably immediately think Australia. We certainly know what they are. Imagine being transported to an unknown land, far from home, one that takes 3 months … Continue reading

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John Hunt Butcher & his link to sheep..

I was having a trawl through the Australian Newspaper Archives a while ago and came across this article which relates to my Butcher ancestors from Hascombe Surrey. John Hunt Butcher had inherited the estate called Park Hatch at Hascombe Surrey. He … Continue reading

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Blogging A-Z – April Challenge – E is for …..

E is for…… .EllisTurning back to the sibling of convict Robert Turpin, I have established that his sister Sarah married John Ellis in the Surrey parish of Elstead in 1842. At the time of their marriage Sarah was recorded as … Continue reading

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Elstead Schools

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365 Project – March 2012

View the complete month at 2012 – A Year in Photographs.

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