History & Memories

The Mountford Family by John Sheldon

The Mountford Family Living in and around Smallthorne As a child I remember being in Smallthorne with my father in the early 1950’s and him saying that half of the population of Smallthorne was named Mountford. We must have been visiting relatives as my father’s...

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Smallthorne from the air

Smallthorne from the air

A big thank you to photographer Pete Stonier for allowing us to share these superb aerial photographs taken from the 'Grenade Nutrition' hot air balloon which feature Smallthorne and the surrounding areas taken on 11 October 2020 [gallery columns="4" link="file"...

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Kevin Millward

Kevin Millward

This year (2019) I had the pleasure of meeting Kevin Millward. Kevin contacted me as he had some Smallthorne related documents and photos from his family history. A post about Joseph Millward on the Smallthorne History Facebook group proved popular and generated quite...

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Auction Brochure from 1909

Auction Brochure from 1909

A large document with maps of land for sale, equivalent to a modern estate agents leaflet or auction brochure. This helps me build a timeline of the houses in the village. St Mary's Church was built in 1905 and these plots of land were that side of Camp Road between...

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