by Site Admin | Nov 22, 2013 | Site Notices |
Early this year I looked up and contacted a chap called Ray Johnson who is a well- known local film archivist and asked if he had any footage of Smallthorne and explained that I was running a Smallthorne History Site. Ray said that he had recently been working on digitising some footage involving the carnival queens from the Victoria Methodist Chapel and agreed to let me have preview at a small charge.
by Site Admin | Oct 3, 2013 | History & Memories |
This invite was provided by Betty Leake widow of Albert Leake , the footballer. It is not her family name but was given to her as HILL is her ancestor, the other two prominent names were to do with Salem and Victoria Methodist churches.
by Site Admin | Aug 15, 2013 | History & Memories |
A Memorial from Victoria Methodist Church currently residing at Salem Methodist Church Smallthorne. Photos courtesy of Berenice Baynham
by Site Admin | Aug 15, 2013 | History & Memories |
The designer of the roll of honour was J. Cartlidge with a date of 1915. Photos courtesy of Berenice...
by Site Admin | Jul 17, 2013 | History & Memories |
An 1874 re-build of the original 1838 building.Salem Church is unusual in that the chapel is on the first floor with what was a school room on the ground floor.The first photo dates from April 2010, all the others from August 2011Photos courtesy of Berenice...
