Perched on a hill in the centre of the village, the church of St Andrew’s in Spratton is a fine example of transitional architecture between Romanesque and Norman style. The doorway in the tower is Norman and you can see the contrasting styles of the lower part of the tower and the upper part. It […]
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Photos of People from Bolton 2
Most of our old family photos were lost. My mum remembers a large leather bag with loads of photos in, especially the old Victorian card ones, as well as many of her and her sisters when they were young. The bag was lost when my grandfather’s possessions were put into storage as his council house […]
Photos of People from Bolton
Over the last few years, I’ve bought many old photos of people from Bolton. I know very little about them so I’ll post them here and if you recognise anyone, let me know! These two groups are unrelated and were bought separately. This is a family photograph and I believe the family is from Bolton, […]
7th Leicesters at Dinner April 1915
I love days like today. You look out of the one window and there is a beautiful blue sky and sunshine; you look out of another window and see a dark and stormy sky heading straight for you. When it arrives, it brings torrential downpours, thunder, lightning and even hail and then it’s gone and […]
James Dodds
A while ago I came across this photograph on Ebay. A fine, handsome chap named James Dodds, with his birthdate conveniently written. It’s not often you come across photos with names and dates and I felt sorry for him thinking he must belong to someone’s family. So who was James Dodds? On the back of […]