Buildings

George Tibbett and Family - 1917

This photo of Mr and Mrs George Tibbett and family was taken in 1917 about 12 months before their eleventh child (Joan) was born.

Back row: Daisy, Mrs Tibbett, Mr George Tibbett, Florence, John.

Front row: Harry, George, Nellie, baby Hetty, Clara, Kitty and Mary (Mollie).

The photo was taken on a piece of flat ground at the side of their home. The cottages in the back ground back on to the Church Yard.   

E. RV.

Source: CY Photo album

Northall Road looking towards Edlesborough Church

This photo of Edlesborough Church was taken from the Northall Road.

On the left is Mr Ted Rollings with his son Will and daughter Annie.

On the right are Percy, Connie and Edith Pratt.

J.P.

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Northall Road, Edlesborough - 1912

Nellie Tibbett with her sisters Clare and Kitt on the left. Edith Peppiatt on the rright. The Tibbett family lived in the first house. The Jaggard family lived in the second house.

N.T. 1912

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Church End, Edlesborough

This photo was taken at the bottom of the hill on Northall Road. It shows part of the Bell Inn, the Greyhound Inn with its sign above the door and the thatch cottage attached to the two cottages. The last person to live there before they were pulled down was a Mr Brigginshall. The two on the bank were lived on by a Mr Sid Meakins and family and a Mr George Knight.

The house lower down was the home of a Miss Cheshire who kept a sweet shop and sold them by the number. After her death Mr H. Gurney moved in after selling the Greyhound to a Mr Parry. The following cottages were the homes of Mr and Mrs Wilson, next was a holiday home for Londoners, the third the home of Mr and Mrs Burnham and the 4^th, not in the photo, was the home of Mr and Mrs White.

Mr Parry, who followed Mr Gurney into the Greyhound, owned most of this property. His daughter Annie married Mr Fred Pratt of The Rye, Eaton Bray.

N.D.

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Taskers Row

These seven, 2 bedroom, cottages in Taskers Row were part of the Ashridge Estate. A Mr Tom Smith rented 2 for his family of 4 sons, Arthur, Ezra, Sidney and Albert and 1 daughter Mary. After the death of Lord Brownlow in 1921, the trustees of the estate decided to sell the whole of the estate, giving the tenants the option to buy the property they were renting.

One of the sons, Sidney, wanted to buy the 7 cottages so his father, Mr Tom Smith, walked to Ashridge with Sid to try and arrange the purchase of them. It was agreed that the sale was on easy terms conditions and so the cottages were in the Smith family until 1985.

Those in the photograph are Mr Tom Smith, Mrs Fred Thorne, grandma Mary Ann Smith. Young girls – Mary Smith, - x and Sarah Louise Cutler.

M.P. 1913

Source: CY Photo album

Kings farm, Pebblemoor, about 1920

Kings farm, Pebblemoor was once owned by the Ashton Charity of Dunstable. In the early 1960s it was sold to Mr Frank Tooley at about the same time as Frank purchased Manor Farm. The farm contained one detached house, Blacksmith forge, cartshed, stables, large barn and rick yard. About 1948 the barn was destroyed by fire, it was never rebuilt.

The photo shows Mr Ernie Weedon, Mr Thomas Proctor, Mr Arthur Bliss (blacksmith), Mr Harold Rollings, Mr Ralph Proctor, x, and Mr William Snoxall.

About 1920 M.T.

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Sparrow Hall Farm, Edlesborough.

John Pratt with Alison, Dorothy and John.

J.P. 1944

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Corner Farm

Corner Farm owned by Mr Fred Pearson. Miss Flo Pearson is believed to be the lady in the photo.

ND

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The Bell Inn - 1980s

This photo was taken in the late 1980s when Mr Harry Gray held the licence of the pub. His wife, Hanna, is standing at the top of the steps and their son Jess, with their three daughters Beatrice, Florence and Linda at the bottom.

In August 1900 the licence was transferred to his brother-in-law, James Broyd, who held the licence until his death in 1936, his widow then held it until retiring in 1938. The licence was then transferred to her son in law, Mr Alfred Dyer, why remained landlord for nearly 20 years.

The five in the photograph, from left to right, are Mr George Cook, casual labourer who lived in Brook Street, Mr jack Neville, the local tailor, x, Mr jack Jaggard, a well digger and soot sower and Mr Ephrain Burrows who was a well known edge cutter and ditch digger.

G.C.

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The Rule and Square, Edlesborough

The licence of this public house was held by a Mr Henry Gray, he was twice married and it is said he was father of 15 children. 2 of the daughters were born there, one was named Ruth and other Mary. After leaving school Ruth became a servant in London and met and married a Mr James Broyd. In August 1900 they came to Edlesborough and took over the licence of the Bell Inn from Mr Harry Gray. Mary married a Mr Jack Jaggard and lived at the Good Intent for some years, later moving to 2 cottages near Sparrow Hall Farm.

C.C.L.

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Prince of Wales Pub

This photo shows the Prince of Wales which was owned by the Brewery of J.W. Green as a public house. The licence to sell beer was surrendered about 1970 and so became a private residence. The tall building was known as the Two Counties Mill and was owned by Mr Alfred Thorne. The original was burned down in 1917. The first man to discover the fire was Mr Jack Gravestock, who lodged in Summerleys, at about 5am one morning. He raised the alarm and ran to the mill to release the horses from their stables. The mill was later built as it now stands. The house on the left was the home and offices of Mr Alfred Thorne and his family, but they later moved to Amersham to live.

P.C.J

Source: CY Photo album

Summerleys

Mr Ben Gray was born at the ‘Rule and Square’ and was one of seven sons of Mr Henry Gray. As a young man he started life as a Gentleman’s servant in Scotland.

Later he returned home and married a Miss Sophie Janes and they took over one of the village shops. At about middle age Sophie died and so Ben had to manage on his own. The horse and cart in the photograph was used by Ben to collect provisions from Dunstable to sell in the shop. One day a Mrs Lunnon sent her son Cecil to the shop for some lean bacon. Ben looked at the young lad and said “who does your mother thinks is going to buy the bl—dy fat?”.  

L.A.

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Mill Shop opposite Janes 1912

Mr Ernie Fountain with a pair of grey horses and delivery van, outside the offices of Mr Alfred Thorne. The office was later moved to the other side of the building and is now a private residence. Mr Fountain’s other duties were to ride around the village to collect orders for corn and maize. Mr Alfred Thorne is outside the office

M.F.1912

Source: CY  Photo album

Edlesborough Mill

Edlesborough Mill