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TEXT: On three evenings last week 170 old photographs of Willingham and Willingham people were shown On lantern slides in the Church Hall. The experience was greatly enjoyed by a large number of Willingham folk. Even past residents returned to refresh their memories. The oldest male resident, Mr. C. Barton, saw a picture of his father, Mr. George Barton, who lived to be 101 years old. Mr. Michael Hopkins. who gave the commentary, said that the earliest photographs were taken by the late Mr. Harold Smith. of Ivy House, those taken at the turn of the century by the late Mr. Horace Thoday, and the modern photographs by Mr. Dennis Jeeps and the speaker. A vote of thanks was proposed to the organisers, Mrs. E. C. Few, Mr. Dennis Jeeps and Mr. Michael Hopkins.
Four of the pictures shown are reproduced here. They are: Top left, High Street in the 1880’s with John Aaron Thoday’s shop and Robert Ingle’s house, destroyed by fire in 1891; top right, Church Street at the time of the Coronation of Edward VII.; bottom left, Mr. John Norman’s threshing engine and bottom right. the Green Pond. |
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