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Memories of Claybrooke

This page is very much under construction - hopefully it always will be. The following photographs of Claybrooke and its people were provided by Paul Smith and Nicholas Jenkins. I don't have a lot of information about these photos so if you can help, please do! I've numbered them so that you can reference any pictures in emails. Click on an image for a larger view.

*1. The Pig in Muck (previously The Bull's Head)*
*2. St Peters*
*3. Another photo of St Peters* *Probably early 1960's. Would appear to be before Dutch* *Elm disease although trees do not look too healthy!*
*4. Miss Hunt & her brother taken when they lived in Yorkshire - before* *they moved to Claybrooke Parva*
*5. Miss Hunt in Yorkshire*
*6. Hunt parents' wedding in Yorkshire*
*7. Miss Hunt in Yorkshire*
*8. Downes Milk Float* *Downes family came from Ireland and lived in Ullesthorpe Manor Rd where* *they started milk round. They then moved to Claybrooke Parva where they* *lived in a double decker bus parked at Claybrooke House. This is Mrs* *Dorcas Downes' milk float. Date probably 1950's. Elizabeth Downes* *(daughter) taught at Claybrooke School. Family moved to Dunton Bassett,* *where Elizabeth now lives.*
*9. Pig in Muck/Bull's Head again*
*10. Church interior, probably taken late 1890's*
*11. Miss Hunt & brother in Yorkshire*
*12. Mrs Hunt - who moved to Claybrooke with daughters in 1927/8 when* *widowed. This photo taken in Yorkshire.*
*13. Girl on left believed to be Miss Nixon. Her grandfather lived in* *Claybrooke. This photo probably circa 1910.* *Mr Nixon was Partner in firm that ran market in Ullesthorpe* *where school now is. Firm was Nixon Toone & Harrison. Harrison bit is* *now Howkins & Harrison. Nixon's brother ran a slate & timber business in Claybrooke Magna which is now Whitmores.*
*14. Girl on right believed to be Miss Nixon. Her grandfather lived in* *Claybrooke. This photo probably circa 1910.*
*15.*
*16 (Patrick Rooney? ;)*
*17. Church Lane C Parva (behind Church) before Dutch Elm disease. Trees are Elms. Date 1960's.*
*18. Claybrooke Parva* *(turn of last Century??) on bend by the Homestead.*
*19. The Hunt family were very successful dog breeders* *and gun dog trainers. They won a lot at Crufts 'in their day'. They bred* *Golden Retrievers and Cairn Terriers under the Claybrooke name. Following are a few from a photo album of the late Misses Hunt.*
*20. Redshanks*
*21. Jim of Thurnby*
*22. Reverse of photo*
*23. Raisin*
Hopefully we will be adding lots more to this page. Many people have old photos and cine films of Claybrooke. Watch this space! If you have any old photos you'd like to share let me know.

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