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Image: Brockhollands in the winter of 1947 (35k)

Image: Brockhollands in the winter of 1947 (35k)

 
 
Courtesy of :
 Peter Richards      
 

2 photos of Brockhollands taken during the severe winter of 1947.
Clive Brown left an account of his memories of Brockhollands (June 2006):
My gran and grandad lived in Brockhollands in the end house on the opposite side of photo next to the orchard. Their names were Edmonds, their daughter Molly married John Hammond, who lived in the end house next to the old tin chapel, then moved opposite to the end house. Their other daughter Madeline known as Mary married Thomas Brown from Parkend who are my parents, we now live in Nuneaton. I have very fond memories of Brockhollands as we had our summer holidays there for many years. I can remember the corner shop at the bottom of brockhollands, my brother and I used to go to the shop with 2p to spend on sweets. I have family who live in Bream and Coleford, I visit as often as possible. I always drive through Brockhollands when visiting. I was looking at pictures to see if I could find some of my parents. My dad was born in Parkend 1922, my mum in Bream I think 1925. My mum's parents Mr and Mrs Edmonds owned the Rising Sun in Bream, for how long and when I don't know.

Joyce Vahsholtz (formerly Charles) wrote (Jan 2007): "I was born in Brockhollands and knew Mollie Edmunds - later Hammond. I visited Brockhollands in 1996 with my daughter and Mollie had us in for a cup of tea. My sister Daphne lived in the end house of the first picture across from where the Ellaways lived. I lived in the houses directly across from where Mollie, Mary and Jackie lived, called Knox Road".

Roger Thorne wrote (March 2007) "My grandparents Grace and Arthur Thorne owned the house, shop and tin chapel (then
disused) (Rose Cottage). I spent much of the late 50`s around Brockhollands, and the shop was later sold and relocated to the end of terrace, just above the chapel. Rose Cottage was re built as a bungalow. Bob Wilson was then a good friend, and lived in the house at the other end of the small terrace, just out of camera shot".

Joyce Charles wrote (April 2007): "I used to go christmas carrolling as a child with many of the other children in the village and when we had finished would always go to the shop and spend our money. I was about the same age as Wilfred thorne and Jack Thorne. It was wonderful growing up in Brockhollands, and to think that we are able to share these memories on the internet is amazing".

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  © G.K. Davis, Bream.