Whitecroft, The Bay
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A lovely old postcard of The Bay at Whitecroft, looking from Park Hill.
The following is an account of Whitecroft written by J Bond, taken from the 1963 Bream School Magazine :
The Village of Whitecroft
"Whitecroft is a village near Lydney with a population of about 500.
The shopping facilities consist of a co-op., post office, butchers,
general
stores, confectioners, fish and chip shop and two garages. The place
of worship is a Methodist Chapel. Whitecroft has long been known for
its Pin Factory which employs about 250 people. At one time only pins
were made there, but nowadays they make a wide variety of things besides
pins. These include paper clips, hair clips, parts for wireless and
T.V. sets, and in the tool room they do work for outside firms such
as Berkeley Nuclear Power Station. They have a huge export trade to
all parts of the world, except Russia.
Work is also in progress for a new factory that will be mainly responsible
for the making of leather upholstery. One of the first automatic telephone
exchanges was built at Whitecroft and it stands alongside the Memorial
Hall and Social Service Centre. There are no schools in Whitecroft, children
have to travel either to Pillowell, Bream or Lydney.
Whitecroft is proud of the football teams. They have two, the first and
second. They also have a fine sports field which is considered one of
the best in Gloucestershire. Perhaps I should mention the railway station,
although today it is used only for goods and coal."
J Bond 3A.
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