Pictures from the past | |
| Steven and Natalie Brookland sent the following pictures tome, Steven's grandparents came from the village and were married in Holy Cross church.This is the School, picture taken in the thirties. HClick 'photo supplied by the above |  |
| Steven's grandmother was Olive Phyliss Shaddick and his Grandfather was Hector Cyril Brookland, he and Natalie are planning a trip to look at all the places their Grandparents talked about. This is a view of Sampford moor, thirties again 'photo supplied by the above |  |
| Holy Cross, sometime in the thirties 'photo supplied by the above |  |
| Sampford Arundel 'photo supplied by the above |  |
| This could be the Shaddick Sisters at Norrishes Farmanyone help here? 'photo supplied by the above |  |
| Captain Munro Benn, standing outside "The Villa" 'photo supplied by the above |  |
| Sampford Villa, thirties 'photo supplied by the above |  |
| I think this must have been taken in the late 30`s or 1940 as the little girl I am sure is Patricia Fox my cousin with definitely her mother Mary sitting directly behind. The lady in the straw hat looks like Mabel Cornish the nanny, whose family lived in Waterloo Road Wellington. The man with white hair in the back row is George my grandfather`s friend and chauffeur. I don't know any of the others. It looks like a ladies` cricket match. Someone may recognise some of the others. Sarah Smith 'photo supplied Sarah Smith |  |
| Haymaking on the Easterland Home Farm in the late 1920`s I should think as my father Peter Fox is 3rd on left - he was born in 1919. My grandfather Gerald Fox (who was church warden at Sampford) is standing behind the three women on the right and I dont recognise anyone else. The dog belonged to the family. I love the items in these photos such as the jugs and cricket bats in the first and now the hayrakes and cart in the second. Surely there must be someone who recognises their mother, father, aunt, uncle, cousin whatever in them??! It is really lovely for me to give them back to the area as I am keen on preserving the past. Sarah Smith 'photo supplied by Sarah Smith HClick |  |
| This very emotive picture from the twenties shows farm workers transferring seed from bushel bags to the seedingmachine. (click for the full picture) This was photographed at Easterlands farm, and kindly supplied by Sarah Smith from her father's album. HClick 'photo supplied by the above |  |
| Another one from the Peter Fox album of the home guard of the forties, photographed at Easterlands 'photo supplied by the above |  |
| From Peter Fox's album this superbly sharp picture is of Easterlands House, note the traditional "stooked" corn sheaves. click for the big picture HClick 'photo supplied by the above |  |
   | |
