Two cards were given to me by my neighbour, they’re part of a large collection of postcards, of local people.They’re photos from the late 1800s, some of them.
These postcards refer ...
I’ve lived in Wolston for 82 years, and in the same house since 1936. I can remember the 1937 coronation, they had like a big fair or celebration in the ...
A local schoolmaster Mr Hassall mentions this station in his school logbook:
Jan. 15th 1892. The new books for the library to the worth of £4. 10. 0 arrived at Brandon ...
When Wolston Business Park was developed by Wimpey for housing, an interesting set of buildings was demolished. The main building on the site was originally a large artificial silk factory, ...
My mother was born and brought up in Wolston and as a child, I was frequently taken to visit my grandfather, Joseph Henry Ward and various aunts and uncles who ...
This etching of Main Street in the centre of Wolston shows The Beeches and the Red Lion Inn. The Red Lion is no longer a pub, but the building has ...