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| Those who know me, wouldn't expect me to do anything other than start this page with a picture of Glemsford station.
Today, the actual station is still extant, much modified. One of the large concrete level crossing posts still exists, and various other buildings as well.
This view is now obscured by trees. The station closed in March 1967. |  |
Robert Steed has an interesting "Family History" web site, which carries this impressive photo of the old Post Office in Glemsford, which is now known, simply, as Cobwebs.
I contacted him for permission to use this photo. Thisis what he replied:
My g-g-grandfather, Leonard Bradnam, and his son, George William Bradnam, ran the Post Office there for many years. I still have the bureau they are said to have used there.
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This view of the Church of St Mary the Virgin contrasts well
with the modern view on the buildings page.
The water in the foreground is quite clearly, an old "waver", or pond, that used to be outside Park Farm -
for the use, no doubt of horses which had struggled up from the valley.
It no longer exists. |  |
| This view is of Bells Lane, taken from the corner of Park Lane, very close to the church. All the buildings seen in
the picture still exist. The building on the left was owned by Mr Cook of Melford Riot fame. The background has changed a great deal, although the Horsehair
factory buildings still exist. |  |
| This tinted view of the village from Duffs Hill and Crown Field is fascinating.
The Crown pub is to the left of centre, middle distance. Straight ahead from the camera is now the small collection of houses known as
Spring Meadow. On the left, out of picture, is still Duffs Hill Farm, while the cottages on the left are at the end of Chequers Lane. |
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| A wonderful view of Glemsford Silk Mill, with the huge pond apparent. Silk weaving has happened in Glemsford since the 1820s. |
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| Hunts Hill has changed a lot, but much is recognisable. The Draper's shop on the right is now an estate agent. The building on the left
is now the Briars Nursing Home. Just beyond it is the site of the Social Club. More of this site is described in A Walk Through Glemsford. |
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| This bridge is on the outskirts of the village, near Cranmore Green, where there was a mill wheel. It would be quite
difficult to reproduce thsi scene today. I do not know who the lady on the bridge is. |  |
An additional picture has come to light, of Scotchford Bridge, where Glemsford gives way to Stansted. Quite who
the gentleman on the bike is, we don't know.
(My thanks to Patrick Hemphill for providing this picture.) |  |
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