Box Rec 1926 Summer 2022 Issue 36 |
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Box Rec was donated to the village in 1926 (photo courtesy John Brooke Flashman)
Box Recreation Field was donated to the village in 1926. Previously, It was just two fields separated by a hedge and no football pitch. Also missing were the Selwyn Hall and car park, not built until 1960s, To the north-east you can clearly see
The Wharf stoneyard at the foot of the gravity railway crossing under under the A4 road.
The Wharf stoneyard at the foot of the gravity railway crossing under under the A4 road.
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Roaring Twenties
Fashion, fast motor-bikes and staycations |
Continuity and Change
Box's development as a peaceful, rural location |
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People Index Currant Family Well-known Box residents with Welsh connections Gingell Family at Bath View Taking over from Box Hill bakery Davies Family Connected to many Box families Alice and Ted Vezey The brother and sister at times of tragedy with Alice (pictured) in the Fete to commemorate World War I Charlie Cook Box character from 1960s and 70s |
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Places Index
Barberry Cottage One of the oldest houses on Box Hill, pictured when Walter Reuben Oatley lived there Blind House Historic survivor in centre of village Poynder Fountain The story of the family who built the Fountain and a why it was important in the development of Box Slades Farm Ancient farmstead and its residents Strong and Pictor Monuments Wealthy quarry owners buried outside Box Church |
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Murray & Baldwin Memories Remembering the stream in the yard of the factory, which had some unusual uses Arthur Brooke Recorded in Browning family memories with details of Toc H work and Scout camp stories Joan Applin Hull girl who became an ammunition worker in Box in Second World War, pictured |
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