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               Changes with the Railway      Autumn 2017   Issue 17

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Cuttings Mill
The piece of ironwork (left) may be the remains of an ancient mill demolished to make room for Box Railway Station. Until this article, the history of Cuttings Mill was believed lost.

Methodism & Quarrymen
The visit of quarrymen to hear the sermons of evangelists Sankey and Moody

Box Railway Staff
People employed on railways. You can  add your ancestors to the record

Importance of Railways
It altered Box for ever, including the roads, communication and even time in Box
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People Index

Chaffey Family at
Charlotte Cottage

Box Parish Council chairman and his family (see right)

Dennis Dancey in WW2
lntimate family history
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Warren Family
Generations of teachers

RJ Dyer and Family
Builder, undertaker, and
Parish Clerk
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Places Index

Henley Farm
Rise and Fall of ancient farm which dominated the area

Box Cemetery
Origins and history
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Box Mill
Also called PInchin's but owned by several families

Box Charity School
Part 1 of the Box School story

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Early History Finds
Amazing Box Brook finds,
see below and right
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More Dart Photos
More about Rising Sun Team
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Dangers in Quarry Contracts
Viveash and Butler on verge of bankruptcy in the Victorian quarry industry

Evacuee from Belgium
Pat Hewitt's story of coming to Box during WW2

Shell Memories at Wadswick
Details of Jacob Shell, the tiler, and his family in Wadswick during the early 1800s

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First World War embroidery (courtesy Stella Clark)
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Index by Author
List of every author who has contributed articles and photos to the website

Tudor and Stuart Box,
1485 - 1660

Box in the Reformation and the English Civil War

Trails Series
Walk the trails yourself and see Box's history for real.

Late Victorian Box, 1870 - 1920s
Shaping the modern village at the height of the influence of Queen Victoria and the Empire seen through the village of Box
Great War, 1914 - 18
The impact of World War 1 on Box and its residents.
Railway and Quarry Age, 1830 - 1870
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Box Farms
Many properties in the village and its hamlets are called farmhouses. Find out more about the buildings and their occupants.