Mill Lane Halt Autumn 2022 Issue 37 |
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The station in the centre of Box was built in 1930 and closed in 1965. It lasted only some 30 years but the impact of Mill Lane Railway Halt was enormous. We trace its story with some amazing photographs from the time.
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People Index
Herbert Robert Newman Pictor The tragic life of quarry-master in Rudloe Park Early Box Scouts, 1910 A tribute to the men who founded the scouts in Box Olive Jones WW2 Kingsdown Asylum nurse who married Sonny Currant Jefferys Family Physicians at Prospect and Kingsdown Andrews Family Relatives of Sir Tom Jones record their family in Box Suffragettes in Box xxx |
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Places Index Hermitage Did Brunel stay in this amazing Georgian house? James Hicks, architect The man who built late Victorian Box masterpieces Primitive Methodist Chapel Church on Beech Road, Box Hill United Methodist Church, Box Hill The amazing people involved in the running of the Box Hill United Methodist Free Chapel (pictured) Ashley House Later story of this unique house and Wilkinson family |
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Inter-War Series
Entertainment Having fun in 1920s and 30s. Pictured Hazelbury Pageant Church Alterations Changes in religious buildings in the centre and the hamlets Role of Women What women achieved - and weren't allowed to inflience. |
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Readers' Contributions
We are a not-for-profit Community website for people who are interested in the history of Box village, in the county of Wiltshire, and its surrounding hamlets. You can record the story of you and your ancestors, correct and add to our articles via the Contact tab or by our email: boxpeopleandplaces@yahoo.co.uk.
We are a not-for-profit Community website for people who are interested in the history of Box village, in the county of Wiltshire, and its surrounding hamlets. You can record the story of you and your ancestors, correct and add to our articles via the Contact tab or by our email: boxpeopleandplaces@yahoo.co.uk.
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This aerial photograph of Box (above left) has been sent to us by a reader. It is most unusual and shows some fascinating details. Can you identify where these are in Box and the features they show? Full details at: Box Aerial View and Mill Lane Halt.
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