The Silver Jubilee marked the the 25th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne. In Three Holes the organising committee included chairman Hugh Beckett, secretary Christine Nelson, treasurer John Chapman, and...
Read MoreWarby’s shop Murrell Warby the 3rd, son of John and Katherine, grandson of the original Murrell, became a shopkeeper, running a grocery and draperystore in Three Holes. It is likely he was apprenticed at the shop and later took...
Read MoreThe censuses give information about farmers and farming in Three Holes over the years. It is easy to find on databases now but when I started I had to get the microfilm and check it all by hand, which was hard work, but a bit...
Read MoreThis poem was written by Lorna Lunn, a member of the Acorn Club, in Three Holes, who writes poems to commemorate events: Life in the Country The countryside is the place to live Where the air is fresh and clean. No high-rise...
Read MoreThree Holes Soldiers’ fund. During the Second World War, a committee raised money for service men and women from Three Holes. If they were still in England, the committee sent them the money. If they were abroad or were...
Read MoreThe census of 1851 gives us a picture of families in Three Holes; what jobs they had and where they came from. Surprisingly, even so long ago, the majority of heads of households came from far and wide. Mumberries Drove was very...
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Mr Knight riding his bull Mr Knight farmed at the top of Gooseberry Lane – Fred Hills took over...
Read MoreOne of the earliest buildings that we know about was the corn mill on Middle Drove (now Mudd’s Drove). William Richards was the occupant master miller in Three Holes Mill from 1830 until 1860. In 1851, he was helped by two men...
Read MoreCarpenters have been around in Three Holes since the early days. John Seba, age 25, was a carpenter from March working in Three Holes in 1851, according to the census. His wife Mary was a local and they had a 4-month-old son...
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