'The Crown' note the Sign, date unknown
15, 17 - The Hill, in 2001
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'The Crown' note the Sign, date unknown |
15, 17 - The Hill, in 2001 |
'The Crown' site is halfway down The Hill and opposite the vllage Post Office / general store, (as was c1920s / 1930s) ran by John Norman, with a Butchers' shop next door, served by Mr,Mrs Benbridge. . Later, it was F.S. Charteress and Son, (Mr, Mrs Frank and Anne Charteress) , until around the 1980s, he retired then his son David and Sandra continue the business. The Crown Pub 'site' is 15, The Hill today, but it had a 3 on the door from 1898 to the 1920's , also called The Rose and Crown way back in 1854. This numbering was due to newcomers to the village, infilling with new houses , this led to old cottages being demolished all down The Hill, (L.H.S) but not replaced, it can be seen by the numbering of todays' houses, as between - 19 to 73, The Hill have just simply Vanished. Go to the bottom of The Hill and pick up the numbers to be seen today. Perhaps for more access to profitable Farming Land ?
Fr interest, see link below for more about Blunham 100yrs ago in the 1920's & 30's, through the Eyes of a child and his visits. . Re The Crown / Rose & Crown and the Chronicles of the Samway family - written by Jim Ellis at the age of 89yrs, * - Blunham Memories : Nov / 2011 * (via - Colin Hinson) and very interesting too, with refs to the ill fated R101 Airship.
The R101 Airship was built at nearby Cardington under the worlds' largest single cell Hanger , but sadly during trials, it crashed into a hill, in Beauvais, France on the 5th October 1930, resulting in the loss of 48 lives.
The Hindenburg Airship accident happened on the 6th May 1937, in New Jersey, U.S.A. while trying to conect to the docking mast, 35 people lost their lives.
Jim Ellis. Author of 'Blunham Memories' , - b. 1922 / d.Sept-2020, aged 98yrs. - Astute Penman and a humorous man. See link, 6 lines up, or on the Index page. He was employed as a Metallurgist for British Steel all his working life. He was the father of Julie Bennett and the grandson of James & Olivia Samway. - Olivia sadly passes away, aged 94yrs - 30/04/1941
| Eliz. & Sara Reid , - Now selling Ales as a Beerhouse | 1854-1869 |
| James & Eliz. Samway - They later, have a son , also called James | 1869-1895 |
| 1st. Licence granted - to the Rose & Crown |
1872 |
| Brewers now - Ann Day of - Day & Co. St Neots |
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James Samway, the son, now marries a Scots girl - Olivia |
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| Mrs Eliz, Mary Samway - (Widow) | 1895-1898 |
| Frank King | 1898-1900 |
| Wm. West Norman | 1900-1912 |
| . Now the Blunham population is 603 - Served by the Eight Pubs in - | 1909 |
| Eliz. Norman - (Widow) | 1912-1913 |
James Giggle - We still have Olivia domicile |
1913-1914 |
The Pub now closes, and reverts to a 'Private Dwelling' - during |
1919 |
| James & Olivia Samway - c1921- (records scarce here) | 1919-1941 |
| James Samway , sadly passes away during December - (ref Jim Ellis , Grandson) | 1930 |
| Olivia Samway, b.1847 - now passes away , aged 94yrs | 30/04/1941 |
| See link above * Blunham Memories - written by Jim Ellis at the age of 89yrs |
June / 2021 |
| Reginald and Phyllis Ashwell | 1946-1969 |
| Mrs Phyllis Ashwell (Widow) | 1975-1976 |
| Mrs Violet Allen | 1976-1983 |
| Alan & Teresa Williams | 1983- ? |
| Edward, Eddie - Prior / Steam- Engine expert and skilled Engineer | |
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THE SAMWAY CHRONICLES |
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The history of the Samway Family / 1869-1941 / with new information kindly sent in by Julie Bennett, via Colin Hinson, on 10/11/2011, also the Great, Great Grand daughter of James & Elizabeth Samway - and daughter of Jim Ellis. |
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Last Revision on - 17th Nov / 2021 - by Bill Exley
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