Barton Seagrave, The Orangery, Barton Hall c.1960
Photo ref: B700015
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A Selection of Memories from Barton Seagrave

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. Here are some from Barton Seagrave

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Ref: the smithy to the left of the thatched cottages. I was evacuated at the age of 11, birthday the day before, to Miss Scott's cottage (which was sited opposite the smithy). On my first day in Barton (1/9/39) I was given a bedroom in the attic that had a small window where I used to watch the smith at work. It was my favourite place to sketch. I enjoyed my life in the village, the kids accepted us, and we roamed the ...see more