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Stratton, The Village c.1950
Photo ref: S219008
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More about this scene

This photograph shows a quiet corner of the village just beneath the parish church, where the unusual war memorial in the centre stands on an old granite church pillar. Stratton was formerly more important than Bude.

A Selection of Memories from Stratton

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 Stratton

Sparked a Memory for you?

If this has sparked a memory, why not share it here?

I attended Stratton CP School between 1969-1975 when it was at Howells Road. The headmaster at that time was Frank Clark who taught me in J6 and other teachers I can remember were Mrs Hicks, Mrs Humpries, Mr Vince, Mr Gregory, Mr & Mrs Olson and Mrs Wheatley. Was there a Mr Yelland as well???  As an infant we would have a bottle of milk every morning after succeeding in piercing the straw through the ...see more
After researching my mother's family for four years I found that our ancestors came from Kilkhampton and decided to pay a visit. I couldn't find anything relating to the family so, on a whim, I decided to explore Stratton and found this beautiful church. To my surprise, the moment I walked through the gate, a whole bank of "MAYNARD" headstones stood before me and I was able to complete the little book I had ...see more