Post card taken in High Street of The Post Office, the Village Shop in the background and a petrol pump.
The Horticultural Society in The Croft field, circa 1934. Standing: Caleb King; Morgan Hinwood; Trottie Gunstone; Mrs Wardle; Mr Pratt; Mrs Evans; Maj. Love; Bert Bevis; Rev. Daubeney; Alf Ruddle; George Hinwood; Bessie Gunstone; C.E. Hunt; Woodford; John Hunt; Maurice Dawkins. Seated: Willy Ray; Harry Robinson; Mrs Love; Mr Briscoe (Hildon, then of Dunwood Manor); Dr Hobbs; ...
Back Row: Andrews; Willy Ray; Mar(Maurice?) Dawkins; Caleb King; John Hunt; Alf Ruddle; Mr Guich of Bossington; George Hinwood; Bert Bevis. Middle Row: C.E. Hunt; C. Hinwood; Annie Marsh(Hinwood); Unknown; Mrs Love; Mrs Gunstone(nee Catherine Hinwood); Mrs W Robinson; Mrs Evans; Unknown; Mr Hewlett(shop); Tom Blake; Unknown; Mr Beech. Seated: Miss Aldridge; Mrs Hobbs; Mr Tomkins; Mr ...
Postage mark 26th August 1936. From Mill Bridge.
The Post Office. After major re-building this is now two dwellings.
Market House showing wooden front c1930.
Pinks Stores attached to Sandford house. Pinks Stores 1922 to 1930 now demolished.
Coolers farm Cottages as in 1941 now demolished taken from Horsebridge road at the entrance to Coolers development.
Post Office from the south with 2 petrol pumps. Bert Bevis – Mr.Eastcott over door. The children are those of Mr.Ward, butler at Broughton House. who lived at Clifton. A service cottage until 1930.
River Test near Bossington.
Bert Bevis says "Petty’s milk float, Gillingham up, towards Hewletts shop".
Two page article from Hampshire Magazine January 1978 by John Simms "Wartime and Happy Days" describes his family's escape to Broughton 1939-45 and life in the village for a town-boy during wartime. Topics include housing, schooling, farming, countryside, animals and birds, transport, church services.
Trial scene with most of the cast on stage: Mr.Edward Dorey - Old Gobbo; Mr. J. Bird - Salanio ; Mr. Stan Lush ; Mr. Lansley; Mr. Roystan (Roy) Blake - Lancelot (Young) Gobbo; Mr. Harvey Blake - Shylock ; Mr, Joe Davis - Gratiano; Mrs.Vera Love - Portia; Miss P.Butler - Salarino; ...
Newspaper article covering the origins of the Broughton Players and the performance of this play.
Scene depicting the prince of Morocco (Miss Deverell ) and Portia (Mrs.V. Love)
Bournemouth, Sunday 27 August 38” Bert Bevis: Flack: Maurice Dawkins: Harry Munday: Jack Bird: Tom Hinwood: Jack Knight: Jim Hinwood: Bernard Goodyear: Arch Stone: ?Ford: Harry Cards in trademark white plimsols: Billy Ray: Bill Brewer: driver.
View from Church tower of the square looking north.
View from Church Tower to the South. Electric poles were up 1934 and ditch culverted about 1933, The Cottage in background
Hinwood's butchers shop. Shop from South East; half door with group of May Hinwood (Dawkins), Tom Hinwood, Mrs George Hinwood.
Scene in the forest with 8 members of the cast helping a distressed fellow. H. Blake (Jacques); C.Butler (Dennis); M. Tiernan (Oliver); P. Gunstone (2nd Page); G. Stone (Amiens); P. James (Forrester); P. Rogers (Ferdinand); S. Lush - Orlando; J. Davis.
Francis Lansley's father in cart talking to Mrs.Cards, probably 1935.
Photo of garden of Broughton House used in sale particulars of 1925.
Programme for production of "Yellow Sands".
Playbill used to advertise the performance.