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Photographs of Glazeley
A photographic record of Glazeley in the inter-war years
The Church
Glazeley Church
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St Bartholomew's, Glazeley was built in 1875 to a design by A.W. Bloomfield. It was the latest in a series of churches on the site since Saxon times. The living had long been held jointly with Deuxhill and by the start of the 20th Century it was also joi...
St Bartholomew's, Glazeley was built in 1875 to a design by A.W. Bloomfield. It was the latest in a series of churches on the site since Saxon times. The living had long been held jointly with Deuxhill and by the start of the 20th Century it was also joi...
Glazeley Church Outing
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A church outing from Glazeley, probably in the early 1920s. These were highly popular; the motor coach made travel much easier.
A church outing from Glazeley, probably in the early 1920s. These were highly popular; the motor coach made travel much easier.
Rev Southwell
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The Rev Reginald Southwell was vicar of Glazeley, Chetton and Deuxhill from 1908 until his death in 1954. He was a member of the carpet-manufacturing family of Bridgnorth.
The Rev Reginald Southwell was vicar of Glazeley, Chetton and Deuxhill from 1908 until his death in 1954. He was a member of the carpet-manufacturing family of Bridgnorth.
Manor Farm
Steam cultivating at Manor Farm, Glazeley
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When the Page family took over this farm in 1920, large parts were overgrown; a consequence of the depression in agriculture that had existed since late Victorian times. To prepare the land for cultivation, a steam ploughing set was used.
When the Page family took over this farm in 1920, large parts were overgrown; a consequence of the depression in agriculture that had existed since late Victorian times. To prepare the land for cultivation, a steam ploughing set was used.
Special Occasions
Glazeley War Memorial
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Glazeley War Memorial was dedicated in the early 1920s; this photograph is one of a series showing the ceremony. Fortunately only two men from the village were killed in the Great War; the memorial records the names of all those from the parish who serve...
Glazeley War Memorial was dedicated in the early 1920s; this photograph is one of a series showing the ceremony. Fortunately only two men from the village were killed in the Great War; the memorial records the names of all those from the parish who serve...
Military Parade at Glazeley
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This photograph, taken between the wars, shows a detachment of soldiers marching towards Glazeley Church. Residents recall such a parade in 1935 to mark the jubilee of King George V; the troops paraded through a number of villages.
This photograph, taken between the wars, shows a detachment of soldiers marching towards Glazeley Church. Residents recall such a parade in 1935 to mark the jubilee of King George V; the troops paraded through a number of villages.
Church outing from Glazeley
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The Rev Southwell with a party of his parishoners on an outing, about 1930
The Rev Southwell with a party of his parishoners on an outing, about 1930