View from Speech House towards Broadwell and Coleford
Taken December 2008

Picture taken by Slowhands

Autumn in the Forest
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/gallery/autumn/

Sent to us by Brian Meek

Drybrook Carnival c1953
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/gallery/drybrook/

The theme was the Black and White Minstrel show 

You couldn't do it now!

Forty pictures from the eBook:
The Forest of Dean An Historical and Descriptive Account
By Nicholls, H. G. 1825-1867

The Forest of Dean Pictures
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/gallery/the_forest_of_dean/

Sent to us by Gerry Meek

Mark Baker - Giles Meek - Charlie Mason
Charlie Mason was the father of Winifred Foley
The town is possibly Gloucester, the photo taken around 1930

http://www.forest-of-dean.net/gallery/drybrook/

I wonder if it was taken around the time of the miners strike in 1926 ?

Charlie Mason, was a Methodist, and was a left-wing member of the Labour Party, a member of East Dean
Rural District Council and a fervent union supporter. His compassion for the locked-out miner meant
that he constantly pressured the Westbury Board of Guardians to supply poor relief to the miners,
telling them not only to preach the principle of brotherhood but to practise it as well.

--
Ἀριστοτέλης A Gloster & Hereford Boy in the Forest of Dean ><((((*>

The Crown Hawthorns Drybrook, Skittles and Cribbage club 1928-29
http://www.forest-of-dean.net/gallery/drybrook/

My name is Ann Marshall and I live near Stroud in Gloucestershire. I find your
website very interesting and informative, when I show it to my father-in-law he
enjoys identifying people and places from his past.

I thought you might find this photo of interest and possibly use it on your web
site. It was given to me by my father-in-law Herbert (Bert) Marshall, who's
father is on the photo as H Marshall (Herbert), he's the one with the dickey bow
tie.

F (Fred) Young on the photo was Bert's uncle (His mums brother) and O Marshall
(sec) Oliver was his dads brother. Some of the men on the photo did not have
ties to wear so they were drawn on by the photographer afterwards.

As a matter of interest, Bert (my father-in-law) was the last landlord of the
Crown (Hawthorns) when it closed in the 1970's.

Ann Marshall