Littledean (General)

by slowhands , proud of his ancient Dean Forest roots, Wednesday, May 27, 2009, 21:28 (5738 days ago) @ Lawrencef

If you stayed on Broad street then it might have been the George or Belfry as it is now known http://www.thebelfryhotel.co.uk/ or the Littledean House Hotel http://www.fweb.org.uk/littledeanhouse/location.htm . If it was the latter then you were 50 yards from the the Ruffett !

However there are few more in Littledean...

. at the top of the Ruffett on Littledean hill is the Royal Foresters hotel.

Not sure of the Cromwell link , but Coleford is where I associate Civil War events.

Littledean Hall is associated with Ghosts :-)

Cinderford had its own rail station, Station St leads from the Triangle down to the old Rail station site.( towards Bilson Green and Valley Rd) The line made its way, after a loop, south towards Cinderford Bridge / St Whites before leaving the town, or east from bilson towards Lydbrook/Monmouth, or north towards Drybrook.

http://www.forest-of-dean.net/gallery/cinderford/pages/page_18.html

WRT the old newspapers I suspect the
old Mercury office and print works at 3, Woodside Street, Cinderford.
http://artspacecinderford.org/index.php/about/page/the-new-mercury/

some papers at:-

Cinderford Local Studies Centre newspapers
•Dean Forest Mercury on microfilm from 1881 to 2007. Some gaps exist - please ask the staff for further information
•Newspaper cuttings about notable Forest people
For further information please contact us at:
Cinderford Library
Belle Vue Road
Cinderford
Gloucestershire
GL14 2BZ

Tel: Dean (0044 1594) 822581
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