Edwardian Views of Frampton

Scenes of Frampton a Century ago
By Jon Shaw

I have the original glass plate negatives for many of these photographs.
They were in my father's collection and some may have been taken by
Arlingham born photographer H.H.Greenway who ran the Alpha Photographic
Studio at the Victoria Coffee Tavern in Dursley."

Photo:Cottages, Frampton on Severn
Photo:Frampton on Severn
Photo:Frampton on Severn
Photo:Frampton on Severn
Photo:Frampton on Severn
Photo:Frampton on Severn, lytch gate
Photo:Frampton on Severn, the Avenue
Photo:Frampton on Severn, the church viewed from The Splatt. A cottage in front of the Church door is long gone.
Photo:Frampton on Severn, the church. Very similar to one of Frampton Church from The Splatt, however, this one has people in it, standing just behind the fence to the small cottage that has long since been demolished.
Photo:Frampton on Severn, the Church
Photo:Frampton on Severn, the Vicarage
Photo:Frampton on Severn, The Denhalls in Bridge Road, now Wisma Mulia
Photo:Frampton on Severn, Russell House
Photo:Frampton on Severn, a Xmas card
Photo:Frampton on Severn
Photo:Frampton on Severn, mixed bathing. posted in Frampton-on-Severn on 3 August 1918 to a Mrs Biggs, 13 Gloucester Road, Staple Hill, Bristol. Message Reads "Up 'till now nothing is decided, so come as arranged. I expect to go Tuesday, perhaps I will meet you at station."
Photo:Frampton on Severn, The Bell Hotel
Photo:Frampton on Severn, The Green. From a postcard posted in Frampton-on-Severn on 10 September 1909 to Mrs Bullen of 31 Colville Gardens, Bayswater. London. Message reads " This is a good view of the Green and some of the Houses. It is the finest Village Green in England."
Photo:Frampton on Severn
Photo:Frampton on Severn, The Green
Photo:This early C20th photo is taken from a glass plate negative we have. It shows a view from near the Fretherne Bridge on the Gloucester to Sharpness canal. The white building to the right is the Turnpike House where historically tolls were collected from road users. The board on the right of the building is where toll charges were displayed. The road ahead is to Arlingham, whereas the road to the right is to Saul. This road to Saul was relatively new at this date, having been diverted at the time of the construction of the Gloucester to Sharpness Canal to save the canal company the expense of an additional bridge. Prior the construction of the canal the road from Frampton to Saul was Lake Lane which turned sharp left near the site of the current small roundabout near Lakefield School. The old road then joining the current road to Saul just before Malthouse Farm. At that time everything in what is now Bridge Road beyond the line of Lake Lane was in the parish of Saul. In the left foreground the start of the drive to Saul Lodge can be seen. Saul Lodge was built to provide accommodation for William Brown Clegram, the engineer who oversaw the construction of the Gloucester to Sharpness Canal in the C19th. In the early C20th Saul Lodge was purchased as a wedding present for Lionel E Darell, son of Sir Lionel Darell of Fretherne Court.
This gallery was added by Iris Capps on 03/07/2009.

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