Reference
X351/13
Title
EATON SOCON Women's Institute scrapbook
Date free text
1965
Production date
From: 1965 To: 1965
Scope and Content
The text of this album is generally very brief. It takes the form of a walking tour around the parish mentioning businesses and societies in passing. The album was 'Commended Information but presentation not quite up to standard'
p1 postcard of church and historical notes.
p2 plan
p3 photo of snow scene, description of approach to the village.
p4 The Olde Plough House Restaurant.
p5 The Olde White Horse Hotel, with photos of exterior.
p6 The Methodist church.
p7 photos of old buildings near the methodist church inlcuding a fifteenth century house 'which is to be demolished and rebuilt in Cambridge'.
p8 Creek brothers, grocery.
p9 photograph of resident using a water pump, notes on the Green and housing which has been demolished to be replaced by modern housing.
p10 planting the jubilee oak.
p11-12 the parish church, includes photo of clergyman holding baby, David Ian Creek, baptised 4th April 1965.
p13 The Cage.
p14 The Institute.
p15 The Youth Club.
p16-32 the Women's Institute - detailed with range of photographs.
p33-34 Eaton Socon County Primary School.
p35 press cuttings re. development and industry.
p36-41 Brownies includes photos.
p42-43 The Mill and River Ouse with photos 'there is a comparatively safe area for swimming near the power stateion, where the water is always warm'.
p44 Darby and Joan club, WVS, British Legion (brief).
p45 bus timetables.
p46 'miscellaneous news items'.
p47 Shearwood Bros, bakery and booking office for coach tours. Photo of the exterior of the Manor House.
p48 Robert W J Finch Glove Manufacturer (with sample of glove).
p49 V J Anderson, butcher.
p50 St Neots Co-operative and J T Usher, green grocers.
p51 Bushmead School.
p52-53 The Girl Guides, with photo of guides at Thinking Day service.
p54-55 1st Eaton Socon Scout Group with snapshot of camp in Derby.
p56-57 The Cubs with snapshots of outing to London airport.
p58-59 new properties in Eaton Socon.
p60 Rates.
p61 Great North Road and press cutting about factory making pipes for smokers.
p62 Great North Road.
p63 Eaton Ford.
p64 Eaton Ford methodist church,
p65 Frosts Taxi Service, Eaton Ford Tractor Company.
p66 The Green, Eaton Ford.
p67 Dobney & Saunders, agricultural engineers,
p68 Eaton Ford Press.
p69 The Barley Mow (press cutting)
p70 Bridge completed 1965, photos.
p71 bat willows and osiers.
p72 Bowling green.
p73 Football club.
p74-75 Sunny Smile Ltd - advert for bably gifts manufactured by the company and newspaper cutting.
p76 Cricket field.
p77 the parish church.
p78-79 the countryside.
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