| Snitterfield, Warwickshire |
| Snitterfield is a pleasant village which lies about 4 miles north of Stratford-upon-Avon. I have lots of family connections with the village. My grandfather, Fred Jones, was a blacksmith here, as was his son, my Uncle Ern. Mum and Dad lived at Langley when they were first married - in 1928. For more information on this pretty village, visit www.snitterfield.com |
| This postcard is entitled "Marching to Church. Unveiling of Snitterfield War Memorial Aug 15th 1920". |
| Bell Lane, probably in the 1930s. |
| Snitterfield, Wolverton Road - a postcard posted to Leamington in April 1907. |
| A rather poor quality postcard from the early 1900s. |
| Smith's Lane - super old postcard !! |
| Smith Lane Corner. This postcard bears the address "The Orchard, Snitterfield" and was posted to Warwick in the early years of the 20th Century - I can't read the date. |
| Stock's Tree and Smiths Lane. |
| The Old Stores. |
| The Square, probably around 1960. |
| Another poor quality card, this one of the ford and stepping stones in 1906. |
| We'd be delighted if you would sign our Guest Book ! We welcome suggestions, corrections and constructive criticism - or just say "Hello !" and tell us where you come from. |
| Rats on the Move. When she was a young girl, in Snitterfield, my mother was lucky enough to have a bicycle and used to ride all round the nearby countryside. One day whilst crossing Yarningdale Common in about 1920, she saw what appeared to be a brown carpet across the road, several feet wide. As she drew closer, she saw movement, and being a young girl and a bit nervous, she stopped, got off her bike and slowly approached. Then she realised that it was rats, hundreds of rats, crossing the road and moving off across the common. She didn't stick around to see what happened and cycled home in a hurry. Of course everyone in the village soon learned of her experience and several other people told her and my grandfather of similar experiences of "rats on the move", both in Warwickshire and elsewhere. Has anyone else heard similar tales ? Tell us about them - email us ! |
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