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Sweet Briar Cottage (when thatched)

  • BCA - 2021.3182
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  • 2021

Sweet Briar Cottage, when thatched, once called The Patch, and the home of agricultural workers from Castle View Farm.

Nik Stanbridge

Castle View farmhouse

  • BCA - 2021.3055
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  • 2021

Castle View farmhouse, home to Albert and Mary E Townsend from purchase in 1935 to their deaths. Before this they had the Elephant and Castle for 22 years

Nik Stanbridge

Bill Hudson (Frank Hudson Father)

  • BCA - 2023.4036
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  • 1947

Photograph of Bill Hudson with others on a course in 1947. He was Frank Hudson’s father. His wife, one of Dora Townsend’s sisters died when Frank was 7 weeks old and Frank was raised by his grandparents on Castle View farm so Bill could go out to work but Bill lived in Broad Street so saw Frank all the time. At one time Bill worked in Central Garage in the Market Square. In this picture he is seen with people from other outlets for Ferguson Tractors, at the Fifteenth product course on April 29th 1947 where he represented Bathford of Swindon.

Written on the back of the photo are the names of the others
Lenfield Engineering (Kent) - A.C. Jacobs
Cortlett Sons and Cowley Ltd Isle of Man - Mr H Corkhill
Tractors Swindon Ltd Bathfield Mr W Hudson
Avon Valley Tractors Ltd Evesham - W.R. Frost
Burgess Motors Stafford - E.W. Beard

Janet Westman