Draycott Collection

Draycott, Cotswold village, Blockley Station, on the Oxford, Worcester and Wolverhampton Railway, viewed from the south-east. Date: circa 1917

Draycott, Cotswold vllage, Oldborough Farm, men and scythes
Draycott, Cotswold village, Oldborough Farm, five men in field with scythes. Date: circa 1920

Draycott, Cotswold village, Oldborough Farm, harvest
Draycott, Cotswold village, Oldborough Farm, Hodgkins family group, bringing in the harvest pre-1915. Date: circa early 1910s

Draycott, Cotswold village, George, Annie and Jane Hodgkins Date: circa 1886

Draycott, Cotswold village, Edith Hodgkins, milkmaid
Draycott, Cotswold village, Edith Hodgkins (later Mrs Brown), milkmaid. Date: 1916

Haden Hill Coal Pits, Staffordshire
A typical Black Country coal mine. Sunk in 1893 by the Draycott Colliery Co, the colliery was originally known as the Klondyke and finally closed in 1943 Date: circa 1910

Draycott, Cotswold village, Dyer families
Draycott, Cotswold village, the Dyer families outside No. 1 Wellacres Cottages

Draycott, Cotswold village, ox roast for Coronation
Draycott, Cotswold village, ox roast to celebrate the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 2 June 1953. Date: 1953

Draycott, Cotswold village, celebrating Coronation
Draycott, Cotswold village, fancy dress procession led by Blockley Brass Band celebrating the Coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, 2 June 1953. Date: 1953

Draycott, Cotswold village, men celebrating Coronation
Draycott, Cotswold village, group photo including Charles Withers, George Cook, Bill Langbridge, Bert Ho...(?), celebrating the Coronation of King George VI. Date: 1937

Draycott, Cotswold village, Manny Curril and Olive Dyer Date: 1910

Draycott, Cotswold village, Withers family
Draycott, Cotswold village, Mr and Mrs Charles Withers with their children Martha, Harry and Joe

Draycott, Cotswold village, Mrs Roper and her children
Draycott, Cotswold village, Mrs Roper and her four children, the last tenants of The Brick House (in the orchard to the north of Farm Close). The house was built circa 1863 and demolished circa 1949

Draycott, Cotswold village, Mr and Mrs Rickards, photo taken at the field gate leading into Shop Lane Close (later Orchard View development)

Draycott, Cotswold village, Butler Saw Mills workmen with a steam traction engine in the background. Date: circa 1908

Draycott, Cotswold village, Bayliss-Taplin wedding group. The brides mother, Mrs Bayliss, sitting next to the bridegroom, lived at 1 Wellacres Cottages. Date: 1920

Charles Draycott as Salem Scudder in The Octoroon Date: late 19th century

Col Augustus Francis Andrew Nicol Thorne - Papers
Papers relating to Col Augustus Francis Andrew Nicol Thornes military career and family life, 1930-1931.Including: letters relating to his marriage settlement

Shadows of a Great City by J Jefferson & L R Sherwell
Promotional postcard for Shadows of a Great City by Joseph Jefferson and L. R. Sherwell. First produced in England at the Princesss Theatre

Avro 504K being used for joyriding in 1925. From Left: Mike Crocker, labourer; Capt P. Phillips; F.E. Draycott, assistant engineer and A.J. Adams, licensed engineer. Date: 1925

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