A new Musbury School Group Photograph of the pupils for 1947 has been posted. We could do with your help with naming them. Click on school group photos. There are, of course, many similar pupils to the 1948 picture that has been named in full, but children can change a lot in one year!
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The Lost Pictures of Musbury
Following on from the article in Musbury Parish News for Spring 2022, there is now a new section on this website displaying them. Just click here. Please look through the pictures and try and help us track down the originals or at least good copies.
Sargeant Alfred “William” Cearley – A 1921 Census Update
Those of you who were interested by the mystery surrounding the first-named on the Musbury War memorial may be interested to read the update following the publication of the 1921 Census recently. Just click on 1921 Update.
William Farley Lethbridge
If you ever noticed the name at the bottom of the main east window of the church or read stories of this previous owner of Mountfield, you can now find out more by clicking here.
What’s in a Name? – All Surnames
Click on What’s in a Name to see the full list of Musbury surnames to support the article in the Winter Parish News
The Mystery of Sargeant Alfred “William” Cearley
Click here for the full story of what we have learnt about the first named on the Musbury War Memorial. It is an intriguing tale…
1948 School Group Photo
This has now been named in full, but please leave any anecdotes or memories about the pupils by leaving a comment. Click on school group photos. More years to follow, when we have time.
School Group Photos
A new section has been added showing historic school group photos. Please view and let us know if you can help with 1948. More to follow, hopefully.
The Hind Update (Golden Hind / New Inn)
A new history of The Hind has been put on Musbury Heritage, but essentially it ends just post-WW2. Check out this link, read the history and see if you can add to the more recent details shown in the timeline.
Yonder Mount – Info Request
Does anyone know when the road up to Yonder Mount was built and over what period the houses were built? I’m trying to date an aerial photograph.