Audrey Carnson (nee Watson) remembered her time during the war: We had a good life. We were all poor – probably we were less poor than some, as it was only me…
The knackery
A knackerman is a person who collects dead, dying and injured farm animals and horses, then sells the meat or hides.Jack Waterfield ran the Three Holes knackers yard in Mudd’s Drove in…
Eastern Counties buses
The the green Eastern Counties bus garage opened in 1935. Edna Dalton remembered it being built by labourers who lodged at the Red Hart pub, looked after by Mrs. Fiske. The garage…
The Silver Jubilee 1977
The Silver Jubilee marked the the 25th anniversary of Queen Elizabeth II’s accession to the throne. In Three Holes the organising committee included chairman Hugh Beckett, secretary Christine Nelson, treasurer John Chapman,…
Shops in Three Holes
Warby’s shop Murrell Warby the 3rd, son of John and Katherine, grandson of the original Murrell, became a shopkeeper, running a grocery and draperystore in Three Holes. It is likely he was…
Farmers and families in Three Holes village in 1851
The censuses give information about farmers and farming in Three Holes over the years. It is easy to find on databases now but when I started I had to get the microfilm…