Ridgeway Pictures

PICTURES

Last updated 20.08.08

This cottage at ford was originaly a blacksmiths forge and warehouse operated by the Slaggs, the Slaggs lived in Oak House
And 3 brothers from this family fought in the American Civil War, 2 of them surviving to raise families there.

William Rodgers grinding Sickle blades, Phoenix works
Kindly donated by Joyce Rodgers

Main Rd, the Swan on the left, believed early 40s

Phoenix Works 2007, now Apartments

Phoenix Works

You all remember Eric Bolsover, note Bridge Inn	Whitsuntide singalong
This is how we were Pete Rotherham,Brenda Robinson, Robert Nicholson,Chris Fowler	3 Village beauties Josephine Cooper, Pat Conroy,Marion Marsh
Clifford & Chris Robins	Remember this
Eric Bolsover & Grandson	Joyce Rodgers
A fine body of men	Another fine body of men
Happy days Brenda Robinson,Valery Jones,Cliff Robins,Pete Rotherham,David Bowler	Police mug shot

--?-- Chris Robins,Jamie Plant,Ian Robins, Peter Rotherham

Tony Bird & Robert Brothwell

Pauline Lockwood,Peter Crookes,Geoffrey Lockwood,Andrea Booth, ? .

Fr/row L-R
Unknown,Dennis Whittaker,Geoff Crookes,Fred Clarke,John Fidler.
Standing Right Mr Sharp

Birley Hey Wheelhouse	Birley Hey Wheelhouse
Birley Hey Wheelhouse interior

Birley Hey Weir, frozen	Birley Hey Weir, not frozen
Ridgeway Methodist Chapel 1806	Methodist Chapel graveyard
Happy days ? ,?,Pete Rotherham,?, Robert Brothwell,Neil Boorman	Some of us are still around. David Bowler,Peter Crookes,Pauline Lockwood,Tony Bird.

David Clarkson

Robert Brothwell, Tony Bird,David Clarkson,Peter Crookes, Barry Plant.
Old Harrow

Joyce Rodgers,Josie Cooper,Pat Conroy	Ridgeway Kids 1953 Coronation, Any identification welcome
Identification welcome	back l-r David Bradbury,John Evans,Les Ward.Richard Tipler?,Richard Hardy Front l-r Kathleen Cranfield,Susan Lomas,Jenny Marsh,Anne Lowe,Doreen Twig,Elizabeth Archer,Rosemary Archer

Chapel Sunday school 1950

Back row L-R Lillian Rotherham,Winnie Biggin,Mrs Bacon
middle l-r Mrs Mills Mrs Clarke Mrs Rodgers Mrs Brown
Front l-r Hayden littlewood,Rev Portens, Mr Sketchley?
Ridgeway W.I.? c1950/Mothers Union?
Help with identification would be good

L-R back G Nicholson, C Walker,Horace Hessey,J Pearson, Fred Haslam, Ralph Shaw,F Glossop,-- --? Baden Robins (top), Fred Whitaker(bottom),Hugh Nicholson --?-- Frank Gibbins, Arthur Rodgers,D Seaton,Jack Bolsover.
L-R Middle, Ken Marsh,Eric Fisher, F Robins, A Keeton, Mr Lucas.
L-R front,Fred Nicholson,Frank Rodgers, Charlie Naughton (Swan), Dennis Whitaker
Any help in identifying these men would be welcome

Main Road, Marsh's farm/Craft Centre on left

Main Road 2007

Queens Head 2007 Formerly Huttons workshops	Ridgeway School 2007
Kent House 2007	Kent House
Ridgeway War Memorial 2007	White Swan 2007
Dr Darlings surgery? 2007	Marsh's Farm, Now Craft Centre 2007