Posts Tagged: Sopwell Home farm

Sopwell House and New Barnes Mill – Mary Myers

Posted by & filed under 1940s, Agriculture, Life and leisure, Mary Myers, Mills, Places and spaces, River Ver, Sopwell Park.

Mary was born in 1929 and lived in New House Park. She recalls the Barnett family who lived in Sopwell House, previously called Sopwell Manor, and how Lady Aileen Barnett was frequently caught speeding. She remembers picking mushrooms, the ice… More about ‘Sopwell House and New Barnes Mill – Mary Myers’»

Living in Sopwell Gate Lodge – Mrs Terry

Posted by & filed under 1920s, 1930s, Agriculture, Betty Terry, Early 20th century, Life and leisure, People, Places and spaces, Sopwell Park, Timeline, Work.

Mrs Betty Terry, born Betty Giddings in 1919, lived in Sopwell Gate Lodge in Cottonmill Lane for a few years from when she was about 9 years old. Her father worked as a cowman on Brown’s farm which was Sopwell… More about ‘Living in Sopwell Gate Lodge – Mrs Terry’»