20th Century Pictures of Flaxton

Pictures from the 20th Century

This section will provide memories of the village in the 20th Century and before.

We are looking for material please.

Current content provided by Brian Gillie, Chris and Janet Irish, Gill Ramsden, Felicity and Peter Jones, Signal Box Photographs from Edward Waterson

Flaxton House

Flaxton Station

Flaxton Railway Station

Post Card Franked at Flaxton Station Post Office 1911

Flaxton Rice Lane beyond Oak Busk

St Lawrence Church

Flaxton Church East End Published by Herbert Outhwaite

Flaxton Parish Church Published by Herbert Outhwaite

Flaxton War Memorial Published by Herbert Outhwaite

Flaxton Lodge Published by Herbert Outhwaite

Old School circa 1915 – Chris and Janet Irish

Green looking east close-up

Flaxton North showing Fairview and Flaxton House

Green looking east

Flaxton North with Primitive Methodist Church in distance

Fairview pre-1910

South View of Flaxton Published by Herbert Outhwaite of General Store

Flaxton Village Published by Herbert Outhwaite

Elm Tree & pub

Blacksmiths with Horse, Cart and Dogs

Pub with shop

Blacksmiths and Shop from the Corner of York Lane

Maypole dancing at The Rectory

Old School 1953

1985 daffodils & Bass Pub

1989 shop & post office (now Eastlands)

1989 shopkeepers – the Plasketts

1988 Mallard at Flaxton

1987 Flying Scotsman

1987 diesel railcar

Flaxton Station Level Crossing Signal Box with Car

The Signal Box on the Southbound approach

The Signal Box looking North towards the Thompsons

The Signal Box from Render’s forecourt

1985 a flock passes by

1984 view from the window of Old Post Cottage

1985 outside Manor House

1985 homeward bound

1984 sandcastles for cows

1984 removing flat roof of Old Post Cottage

1989 history exhibition

1989 history with Tom Smith

Tom Smith Thank you Letter to Canon Marchant

1987 bungalow engulfed by The Hollies

Forge Cottage

Children with Caption

Mr Footitt Garden

John SMedley

Flaxton Postie

British Rail Man

Blenkin_Bradley

Blacksmiths with Filling Station

Blacksmith

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