She tells of the traction engine mishap in the Hollow in 1918 when her mother cared for the driver, Mr Harry Read, great-grandfather of the present Mr George Read, of Mitcheldean, and of how Mr Read miraculously escaped without being scalded and the funnel saving the engine from turning over.

From the book 'Highest Point of Dean' by Maurice V. Bent

Roy Nelson tells how children living on the Hill at school at the Slad were
invited by Mr. Read to have a ride in the trailer, having delivered coke to the
school.

Travelling back over he dropped the children at the top of the Hill. Making his
way down The Hallow the accident occurred - I understand the engine got into
difficulty and the edge of the road gave way, resulting in the engine rolling
over, the funnel dug nto the ground stopping the engine from rolling to the back
of Mrs. Helen Allen's house.

The driver Mr. Harry Read, got out unhurt and was taken into Mr H Smith's house
in The Hallow to be treated for shock.

These details were reproduced from the book 'Highest Point of Dean' by Maurice V. Bent

Drybrook Ambulance Prize Team 1909
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John and Eva Smith Bream 1
John and Eva Smith Bream 2
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Further to the picture of Mary Meek stood outside her shop at Bream, I have attached two much earlier ones of John & Eva Smith taken outside the same premises. One at the front and one displaying their fine pony and trap.
 
I can't find anything in the 1881 census about them, perhaps Slowhands would be kind enough to investigate

Ian

Archibald Ivor Davies
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My grandfather, Archibald Ivor Davies (also known as Ivor) born in Ruardean 1905. He moved to Coventry in the early 1930's, marrying in 1933. Ivor and his family returned to Mitcheldean having been bombed out of home and business in Coventry during the second world war and had a bakery in the main street.

Ruardean Hill Council School Class
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Drybrook Ambulance Class 1909
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James James and Harriet Hailes
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The Rising Generation
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I have no idea when it may have been taken, or who the children are.
Can anyone help?

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Coleford Carnival 1937
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Can anyone identify any of the people in this photo?

Bishopswood AFC 1923
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Ruardean Woodside School Class 1923
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Goodrich Castle
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Overturned Traction Engine
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Traction Engine that overturned in the Hollow, Ruardean Hill in 1916  
The driver was Harry Read

Joyford Baptist Chapel c1895
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This photo is the Baptist Chapel at the bottom of Joyford Hill, sometime around
the late 1890's. The gentleman standing on the right, with the impressive
moustache, is William Henry Adams, and the lady to his left is his wife, Kate
Elizabeth Vaughan.

Somewhere in the picture is their child, Daisy Maude Adams, my Grandmother.
Daisy (Lee, then from 1949, Niblett) became the organist at the same chapel.

Sometime around the early 70's the chapel was demolished, and my family came
into possession of the chapel treadle organ. I don't know what happened to the
organ itself, but my sister in Derbyshire still has the organ stool, although
it's been re-covered at least once.

If anybody has any other information relating to the photo I'd be very grateful.

Hope Mansell School 1894
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