Pymoor - Index of Photographs

Introduction to the Photographs

Each of the pictures listed here comes with various notes and background information. If you have a slow link to the site, you may wish to turn off graphics in your browser in order to read the accompanying material.

The photographs were provided by a number of villagers. Please read the credits.

Aerial Views

The Village (104k): Taken from high above Pymoor Lane, this picture shows most of the village.
Main Street (22k): Here Main Street is viewed from the east. The chapel is in the centre of this view.
Pymoor Lane (51k): A view of the last properties at the bottom of Pymoor Lane. It was taken from the same 1992 photograph as the pictures above.
The Village Crossroads (61k): Here is a close up of the cross roads at the centre of the village. The picture comes from an earlier shot, believed to have been taken in 1971 or 1972.
Wadlow's Farm (44k): This farm no longer exists. It was pulled down in 1992, but used to stand on the eastern side of Main Street as you entered the village from the south.
Pumping Engine House (53k): The original engine house still stands on the river bank. This view probably dates from the 1970s.

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Other Modern Views

Village Sign (44k): Close-ups showing the two painting schemes.
New Houses (27k): The first few properties on the north side of Pymoor Lane.
Main Street (27k): Two views of the southern approach to the village.
The Knife and Steel (20k): This picture shows the approach to the cross roads from Main Street including the old pub.
Bus Shelter (11k): This picture zooms in from the one above and shows the bus shelter and village sign.
The Post Office (32k): Next to the knife and Steel stands the old general store.
Straight Furlong (16k): Taken from the Cross Roads and showing the northern exit from the village.
The Road to Welney (34k): Two miles north of Pymoor! The description tells of the difficulties of fen road building.
The Village School (43k): Taken after harvest in 1998, this represents the most easterly building in the village.
Oxlode Fishing Lakes (61k): The remains of the clay pits, dug in 1993, to provide material to strengthen the banks of the Bedford Rivers.
The Cricket Club (34k): The Pavilion and Social Club building on the Recreation Ground.
Frith Head Drove (23k): A typical local by-road! Pure mud!
Womens Institute Hall (40k): The meeting place of the W.I. and the local polling station at elections.
The Old Blacksmith's Shop (47k): This was converted to a general store before it closed, so no sign of horses here!
A Private Footpath from Oxlode Lakes (94k): One of the prettier local paths.
The Ouse Washes (64k): A winter sunset and mid-day summer sun are seen in these two views taken from near the Oxlode lakes.

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Village Life through the Years

Fancy Dress Dance (29k): This was held in the W.I. Hall in 1930 or 1932.
Sports Day (113k): Three views of what is believed to be the 1953 Sports Day with more questions than answers in the text!
Potato Harvest (16k): An old photo of the crop gathered and a gang glad the work is over!
Beet Harvest (26k): Working on harvesting sugar beet in 1941.
Old Houses (44k): The houses replaced by the new houses (26k) on Pymoor Lane.
Election Parade (27k): Cars gather at Pymoor's flour mill and granary to go canvassing in the 1950s.
Church Parade (20k): Was this a celebration of the coronation in 1953?
Bog Oak (48k): Prehistoric Tree found buried in Pymoor in the early 1960s.

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Credits

Apart from my own pictures, the photographs on this page and linked to it come from the collections of David and Valerie Marshall, who also helped with the scanning a number of the photographs, Tony Taylor, Tony Smith, Kath Lark, Liz Fitzgerald and Cynthia Parson. Thanks to all these for their contribution to this site.

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Updated 21 April 1999