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Kirtling Old Photos
Post Office Hill, Kirtling
With thanks to Brian Whymark of Upend for these original postcards.
The Queen’s Head, Kirtling
With thanks to Brian Whymark of Upend for these original postcards.
Kirtling almshouses, built in 1842 by the Marquess of Bute
Children at Kirtling School in 1928 - photo courtesy of Rodney Vincent
The class of 1900
This photograph shows the class and teachers at Kirtling Village school in 1900. Can anyone help us put names to those young faces of 114 years ago?
Upend Old Photos
Now - Looking towards Hazel Cottage
The finger post at Upend as it is now
...and before the age of the motor car
Looking towards Gate Cottage
Threshing at ‘Six Acres’ in Upend c 1900
The next fascinating old photograph of 1896 shows Mrs Sharpe and two others outside a cottage that used to be located in the chalkpit in Upend. The original had been folded and kept for many years stuffed in a hole in a bathroom wall to stop the draught! If anyone can shed any light on who the other people are or what happened to the cottage, please email us.

Old cottage in Upend in 1896

No cottage remains on the site today