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Marton School

A shot of Marton School with some pupils sitting on the wall.

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The same scene today
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The two merged bring the old pupils back, and replaces that lost chimney
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Next the Church in Marton.

Built in 1873 the picture is from just after the end of the First World War, about 1920

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The same scene today
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Nothing much has changed, although the trees have grown a fair bit
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1937, The Coronation of King George VI, Marton

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The same view 2014
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Relatively few changes, although the old farm buildings are now houses
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Low Garth, Marton

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Todays View
Although Low Garth is little changed, the cottage next door is long gone
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Mountain Ash and the Village Shop

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Todays view, the shop is gone
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Bringing it back.............
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The Heights and the Punchbowl

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2014 view
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Although the Heights is little changed, the Punch Bowl clearly shows that much of the building isn't as old as one would suppose. Also note that both the 1st floor dormer windows have been inserted, although only one was in place when this shot was taken. Originally the 1st floor window at this point was below the right hand dormer, as shown in the 4th shot of this series, below
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The Punch in its almost original form. The original first floor window can clearly be seen blocked up below the just built dormer window. Today there are 2 dormers (see above). Further down this page you will find a shot from 1903 showing the Punch in its original form

Also interesting to see that the extensions to both sides are not there, although there appears to be a lean to structure to the left

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Grafton 1850

 A common photo seen around the village
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The picture above is labelled "Grafton 1850".  I dont have any evidence for this, but I have rescanned it aand some more details have emerged. It has been pointed out to me that the house on the left was built in 18  which clearly dates the photo after that.
The building in the background on the right is clearly signed "Shoulder of Mutton", this being Graftons long gone Pub.
The young man in the centre of the picture is walking down the hill to the left as we look at him and appears to be walking away from what is a parked bicycle left in the middle of the road. Further up there is plenty of evidence of village life in full swing, including chickens roaming free on the viillage roads.
The roads are unmetalled: certainly an intersting challenge on cold wet winter mornings!
Surprising (for me at least) the roads are very wide with, unlike today, clear footpaths running between the houses and the road.
One very obvious feature which becomes more and more apparant as we look at these old pictures is how the modern gardens and trees encroach on the open aspect of the village: the buildings on the right  on the old picture are very clear, but on the modern one are entirely obscured by trees.

Modern View

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Merged old with new

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Wedding Party, Outside Ivy House, 1910

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Here is the Daniel family outside Ivy House ~1910. The old chap 3rd from left is Mr J Daniel, the tenant farmer, and grandfather of our own Billy Daniels ho still lives in the village, and who kindly lent me this picture.

The Same View Today

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...Like They Never Left

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The Modern View of Marton

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Merged into the Modern View

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Marton towards Grafton

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The Hunt, early 20th century

The Same View Today

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Old Merged With New

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Cricket Team (And Friends) Posing Outside Town House Farm

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Town House Farm Today

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Old Combined With New

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Punch Bowl About 1903

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The Same Scene Today

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1903 meets 2010

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Another Shot of the Punchbowl Circa. 1910

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It Looks Prettier in 2010..

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It Is Only When the Two are Merged That the Differences are Clear

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