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About Norton History Frederick Bowens Diaries | Frederick Bowens Diaries |
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A villager called Frederick Bowen kept a series of diaries from 1881 until 1920. He was a farm labourer and miller.
He recalled that in 1881 many people were buried by snow and a number froze to death. In Atherstone hailstones fell and the town was flooded, and many went home for dinner in boats. On 4th April 1889, the Prince of Wales came to Gopsall and later attended Leicester races. In 1891 Queen Victoria passed through Snarestone on her way to Derby to lay a stone at the infirmary. His first diary stated that the railway from Nuneaton to Ashby had opened in 1873 and the first load of Indian corn was unloaded at Snarestone station. He recalled Lord Curzon's coming of age when 900 bottles of champagne were consumed, and finally in 1919 Earl Howe's estate at Gotham in Nottinghamshire and Gopsall were sold and the flag pole at the hall came down forever. The last entry in his diary came in 1920 and said, "my hand will not write." He died in 1922 aged 75 years. |
Newsflash
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Two houses were broken into on Main Street on 14 December 2011. Please be extra vigilant and let the Poilce know of any information which may be of importance. Police are investigating a Silver BMW seen in the area... 101 - Police non-emergency phone number101 is the number to call when you want to contact your local police - when it’s less urgent than a 999 call. 101 is available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. |
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Please Please Please... Clean up after your dog "If you allow your dog to foul in any public place and do not clean it up you may be liable, on conviction, to a fine of upto £1,000" Hinckley and Bosworth Borough Council & Twycross Parish Council |
