People

c1940 Newspaper article - Donington Stalwarts of 35 years ago

Ruby Sharpe 1930s

1936 Newspaper notice - Wedding of Ruby Sharpe to Fred Hunt

1922 August - Tea in the harvest field, Bank Farm, Donington Fen.

Ruby Sharpe on the right.

1921 - Ted Chapman with his son George. The farmhouse was on the corner of Malting Lane and Towndam Lane

1950c Chris Hammond (Son of Egbert 'Tuffy' Hammond) & Jim Clark inside 'Ince Clarks' shop, Market Place

1943c - Ted 'Clockie' Goodacre and Egbert 'Tuffy' Hammond

Clockie had a clock-repair shop and Tuffy a baker's shop, both on the High Street.

Courtesy of Chris Hammond

1943c - Royal Observer Corp - Jesse Ault, Egbert 'Tuffy' Hammond and John King, front.
Courtesy of Chris Hammond.

1943c - Madge & Egbert 'Tuffy' Hammond.
Courtesy of Chris Hammond

1945c - Austin delivery van - E.H. Hammond - baker.
Courtesy of Chris Hammond

1953 - Egbert 'Tuffy' Hammond displaying 100th birthday cake.
Courtesy of Chris Hammond

1976 - Award presentation - Police Special Inspector 4126 E.H. Hammond.
Courtesy of Chris Hammond

1976 - 25 years service award - Police Special Inspector E.H. Hammond.
Courtesy of Chris Hammond

1999 - newpaper article of Bill Hunter and his "Baxters" Windmill

The Black Swan - George (d:1974) & Evelyn Willoughby

William Stapleton Royce (1858 - 1924)

A former resident of Komani House, was an English Labour Party politician who served as Member of Parliament for the Holland-with-Boston constituency from 1918 until 1924. 

Dr Edward Morris with his wife Amanda Caroline (nee De Laporte).

Dr Edward Morris the village GP.
Courtesy of John Holden

1914 Dr Morris' 7 children.
Courtesy of John Holden

1939 Newspaper 'Daughter of Donington Doctor - Wedding of Miss Janet Morris'

1938 - Richard ‘Dickie’ and Ada Gleed (nee Fletcher) taken at their Golden Wedding Anniversary in 1938.
Courtesy of John Holden

 ‘The Browntoft boys’ Edwin and Arthur Fletcher.
Courtesy John Holden

The Rev George Elson, vicar from 1927 to 1945.
Courtesy of John Holden

1930c - St Mary & The Holy Rood Choir with Rev G A Elson.

1952 Donington Church Choir - Easter 

Front: David Chapman, unknown, Mrs Barnsdale (Organist), Rev. McGowan, unknown, unknown, unknown, unknown
2nd Row: Brian Modd, John Pearson, unknown, Richard Clark, Tony Ovens, Robert Lenton, Ivan Roper, Brian Empringham, Alec ? unknown, unknown.
3rd Row: Keith Moore, David Empringham, Hanson, Geoff Cowdell, David Clark, Geoff Robinson, Tony Stacey, Richard Chapman.
Back: Woods, John Clark, Jim Ovens, unknown, unknown, Stan Woods.
Courtesy of John Pearson

Barnsdale Butcher's shop to the right of the Black Bull Hotel, now incorporated with the pub - and known as the 'Bistro' room.

Men of Barnsdales. At the left, in the background is number 25 High Street - now the library

Unknown group of field workers

'Mann's noted fish & chips' in the yard of The Peacock Inn - 1950's

Mayday May 19th 1909

'Opening of Donington Water Co. - Jan 19th 1911'

Gospel Meeting - appears to be the same photograph as above!

Horse Fair - 1920

Donington Station porters with milk churn

1948 Donington School Party

Courtesy of John Holden