Photographs of Preston folk
(Above) Ezra Boston (1892 - 1939) the
son of Minnie Boston. In 1901 he was living
with his grand parents William and
Elizabeth (nee Reeves) Boston at
Crunnells Green, Preston. Ezra married
Daisy Sharp, the daughter of Robert and
Louisa (nee Winch) and moved to Whitwell.
(I am grateful to Natalie Davies for kindly
giving permission to include this
photograph)
Above are George S. Sharpe and Annie
White who were married at St Marys,
Hitchin on 10 October 1900. George
was born in 1878, the son of Samuel
who was born at Preston in 1848.
Samuel’s parents were John and Mary
Sharpe.
(I am grateful to Pat for providing this
photograph.)
Above are James Hedley
(licencee of Red Lion 1920 -
1945) and his wife
Preston Cricket Club Dinner, 1950 1 Mick Harper; 2 Alec Currell; 3 Arthur Marlow; 4 D Kimber; 5 ?
Jenkins; 6 Horace Jenkins; 7 Frank Pugh; 8 Margaret Meadows; 9 Cliff Tomlin; 10 Bill Stanley
Preston School group circa 1952 1 Ray Whitby; 2 Chris Newell; 3 Jean Perry; 4 Rosemary
Crawley; 5 Mr ‘Freddie’ Orchard headmaster; 6 Arthur Baker; 7 Ted Harper; 8 Jim Jenkins?; 9
David Crawley;10 Mike Woodhams; 11 ? Mardell; 12 ? Mardell; 13 Malcolm Newell
St Martin’s, Preston Young Wives on their fifth birthday, 1962 1 Mrs (Spindle) Smith;
2 Joyce Garner ?; 3 Clarice Bryan; 4 Betty Palmer; 5 Eileen Newell
(Note: some of these ladies lived in Langley)
The Chequers Outing, 1950 1 Mr Dobbs; 2 Bill Woodhams; 3 Mary Woodhams; 4 Mike
Woodhams; 5 Johnny Woodhams; 6 Brian Woodhams; 7 Rosemary Crawley; 8 David Crawley; 9
Nan Wray;10 Cecil Jenkins; 11 Maggie Jenkins; 12 Bill Bailey; 13 Jean Perry. Also among the
standing adults are Mrs Crawley; Mick Waller; Bill Walker; Mrs Dobbs and Dorothy Bailey. Among
those in the front row areJohn Perry; Les Walker; Doug Crawley; Ted Harper and Mrs Perry.
St Martin’s Sunday School outing early 1950s 1 Robin Freeman; 2 Clarice Bryan; 3 Elaine
Yallop; 4 Doris Freeman; 5 Pat Salisbury; 6 David Crawley; 7 Peter Reid; 8 Helen Baker; 9 Martin
Yallop?;10 Michael Woodhams; 11 Peter Woodhams; 12 Brian Woodhams; 13 Douglas ? Crawley;
14 Margaret Meadows. Also in the group are believed to be Peter Freeman; Rosemary Crawley;
Pauline Salisbury; Diane Jenkins; Peter Waller; Pat Salisbury and Ruth Meadows.
A Preston Junior School Class circa 1952 1 Mrs Nunn; 2 Peter Lane; 3 Freddy Baker; 4
Arthur Baker; 5 Julie Mardell; 6 Elsie Mardell; 7 Tony Mardell; 8 Chris Newell; 9 Ray Whitby;
10 Gilian Whitby; 11 ? Mardell;
St Martin’s Sunday School Outing early 1950s 1 Jean Perry; 2 Freddie Baker; 3 Pat Reid (nee
Currall); 4 Win Salisbury; 7 Mrs Yallop; 6 Margaret Meadows; 7 Elaine Yallop; 8 William Stanley;
9 Donald ? Reid; 10 ? Altham?
Another St Martin’s Sunday School outing. 1 Clarice Bryan; 2 Margaret Meadows; 3 Pat Reid
and others include Mrs Hollingsworth; Boby Salisbury; Sally Cross; Jackie Woodcock; Peter
Meadows, Philip Reid; Malcolm Yallop and Susan Salisbury
Yet another St Martin’s Sunday School outing. 1 Eileen Newell Others include Betty Watson;
Erica Turrell; Susan Turrell; John Turrell; Mike Garner; M Kimber; Susan Currell and Mrs Newell.
An event on The Green in the early 1960s 1 Robert Sunderland; 2 Eileen Newell; 3 Mrs
Armstrong; 4 Barbara Newell. Others include Mrs Currell; Audrey Massey; Tom, Marilyn, David
and Vi Kimber; Jockey and Emily Peters;Margaret and Ruth Meadows; Sid and Pamela Raffell;
Erica Turell; Derek Miles; Mr and Mrs Fallowfield; Mrs, Leslie and Liz Mardell and Doris Freeman
The marriage of Rodney Philip Bolan and Jacqueline Margaret Woodcock (aka Jacki Currell)
at St Martin’s Church, Preston on 3 October 1964 1 Alec Currell with one of the Currell twins;
2 Sylvia Currell with the other twin; 3 Mark Currell