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• Bottom of Church Hill
  There is some uncertainty about this picture.
  
  Photo given to Gill Brown. She believes it to be of the bottom of Church Hill looking up the hill.
  
  Date not known but by the people's dress possible the 1880s.
• Hollowell School Photo 1963?
  Back row right to left: Jennie Fountain, ???, ???, Dorothy Smith, Vanessa or Yvonne Howe.
  
  Teacher on left is Mrs Bonsor.
  
  Front row second from left is Vanessa or Yvonne Howe.
  
  Back row from R to L: Jennie Fountain, ???, ???, Dorothy Smith, Vanessa or Yvonne Howe, . . .
  
  Front Row from L to R: ???, Vanessa or Yvonne Howe, . . .
• Aerial View of Hillview and Hillside Cottage,Guilsborough Hill
  The estimated date of the photo is 1995,6.
• View of Main Road, Creaton
  This is at the junction of Main Road, Creaton with Violet Lane.
  
  Date not known. Early 1900s??
• 1954 View of Creaton Road with the Old Cottage
  The cottage has since been demolished.
  Date not known. Early 1900s??
  
  V C Douglas has a copy of this photo and on the back is written:
  "Taken in 1954 by Joe Turner, stockman for Wills Tobacco, Thornby. View from the bridge looking towards the Green. David J Howard"
• View of Creaton Road and Kent Cottage, Hollowell
  Date not known. Early 1900s??
  
  Kent Cottage is on the left. Arthur Stafford lived in the cottage on the right and the cottage fell apart. It was made of wattle and daub.
• View of Creaton Sanitorium
  Date not known. Early 1900s??
• Teeton Road, Guilsborough
  A view of Teeton Road, Guilsborough.
  
  Date not known. Early 1900s??
• The Church Room, Teeton
  A view of the Church Room, Teeton, taken probably in the early 1900s?
  
  This is a postcard. On the back there is no information as to the source of the photo, it just has printed "This is a real photograph".
  
  Date not known. Looking at the clothing in H0118 we estimate that the pictures were taken in the early 1900s.
  
  It is now called The Olde Church House.
• Teeton Views
  Two views of Teeton, circa early 1900s?
  
  These are postcards. On the back there is no information as to the source of the photo, it just has printed "This is a real photograph".
  
  Date not known. Looking at the clothing in 0118 we estimate that the pictures were taken in the early 1900s.
• Various Photos of the Hollowell May Queen
  There used to be festivities in the Village for May Day, with a May Queen, sometimes a procession through the village and a Village Fete.
  
  1, The May Queen in about 1989 - 1991. That year the May Quueen was Kate Lakie, with Katie Horne and Amy Leach.
  
  2. A second image from the same year. On the right-hand side of the first image is Judith Cook, who lived in Hillside Cottage, Guilsborough Hill and was a member of the village hall committee.
  
  3. The May Queen in about 1997.
  
  4,5. Two more images of the Hollowell May Queen, date unknown.
  
  6. The Hollowell May Queen from a different year, being taken through the village by horse and cart.
  
  7 From the same year as the previous image - in Hollowell Village Hall.
  
  8. The same year as the previous two images - a gathering in Church Hill.
• The Red Lion, Hollowell
  The Red Lion was an alehouse on Guilsborough Hill, just below Hillside Cottage. It was demolished and the bungalow, Rostrevor, was built on the site. In the 1930s it was run by Jack and Ena Smith, and by Ena's parents before that.
• Creaton Sanitorium
  A picture of Creaton Sanitorium, which mainly housed men with TB. It is now the site of Highfield Park.
• The White Horse, Teeton
  This is a picture of the White Horse in Teeton.
  
  1870? The date is a guess.
  
  Angie Walbank's parents kept this pub.
• A Teeton Cottage
  This is a picture of a thatched cottage in Teeton, no longer there..
  
  1880? The date is a guess.
  
  This is on the road to Creaton. The cottage on the right of the image is one end of the last house on the left going out of the village towards Creaton.
• Old Hollowell from the Air
  This is a picture of Hollowell taken from the air.
  
  The picture was taken on 21st April 1967. We believe that the RAF were photographing the whole country.
• Coach & Horses Pub on Guilsborough Hill
  The date of 1880s is a guess.
  This is no longer a pub and is called Hill House.
• Grave of George G Leatherland
  Jane Burn writes:
  
  On October 5 2018 I went with my dad William Leatherland (grandson of Frank Leatherland of Hollowell) to visit the grave of his great uncle George Goodman Leatherland at Bagneux British Cemetary, Gezaincourt in France.
  
  It was a glorious and warm sunny day….such a contrast to the mud, chaos and horror of 100 years ago in the Somme.
• WW1 Armistice Commemoration - A Beacon is Lit
  In November 2018 the country marked 100 years since the end of WW1 with a series of events.
  
  This is the beacon that was lit in the churchyard after the service.
• Armistice Display - Silhouette of a Soldier and Poppies outside the Church
  In November 2018 the country marked 100 years since the end of WW1 with a series of events.
  
  Outside the church was one of the silhouettes of a WW1 soldier that was lit at night and had a display of the "plastic" poppies in front.
• WW1 Armistice - 100 Years Commemoration in Hollowell Village Hall
  In November 2018 the country marked 100 years since the end of WW1 with a series of events.
  
  Jan and Crawford Craig and Viv Benjamin made a display of WW1 pictures and memorabilia in the Village Hall.
  
  1, 2 Some folders of images that was part of the display.
  
  3. Information about William Rhodes-Moorhouse VC.
  
  4-9. There were some display boards giving information about local men who served.
  
  10. This is a triangular bandage with pictures of all the different ways that the bandage can be used to strap up wounded colleagues.
  
  11. This was about some of the men who died in the First World War.
  
  12. A floral display supplied by Viv Benjamin.
  
  In Hollowell there was a small display in the Village Hall in the afternoon, with special reference to the men of Hollowell who died. Tea and biscuits provided. At 6pm there was a Special service of remembrance in the church. This included a dedication of the commemorative bench which was subsequently to be placed in the pocket park. Then at 7pm A beacon was lit in the churchyard and the Hollowell Church bell rang out, joining a peal of bells from churches across the nation.
  After this, there were refreshments in the village hall, another chance to see the display and get together with friends and neighbours.
  Poppies had been made from bits of plastic bottles et al by Viv Benjamin, Emily Curtis and others and Paul Charter had made a series of silhouettes of WW1 soldiers.
• WW1 Armistice Poppies and Silhouette of a Man at the Bus Stop
  In November 2018 the country marked 100 years since the end of WW1 with a series of events.
  
  Hollowell produced a display in the village hall and decorated the village bus stop. Paul Charter made a series of silhouettes of WW1 soldiers one of which was erected at the bus stop. Viv Benjamin and Emily Curtis made poppies out of plastic bottles to create the display shown in the planters by the bus stop.
  
  Here are 4 images of the bus stop.
• Photographs Recording the Renovation of Hollowell Village Hall (Group 5 of 5)
  During 1988-90 Hollowell Village Hall was renovated. This was when the present extension with the lobby, bar and toilets were added
  
  *** Can anyone add any names to the pictures? ***
  
  These pictures were passed to the archivist by Barry Wendon. He had them because he was previously on the Village Hall Committee, including at the time of the renovations.
  
  1. The New Extension Showing the Roof Timbers Going on.
  
  2. The New Extension - the Doorway being Fitted.
  
  3. Workers build the Walls of the New Extension.
  
  4. View of the Village Hall from the Car Park with a man holding drinks.
  
  5. View of the Village Hall from the Car Park looking dark.
  
  6. View of the Village Hall from the Car Park looking sunny.
• Photographs Recording the Renovation of Hollowell Village Hall (Group 4 of 5)
  During 1988-90 Hollowell Village Hall was renovated. This was when the present extension with the lobby, bar and toilets were added
  
  *** Can anyone add any names to the pictures? ***
  
  These pictures were passed to the archivist by Barry Wendon. He had them because he was previously on the Village Hall Committee, including at the time of the renovations.
  
  1. Two Workers Sitting outside the Old Extension.
  
  2. The Completed New Extension looking along the Footpath.
  
  3. The Completed New Extension looking from the Car Park.
  
  4. A Worker Demolishing the Old Extension.
  
  5. The Kitchen Area Before the Renovation.
  
  6. The New Extension looking from the Churchyard.
  
  7. The Units Going into the New Extension Bar Area.
  
  8. Partly Built Walls of the New Extension.
  
  9. The Base of the New Extension showing the Damp-proof under-floor layer.
• Photographs Recording the Renovation of Hollowell Village Hall (Group 3 of 5)
  During 1988-90 Hollowell Village Hall was renovated. This was when the present extension with the lobby, bar and toilets were added
  
  *** Can anyone add any names to the pictures? ***
  
  These pictures were passed to the archivist by Barry Wendon. He had them because he was previously on the Village Hall Committee, including at the time of the renovations.
  
  1. Starting to Build the Walls of the Extension.
  
  2. Demolishing the Old Extension.
  
  3. Inside the New Entrance with the Doors and Window Fitted.
  
  4. The Old Extension Partly Demolished.
  
  5. Roof Timbers Going on the New Extension.
  
  6. The Old Extension Partly Demolished, with Barry Wendon and Dawn Fountain.
  
  7. Bricklayers at work on the New Extension.
  
  8. The Base of the New Extension showing the Damp-proof under-floor layer.
  
  9. Partly Demolished Wall with Maureen Butler.