Article by Colin Ferguson (from Tollerton Village Newsletter April 2019) Do you remember the Tollerton Morris Men? The origins of this remarkable group of locals go back to the construction…
Category: People
We have had some memorable people living in Tollerton and some people have given their personal memories too. If you have a memory you would like to share, let us know and we can add that on to the site.
Iris Stirland’s Memories of 1940-1945 In 1986 the Tollerton Village Newsletter featured an article written by Iris Stirland about the family’s experiences between 1940 and 1945. Originally this was published…
What a delightful afternoon Linda Swann (nee Morris) and I (Barbara Storrie) had when we visited Mrs Gretton this afternoon! She is 101 years old, takes a keep fit class…
I read your article with great interest and enjoyment about last year’s old boys tour of Tollerton Hall. I was unaware of the event and would have loved to have…
Pacy/Pacey, Leeson and Kettleburn are all old Tollerton family names dating back to the late 1600s. All these families were referred to in Sidney Potter’s ‘A History of Tollerton’ published…
Many thanks to Maureen for writing this article. We ‘found’ Maureen when one of the ‘old boys’ was visiting the Hall in 2016 and recalled a ‘Mrs Lillie’ that taught…
Tracing Tollerton born ancestors Links between the Porter, Garton and Whittaker families When Yvonne and Lewis Raven moved from Stapleford to Tollerton in 1978 they knew little about the village…
Some ex pupils from St Hugh’s arranged to visit the Hall and one of the history group tagged along to record their memories. There were about 15 old schoolboys from…