August 2018 saw us show the DVD on Tollerton Hall that we had put together over the previous 18 months, mainly due to the hard work of Yvonne and Chris…
Tollerton (Notts) Village History Group Posts
Follow this link to read an interview with Mrs Gretton, the first head teacher, from 1999 1999 interview with Mrs Gretton We also had access to the School Log to…
Dorothy Singleton’s memories were presented to the Tollerton Friendship Club on 5 September, 1991. Dorothy lived on Melton Road but we are unsure of when she moved to Tollerton; she died…
Jim’s recordings about the second World War can be found via this link: http://www.iwm.org.uk/collections/item/object/80024314 The following story was written by Jim Blackburn (1920-2007) for the Tollerton newsletter. (Jim lived and…
The Airport has had many air shows and, in 1967 the Kings Cup Air races took place (this took place annually but was based at different airports). The programme, kindly…
Have a look at http://www.stpeters-tollerton.org.uk/history/ for some great detail on the history of the church.
If you have any comments on the web site or wish to add a contribution, please email this to: contact@tollertonvillagehistory.co.uk Other local history websites: Plumtree village: https://www.plumtreevillage.org.uk/history.asp
There are placques on the pill box near the air traffic control tower (taken when it was raining!) in commemoration of different squadrons and in memory of it’s activity during…
The Country Club unfortunately didn’t do too well. This brochure, kindly lent by Gerald and Shelia Cowlishaw, gives details of the Club promoting what it could offer you when you…