This is a ‘second volume’ of old photographs of the Coy and Bray families of Muston, mainly from the 1920s and 1930s, together with some photographs with their village friends. A lot of the photos were taken at what was number 3 Main Street, Muston and this house has now been re-numbered as number 12 today. The house is largely the same with the exception of the replacement windows, the removal of the garden gate in the centre of the front hedge and the opening up of a driveway on the right hand side. The old water pump outside is still partly there!
I thought I’d more or less finished this page with the photos in chronological order when my dad found another envelope of old photographs, some of which I’ve added in towards the bottom of the article. He’s assured me he doesn’t think he has any more!
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Another brilliant instalment. Many thanks.
Lovely photos, really enjoyed showing my children. I think we have some similar photos of old Muston school also Bray, Topps and Coy holiday trips.
Dear Clare, It would be great to be able to add some more pictures of Muston School and families to our local history project’s archives. Please contact us by email if we can be of any assistance to you. As with Iain’s wonderful collection, they will be gold nuggets for future researchers into the past of our corner of the world. With best wishes.
Just an observation Iain, the shop window photo is not my mothers and it was not in Clifton. My mums bakery and shop which was founded by my grandfather Harry Gibbons who is pictured with horse and your dad in your magnificent selection above. the business was at 53 Kirkby Street in the Meadows Nottingham. I have no idea where the window in your photograph could be. I had never seen the photograph of my mum Barbara Bray (second from the top) and I am so grateful to you for the opportunity to have it. with Kind regards and many thanks, David Gibbons
Hi David. My Dad got the label wrong on the shop photo as he said it was his Aunt Barbara’s shop window about the time of the last war! He’s remembered the Kirkby Steet address in the Meadows – can’t think who’s the shop window was though! I hadn’t seen the top photo of my Grandad until recently as it wasn’t with the others and I’m glad we found it. Kind regards, Iain.
I stumbled across this site to discover photos of my great grandmother Lucy challands and my grandmother Nora Challands it was so lovely to see them. Thankyou to the person who took their time to upload them.
What a wonderful surprise not only 2 pictures of my Daddy Peter Robinson but one that I had never seen before of him on his motorcycle. Fantastic thank you 😀
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