Stories from Slad

Stories from Slad will be published in 3 volumes from 2020. In the meantime this “historical blog” is upcoming with samples from the book. Hope you enjoy the content!

Volume 1 1850 – 1918 available on Amazon here
Volume 2 1919 – 1940  available on Amazon here

This oil painting by F.E. Robertson depicts the centre of the village in 1894. From the Stroud District (Cowle) Museum Trust Collection.

From the same viewpoint, this postcard photograph from the 1920s shows the “builder’s stable” mentioned in Cider with Rosie. Could that be Laurie sitting on the bank with his brother?

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