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Cobham Landscape Detectives research note 5: the Manor of Vyaunds

Posted on 27th February 2018 by Ruiha Smalley

Introduction The family of Vyaundes (with various spellings) was in London and Cobham from at latest 1299 and Margery, the last of them, seem to have died about 1370. After that date, their land appears as a small manor, which … Continue reading →

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Cobham’s historic water supply

Posted on 20th February 2018 by Ruiha Smalley

Cobham Village Pump and Cistern 1778 – Parish Pump Moves In the mid 18th Century, Cobham Village’s water was supplied from a number of ponds and a parish pump with an underground cistern located in Cobham’s The Street, close to … Continue reading →

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Betty Bicker-Robinson remembers the villagers of Cobham 1938-40

Posted on 15th December 2017 by Ruiha Smalley

Betty Bicker-Robinson (nee King) was a young girl when she moved to Cobham in 1938 but has managed to recall, not only a vast majority of the occupants but also occupations of people who lived in the village at that time. Many … Continue reading →

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Special finds from Cobham Big Dig 2017

Posted on 10th November 2017 by Ruiha Smalley

Medallion – Band for Hope     Discovered:- Pump Reservoir The Band of Hope was first proposed by Rev. Jabez Tunnicliff, who was a Baptist Minister in Leeds, following the death in June 1847 of a young man whose life was … Continue reading →

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Bettie Robinson: memories of The Old Curiosity Shop’, Cobham

Posted on 27th September 2017 by Ruiha Smalley

The Old Curiosity Shop no longer exists and is now a domestic dwelling (39 The Street, Cobham). As well as being a shop, it was also the local Post Office. The shop sold second hand jewellery, glassware, ceramics etc. which … Continue reading →

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