Gillian Beckett says that these stones were found behind tbe baliff’s house, Grange Cottage, later called The Pottery. They were in the former farmyard and were perhaps used for supporting a base for stacks .

Photo 00753 shows the building before renovation.
Photo 00833 shows the Anniversary Photo of Mr Tom Curson the shoemender and has information about his life.

A sad photo of the small building called Mr Curson’s Shop, in Post Office Yard next to Stanhoe Post Office. Photo taken in 1987 when it was closed.
Mr Tom Curson was wounded in the 1914 -1918 war and on his return to the village was trained as a shoe mender and had his workshop on the left hand side of the door inside the Post Office. There would have been plenty of boots to mend.
When the Post Office was renovated in the 1950’s his Shop was moved into this small building next door in Post Office Yard. Although boot wearing was in decline people wore leather soled shoes for many years after that so he was kept very busy.
His story is told with his Wedding Anniversary paper cutting photo also in the Collection.

Of the bridesmaids Elsie Rowe is sister to John Rowe. Their other sister Eva Blackburn is shown in photo 0779 at her own wedding. Her very valued recordings of life in Stanhoe come in the Recordings section.
Hazel Blackburn the smallest bridesmaid and niece of John Rowe and daughter of Eva , is shown in photo 0781 at her own wedding many years later.

Wedding of Hazel Blackburn and Alan Seekings in 1970’s.
Hazel is also shown as a bridesmaid in photo 0791 at the wedding of John Rowe , her uncle our village carpenter, and Joyce Smith whose family ran The Crown Inn.
Hazel also appears in some of the Stanhoe School photos.