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Stone from above in the 1920s
There are some great aerial photographs of Stone from the 1920s on the Britain From Above website. The site -…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
13th March 2013
History
Find out about the amazing history of Stone through various articles and news reports. Stone is a town steeped in history so read on to find out more!
History Monthly: Stone street names – Part 3
This month Philip Leason, the chairman of Stone Historical Society, continue to look at the origins street names in Stone,…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
4th March 2013History Monthly Extra: Adie’s Alley
Hope you've been enjoying Philip Leason's excellent series on the meaning and history of Stone's street names. We set a…
Author: Jamie Summerfield14th February 2013History Monthly: Stone street names – Part 2
Here's the second of Stone Historical Society chairman Philip Leason's posts on the history and meaning behind many of the…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
5th February 2013History Monthly: Stone street names in focus
A large number of streets in Stone are named after people or have historical associations. In the first of a…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
13th January 2013Appeal for information on Stone corporal
A historian has appealed for information about a man from Stone who died in the Second World War for his…
Author: Jamie Summerfield13th December 2012Medieval Priory seal to stay in Stone!
The Medieval seal from Stone Priory that was found in a field in Surrey will be staying in the town…
Author: Jamie Summerfield19th November 2012History Monthly: Westbridge Park
This month Philip Leason, the chairman of Stone Historical Society, takes a look at the history of Westbridge Park. The…
Author: Jamie Summerfield30th October 2012Fundraising talks to keep seal in Stone
Stone Historical and Civic Society are holding a fundraising evening in aid of the appeal to keep the 12th century…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
19th September 2012History Monthly: St John’s Church
This month, to coincide with the final service being held on Sunday before the congregation move out to make way…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
23rd August 2012Fundraising campaign to keep seal in Stone
People have been urged to get behind a fundraising campaign to keep a bit of Stone's Medieval history in the…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
1st August 2012Priory seal makes Top 50 historical finds
The Medieval seal from Stone Priory that was discovered by a metal detector in a field in Surrey will be…
Author: Jamie Summerfield19th July 2012History Monthly: Firefighting in Stone
“Sparked” by the article on the replacement fire station featured on “A Little Bit of Stone” recently I thought this…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
6th July 2012Historic ales cracked open at Jubilee tasting
On Friday 1st of June Old School Wines held their first ever ale tasting session - and it was a…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
5th June 2012Bird’s eye view of fireworks and beacon
These amazing photographs of Stone's Diamond Jubilee fireworks display and beacon lighting were taken from the top of St Michael's…
Author: Jamie Summerfield
5th June 2012More pictures: Jubilee street party
A Little Bit of Stone photographer Joshua Cope was at the street party in the High Street on Sunday from…
Author: Jamie Summerfield4th June 2012
