Little Downham
Welcome to our website Little Downham has existed since time immemorial-much of its history is still visible today although the real history the lives of the people who live, or lived, there is inside our heads. I decided to publish online my father's pages of memories which he wrote in the early eighties and which go back to the thirties. Since then I have added the contributions of several local people as well as the diary pages of the parish magazine from the late 19th century. Along with…
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March 1897
March FLOODS owing to the sudden thaw, and incessant rains, have prevailed all over England. Many of the low lying parts have presented the appearance of inland seas. For many miles nothing has been visible but trees, and here and there a post sticking up. When we read the reports from Peterborough… Read more
1962/3 Child's diary
1962/3 Child's diary We all write a diary in school when we're kids don't we. Well I never knew my mum had kept mine from 1962 until she came out with it one day. To me it encapsulates life from a time when there were very few distractions apart from the TV which we got when I was 7, so that year probably… Read more
September 1897
September THE past has been a month almost unprecedently beautiful. Fine and warm weather, and abundance of it, have compensated for a wet August. The result has been that all the harvest has been" safely gathered in." If it can ever be said of a farmer that all anxiety is past, he may be… Read more
August 1897
August RARELY have the crops looked more promising than this year. The prospects of an abundant harvest were most cheering, and rarely has an abundant harvest appeared more necessary. The wheat crops in all countries from which England has been in the habit of drawing supplies have been a comparative… Read more
Contact Us
Contact This is the place for your contact information - primarily it is used for your address and phone number. This page should contain the contact information of every person involved in this project.… Read more
February 1897
February 1897 ONE great white sheet of snow has covered the ground for the last fortnight, and has given to our Fen a wild and weird appearance. All work on the land has been at a standstill, and there has been so little work about that it is to be feared, many are feeling the pinch. Still at such… Read more
May 1897
May OUR first words must be those of profound gratitude for well-spent Lent, in commemoration of our Saviour’s long fast and temptation in the wilderness. Surely, the more we try to follow closely in His footsteps, the nearer we shall be to Him, and the more we shall make ourselves one with Him. This… Read more
About Us
About Us I was born in Little Downham in 1956, son of David John Glover (John) who got me going on this project inadvertently by writing up his childhood memories just before he was 50. I had these typed sheets and hadn't looked at them for years. When I did read them again finally it was really amusing… Read more
November 1898
November THE Annual Tea at Downham, was celebrated on Tuesday, Nov. 8th, as close to St. Leonard's Day as we could put it. The tea was beautifully arranged, and the attendance very large indeed; so large that we ought to have provided more trays. Fortunately all the ladies had made ample provision… Read more
February 1898
February FORTUNATELY the great dark war clouds which were blackening the horizon seem to be blowing past, and like the bright sun of the genial spring which is approaching, hope of peace and prosperity is restoring confidence. However, as long as there are internal quarrels causing great strikes and… Read more
Visitors notice
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March 1898
March OUR first words in this month's Magazine, should be words of humble acknowledgement to Almighty God and hearty thanksgiving for all His mercy. 'We feel at times very despondent and miserable when we think of the numbers in this village who seem quite careless about their souls. At the same time… Read more
April 1897
April THE CEMETERY.—-On Monday evening, the 15th, in response to an invitation from the Rector, a very large and representative meeting was held to consider the present condition and the future of the Cemetery. All who have any affection or respect for the departed have no doubt felt that some little… Read more
June 1897
June THE sixtieth year of Her Majesty the Queen's reign has been marked by joy all oyer her vast Empire. It will always be a conspicuous year; not only one of gathering together of her subjects from all parts of the world, but also one of great prosperity. Never has the country been more prosperous… Read more
July 1897
July THE past month has been one of varied entertainments, and opportunities for enjoyment. Now we are on the eve of the harvest. Everyone is preparing for this great work of the year, the ingathering of the harvest. It stands all around us in the glory of its abundance, the beautiful gift of God… Read more
June 1898
June THE Jumble Sale in behalf of the Parish Club was very successful. Fortunately the day was very fine. the garden looked beautiful, and about three hundred of the parishioners came in during the afternoon. The Sutton Band played, and altogether a pleasant time was spent. The expenses amounted to… Read more
January 1897
January 1897 ANOTHER year is gone amidst wind rain and a New Year has burst upon us with warmth and sunshine. Had we been called to choose, we should probably all have asked - for a good hard frost. It is said that “a green Christmas makes a full churchyard.” Let us hope that this proverb may not… Read more
October 1897
October Two more Harvest Festivals have been added to the offering of thanksgiving for a beautiful season and a prosperous harvest in this parish. At Pymoor, we kept the feast on Sunday, October 3rd, and a very large congregation united in making it a real thanksgiving. Many flowers and vegetables… Read more
October 1898
OCTOBER BITS ABOUT TEMPERANCE.-Some very curious facts have recently been made known respecting the Drink Question; £ 152,281,723 was spent in the United Kingdom last year on intoxicating drinks. That is £3 16s 5d a head for every man, woman, and child. This sum is equal to all the rents of all the… Read more
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