Archive for the ‘Summers Street’ Category
Summers Street was laid out in the 1890s and possibly named after another beer retailer from Westcott Place, who may have financed it.
Bridesmaids Margaret Price & Beryl Maisey
July 8th, 2012 | 
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ID Number – 1269
Image No – img631
Subject – Margaret Price & Beryl Maisey
Date – ?
Donor – WarburtonBeryl
Street – Summers Street
Location – St Augustine’s Church
Additional Info – Margaret Price lived in Deburgh Street and Margaret and Beryl were bridesmaids at Pauline Hollick’s Wedding
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Sergeant Ken Sturmey’s Marriage Entry
ID Number – 1468
Image No – img1784
Subject – Sgt Ken Sturmey’s Marriage
Date – 1944
Donor – AllenSandra
Street – Summers Street
Location – St Augustine’s Church
Additional Information – This is the entry of Ken & Doris’s marriage into the St Augustine’s Marriage Register. The Wiltshire and Swindon History Centre has kindly allowed us to copy this document. Their ref. is :- 2408-12 Page 57. For a photo of the wedding please click on ID 1087.
Looking at the date of the marriage this seems to be when Ken had returned to England after taking part in “Operation Houndsworth” in the Morvan district of Central France.
Ken Sturmey’s Funeral Notice
ID Number – 1467
Image No – img1783
Subject – Ken Sturmey’s Funeral Notice
Date – 1994
Donor – AllenSandra
Street – Summers Street
Location – St Augustine’s Church
Sheila Hazell’s Wedding
Group Photo info – Back Row Moira Grey, Dennis Wiltshire, Brian Newman, Sheila Newman nee Hazell, Pat Newman
Front Row Gary Hazell, Diana Millroy
ID Number – 102
Image No – img102
Subject – Wedding Photo
Date – circa 1965
Donor – HazellAllen
Street – Summers Street
Location – St Augustine’s Church
Wedding of Sergeant Ken Sturmey, SAS Regiment
ID Number – 1087
Image No – img605
Subject – Ken with his bride Doris Irene Jefferies
Date – 1944
Donor – ShepherdHazel
Street – Summers Street
Location – Entrance to church
Church/Chapel – St Augustines Church
War – 2nd World War
Group Activity – Wedding Photo
Additional Info – Doris lived at 194, Rodbourne Road and Ken was from Moredon. The wedding reception was at the Rodbourne Road Working Men’s Club (Monkey Club) where Doris’s father spent most of his spare time. They were both sweethearts before the war and later lived at the bottom of Morris Street until their deaths. Both had funeral services at St Augustine’s Church. Ken’s Army career started in the Wiltshire Regiment at 19 but he volunteered for the SAS and the family never saw him for four years until just before his wedding.
Cyril Mathews Wedding
Group Photo info – 2nd Girl from left (front row) Sheila Hazell, Cyril Mathews, Hazel Keefe (Bride) to her left Lillian Keefe, to her left and slightly behind: St Helena Keefe (Aunty Sent) to her left and slightly behind Jock Dunbar, others unknown.
ID Number – 104
Image No – img104
Subject – Cyril Mathews Wedding
Date – ?
Donor – HazellAllen
Street – Summers Street
Location – St Augustines Church
Church/Chapel – St Augustines Church
Group Activity – Wedding Photo
Elfreda Witts Wedding
Group Photo info – Elfreda Witts, Charles Hazell.
ID Number – 098
Image No – img098
Subject – Elfreda Witts Wedding
Date – 1955
Donor – HazellAlan
Street – Summers Street
Location – St Augustines Church Summers Street
Church/Chapel – St Augustines Church
Group Activity – Wedding Photo
Additional Info – Charles Hazell, giving bride away. Note Elfreda was not related to Witts the Newsagents and lived in Deburgh Street.
Sheila Hazell
ID Number – 101
Image No – img101
Subject – Sheila Hazell
Date – circa 1967
Donor – HazellAlan
Street – Summers Street
House Number/Name – 26
Location – Summers Street
Group Activity – Family Photo
Addt. Info – Notice the customary tin bath hanging on the wall. When Sheila found out Alan was giving us this photo of her in her curlers she threatened to kill him if it was published. Whoops! sorry Sheila my finger slipped onto the Enter button.
For a photo of Sheila’s wedding click on WEDDING
Alan Hazell & Brian Newman
Group Photo info – L/R Alan Hazell, Brian Newman
ID Number – 097
Image No – img097
Subject – Alan Hazell & Brian Newman
Date – circa 1963
Donor – HazellAlan
Street – Summers Street
House Number/Name – 26
Location – Back Garden
Group Activity – Family Photo
Addt. Info – Brian Newman married Alan’s sister Sheila
Laura Ethel Hazell
ID Number – 094
Image No – img094
Subject – Laura Ethel Hazell
Date – ?
Donor – HazellAlan
Street – Summers Street
House Number/Name – 26
Location – Back Garden
Group Activity – Family Photo