St Peter’s, Yaxley
Ebenezer George Rowell at Old Hill Chapel
This is an extract of the page at http://www.ebenezeroldhill.org.uk/history.html Mr E G Rowell In 1938 the Church was once again moved to call a pastor. Subsequently, Mr E G Rowell took up the work on the first Lord’s Day of 1939. The Church Book records the Settlement Service in the following words, Welcome services were held on April 12th 1939, at which friends gathered from far and near so that the chapel was crowded and many felt the season to be…
Eleanor Rowell (1847-
Eleanor Rowell was a woman born in 1847 in Folksworth Huntingdonshire Folksworth . During the 1851 UK Census she was 4 years old and lived in Northamptonshire. She appears as the daughter of she house in the 1851 UK Census. LAST NAME: Rowell FIRST NAME: Eleanor MIDDLE NAME: BIRTH YEAR: 1847 BIRTH PLACE: Folksworth Huntingdonshire Folksworth COUNTY: Northamptonshire AGE: 4 GENDER: Female RESIDENCE: Village, Folksworth Folksworth, Northamptonshire HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS: William Rowell (44, Male) Mary Rowell (46, Female) Edward Thomas Rowell (23,…
Jireh Chapel, Yaxley
http://www.yaxleyhistory.org/beliefs/religion/jireh-chapel/ The Jireh Chapel was built by Mr. George Speechley on Chapel Street in 1860, later becoming a Baptist Chapel. The building was demolished in the late 1960s. Margaret Long on July 14, 2013 at 8:25 am They say there was a well in this building, or piped water, my late father said they used to go over the road, from the Wesleyan Chapel opposite to collect water from the chapel.Margaret.
Keepsakes
http://www.yaxleyhistory.org/people/yaxley-in-the-1950s/ The handicraft shop was owned by Mrs. B Rowell along the Main Street. Mr. Jack Rowell was rge electrician who supplied the television for villagers to watch the Coronation in the Girls School (Now Keepsakes, Main Street).
Salem Baptist Chapel, Chatteris
12, Whitehall Road
[huge_it_maps id=”4″] 12, Whitehall Road was the home of Frank Leslie Rowell and his wife Pansy and their children for the time that Frank Leslie was the Pastor at Evington Chapel. My memories of 12, Whitehall Road. I have many memories of visits to Granny’s. These are mainly after Grandad died as he passed away when I was aged 6. Rowell Christmas get togethers. Nearly all my Dad’s siblings would get together on Christmas Day. We would have to travel…
The Recruiting Sergeant, Yaxley
‘The Recruiting Sergeant’ is another public house associated with George Rowell and his family. This picture was taken around 1925-1945. Members of the Strickland/Rowell family are shown in front of the pub. “Information given by Jack Beeby” A Mowbrays of Grantham Brewery House now closed, this once public house stands on the edge of Yaxley Village Green. Landlord and Landlady was Mr and Mrs Roland Strickson, after the retirement of Mr Strickson (who carried on with the help of his daughter Betty…
The Royal Oak, Yaxley
This is the house as it was 3rd January 2017: The Royal Oak operated from 106 Main Street. The thatched grade II listed building is possibly of 17th century construction with an 18th century frontage with early to mid 19th century alterations and additions. The interior features exposed beams and the original open hearth. At the rear of The Royal Oak, as with many public houses, was a blacksmith. The Royal Oak was of course open into the first decade…