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Colton buries its time Capsule. On the 12th. November 2009, a pleasant, mild autumn morning, a large group of us gathered together in Colton to bury the time capsule that the Colton History Society has spent the year organising. We are hoping that it will lay buried for 100 years before it is opened. At…

We have been looking into this plane which crashed on 20th July 1944. Nev James has lived all his 80 odd years in the village. To hear Nev’s recollections of the plane crash follow this link.[1] Please note this requires an MP3 player to be installed on your computer / browser. It is a large file…

Archaeological Dig in Colton Back in 2008 with the guidance of Staffordshire County Council and with the generous financial support of the Lands Trust and the Parish Council, Colton History Society had commissioned a Medieval Survey of Colton. This was conducted by John Hunt of Birmingham University. In his desk based survey he suggested that…

Colton Archaeological Survey A Survey of Medieval Colton Commissioned by Colton History Society 2009 Prepared by Dr. John Hunt FSA,FRHistS In 2009 Colton History Society commissioned Dr. John Hunt then of Birmingham University to prepare a Medieval Study of the village. The purpose of the study was twofold. Firstly to collect and collate as much…

Photographs of Buildings in Bellamour Way The Forge & Reading Room Bellamour Way. 1966 Best Kept Village Competition. (below)   The old School Masters House now known as Elm Cottage. Pictured in 1966 when it sold at auction for £2,650. (below)     Lucy Berry Cottage & Rose Villas Bellamour Way 1966. Best Kept Village…

St Mary’s School built 1862    

St Mary’s Church from the South circa 1890    

The Barnwell family at the New (now called Old) Rectory    

Looking South down the High Street, Mc Ewan Cottages on the left and the Dun Cow on the right.                

(new) Bellamour Hall