Do you have any information on the history of Overseal?
Do you have any old photos stored away?
Do you fancy writing some articles about Overseal over the ages?
If so then please get in touch.
With the help of local resident and historian, Mark Knight hopefully the village’s history will start to be told. Take a look at his guest blog area on this site.
A very remarkable needlework sampler has turned up in the village. It seems that the sampler was discovered in an attic in Birmingham and as the word Overseal is clearly mentioned in the text it has eventually found its way home. A sampler came to be a standard piece of tapestry or cross stitch used as a [...]
By Overseal Village Life |
November 29th, 2009 |
Category: Overseal History, Photos |
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More Photos from Mark Knight Mark Knight has been sifting through his archives again and uncovered a few more classic photos from Overseal’s history – from local gypsies to Overseal FC in 1914! Once again – as you view these photos please take a moment to think if you have any photographs that document Overseal’s history. If you have any [...]
By Overseal Village Life |
October 20th, 2009 |
Category: Overseal History |
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Hunt out your family history Given the local history of Overseal and the surrounding area and an overwhelming urge of many to delve into their history I thought that some might find this site particularly useful in their quest for information.
By Overseal Village Life |
October 12th, 2009 |
Category: Overseal History, Photos |
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Several historic photos from Mark Knight Following comments made on the Overseal website survey recently Mark Knight very kindly posted some photos through my letter box. So I have uploaded them and posted them here on the website. If you have any more, then please feel free to do the same.
