Village people are the focus for volume two of Nocton history
AFTER completing the published work of the history of Nocton, two history enthusiasts have written a second book.
Sue Morris and Sheila Redshaw have completed Nocton - The last years of an estate village; Volume Two, a joint effort which tells the stories of people who lived in the village in days gone by.
While Volume One focused on the agricultural history of the village, Volume Two looks at the people of the village, the school, the church and some of the families who live or who have lived in Nocton.
During her research, Sue found that some families have lived in Nocton since the 1800s and during her time in the village primary school she was able to study the school log dating back to the 1920s.
She also found out about families whose children used to walk to school from the Fenlands, walking over four miles, and evacuees who came to the village in World War Two.
While studying church logs, she included stories in the book about the vicars’ wives who told of their stories of life in the vicarage and various activities at the village hall.
Sheila has lived in the village for over 50 years and provided the photos for the book by meeting local people and sharing their photos.
The two women decided to write the two volumes of Nocton’s history back in 2004, to share what they found out with others as they thought their findings would be of interest to local people.
Sue, who has lived in the village for over 20 years, said: “It was fascinating meeting people and they have been so very generous in sharing their photo albums with us.
“It’s amazing what people have lurking in their cupboards.”
Nocton - The last years of an estate village; Volume Two is available for £25 from D&K News in Metheringham, Nocton Post Office and from Sue herself at 7 The Avenue, Nocton, LN4 2BN, plus £3.50 for postage and packaging.
