'Nobby', Alstonefield

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Date:1980 - 1990 (c.)

Description:Nobby's real name was Ernest William Whittaker. He came to Wetton as a youth to be a farm worker. He later became a tramp and was a well known character in the villages around Wetton and Alstonefield.


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1900s
Alstonefield Band
Alstonefield Band

Back row, left to right: Frank Austin, unknown, unknown, Robin Beresford of Mill ...

1920s
Concert Party, Alstonefield
Concert Party, Alstonefield

Back row: John Gould, William Johnson, Fred Gould. Front row: William Illingworth ...

1960s
Aerial View of Alstonefield
Aerial View of Alstonefield

An aerial view of the village looking south, with the church at the top of the photograph....

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Image courtesy of: Alstonefield Local History Society

Donor ref:Nobby (173/22363)

Source: Alstonefield Local History Society

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