Many villagers remember the Coopers as Mrs Cooper continued as licensee for many years after the death of her husband. Before them, the Cartwright family presided. Mr Wally Cartwright, on the right, is the grandson of the landlord who took the Half Moon in 1908. Mrs Betty Smith (nee Cooper) is Mrs Cooper’s daughter and was born in the pub.
With thanks to those pictured for interrupting their lunch to be photographed!
Article appeared in the Village News October 2009 page 23
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Village News October 2009
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Thank you everyone who came on the Village History/ Nostalgia walk. Thank you to the characters from The Vale who bought the stories to life.
There is a tendency to believe that the only drama in our villages during World War II was the tragic bombing of Long Marston School.
There must come a time when history ends and merges with the present day. When that happens there is no need to rely on archives of the past because we have the real time memories of those who have experienced the events of recent times.
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One Comment “A century at the Half Moon at one sitting”
Robert Cartwright
says:My great grandmother Maude Durkin (nee Cartwright) and her husband John Durkin where landlords in 1931, when Maude unfortunately died as a sequelae to childbirth.