Great Glen

[wendz]

Hi,

I've just been doing a bit of family history research which has taken me to Great Glen.  My Grandma was in service there for a Mr & Mrs Stevenson who had two daughters Dorothy and Lillian.  I have a photo of the house which I believe was called Hawthorne Lodge.  I just wondered where it was, I can not find a record of it now and have noticed there is a Hawthorne Close which is up Chestnut Drive near to where Stretton Hall was situated. I wonder if the Lodge was pulled down to make way for new builds? does any body know?

Also I have found a lovely postcard of Glen-Rise Cafe. Glen Rise is in the same area as Chestnut Drive so I wondered if this is now The Horse and Hounds? (Fayre and Square)

I know I am just speculating but if anyone can confirm or correct this I would be most grateful!

Many thanks

Wendy

[Mike from Leicester]

Greeting’s…….. Wendy.

When I lived ( North Cottage ) & worked at Stretton Hall back in 1960’s
The main Wards were named …Oak Lodge. Beach Lodge, and  Linden Lodge,

From the modern maps where your Hawthorne Close is
stood Oak Lodge ( Male Adult Inmates)
The Main Hall building ( The Old Stretton Hall )
Contained the Nursery and trusted Female Inmates.

Sorry I can’t recall a" Hawthorne Lodge" within the Estate.

On old Maps ( Late 1800's )of Stretton Hall Estate the Area opposite where Oak Lodge stood
Was named…. " Wilderness Shrubs   "

Your Picture of the Glen Rise Café  looks very much like
“The Tea Pot Café “ which stood opposite
The Lodge & gates & to the drive which took you up to Stretton Hall.

MIKE. ……

[wendz]

Hi Mike,

Many thanks for your post! I have replied twice to it but it is not showing either!!!   third time lucky maybe?

Yes the Cafe was renamed the Tea Pot, my Mum remembers it! Thank you for confirming where it was! I have also found out it was sold to Colin Riley around 1971, he and his wife changed the name to La Teira Restaurant.  I remember that area being Roosters and Pearl City do you?

I still haven't found the location of Hawthorne Lodge, I am hoping perhaps someone will remember the Stevensons and be able to point me in the right direction!

Thank you again

Wendy

[allsopp45]

Next door the the Tea Pot Cafe was a garage and filling station, in the 1960s the petrol attendant was Joe Waterfield a small dapper man from Great Glen, known in the village as "Joe the Goose". During the pantomime season he played the goose in "Mother Goose" in Nottingham and other towns. He did part time work at the Greyhound pub and kept his costume in an attic room above one of the garages. I remember being allowed to see it, he was a good friend of our family and a real gentleman. I was born in Great Glen almost opposite the school in 1945, our house was what we used to call "The house in the middle of the street". We lived with my grand parents (mothers side) till they died Gran 1950 Grando in 1954
 Sir names Bond, Allsopp and Jordan
Nigel

[ecksdochter]

Hello Wendy,
     Same question and a photograph of Hawthorne Cottage on this website:
          www.leicestershirevillages.com/greatglen/12755,626437.html
     Wonder if he got a reply? There's an email address, so might be worth getting in touch.
     Good luck with your search.
               Regards,     Dod.

PS. I notice the above website is to be discontinued from August 2016.

[wendz]

Hi Dod,

Thank you, I will drop Toni a line to see if anyone got in touch.
It's a shame the site is closing down, although I haven't used it a lot myself recently I do find it very interesting to browse.

Kind Regards
Wendy

[brigidmac]

Nigel my mum says also is a common name in great Glen
Have you seen the book Halls houses and hovels about great Glen

[Jaydon2208]

Hi Wendy,

My family live in the house in great glen previously owned by the Stevensons. It is called Hawthorne lodge. So I presume your grandmother was in service here all those years ago!

How interesting. I bet she had some stories to tell.

[brigidmac]

Hi Wendy + jaydon
I've leant my copy of halls houses & hovels to brownies

There will be mentions about the house from earlier eras too.

You can look at electoral rolls to see who was living at what address

My mother  interviewed lots of the village elders before writing her book
The recordings are still at records office and she has material that was not included.