On the 80th Anniversary of VE day it seems suitable to post the story of Mary Ann Knight, who at the time of her death in 1957 was “believed to be Belmont’s oldest resident” aged 97. Mary was born Mary Ann Sage on 16th December 1860 in Kenninghall in Norfolk to Robert Sage and AnnContinue reading “Mary Ann Knight”
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Edwin Mills – Ostler
Looking at newspapers from 100 years ago shows a very different Sutton to the one we know today. This blog focuses on Edwin Mills – an ostler who lived in Sutton New Town. An ostler is a person employed to take care of horses, usually at a stable connected to an inn. Edwin was anContinue reading “Edwin Mills – Ostler”
Sutton New Town 