The Bishopswood History Group was founded towards the end of 2025 with the aim of digitally preserving a record of the history and heritage of the village of Bishopswood, expanding into the surrounding area as the collection progresses. The objective of the group is to preserve and share records making them available to the public for research, education and presentation. Whether you are a historian or just a local who is interested in finding out more about where you live we are hoping to provide as much information as possible.
We are in our early stages with just a handful of enthusiastic participants. We are currently focussed on establishing the means and processes to record and catalogue submissions digitally. This requires the scanning of old documents, photographs and maps etc. and recording their details in a catalogue that is easily accessible.
Initially Bishopswood Village Hall is supporting the project as it fits nicely into the halls purpose and objectives. It is envisaged that once the group becomes established it will seek charitable status in it’s own right.
We already have a large number of items to record from the late Margaret and Dennis Wilce’s collection, and from the Bishopswood Women’s Institutes records
Are You Able to Help?
We particularly need help with two projects: scanning photographs and cataloguing the information about them.
We’re developing the software to make it as easy as possible for this to be done via the internet either in your own home or at meetings at the village hall – inputting will be led by drop down menus so avoiding typing where possible. The more people we have the easier the job will be. The aim of the archive is to stop the loss of information which is in danger of disappearing. If you would like to do something positive to keep this history alive, please get in touch and become part of our team, any time at all that you can give is invaluable to us!
Our contact details are: Bishopswoodhistorygroup@outlook.com
Then and Now – Can You Identify These Photos?
Just to get your interest ….. the clues are there ….. where were these photos taken?
