Evidentally last week’s photo was harder, with less correct guesses than usual! We were, in fact, in Bishop Sutton, though readers can be forgiven for guessing Farrington Gurney!

This week’s image may or may not be a hard one, and there are bonus points for identifying the men in the photo!

Well done to Marlene Baker, Jeff Parsons, Eric Brain, Rosie Sage, Susan Spear, Hugh Weeks and Eddie Attwood, who guessed correctly.

As Susan Spear told us: “This is Wick Road, Bishop Sutton, early 1800s I would think. I had this photograph copied for all my cousins years ago, and my copy still hangs in my house.

“We always called the cottages to the left of the photo ‘down The Rank’, and the cottage to the right of the picture was the home of my grandparents, William and Amelia Elmes, where William was the village baker and his three daughters, Rosa, Florence and Gladys, were born.

“In 1932, these cottages were condemned and had to be pulled down. It was then that my Grandad had two large semi-detached houses built on this site, and No. 2 (The Laurels, as it is called) was our family home, where myself and my brother were born and my mother lived well into her 80s. My Aunt Rosa lived in No. 1. My Grandad was now a widower and lived with my mother, Florence, and family until he died in 1942. All three daughters worked for their father in the Bakery.

“To the right of the photograph is the mineshaft as the coal tip was behind this area. My family house was built on this land in 1962, many years after the mineshaft was demolished. There is still a lane immediately to the right of the end cottage which took you to the bakery. Hope this helps. This is a hard one to recognise!”

Hugh Weeks added: “The photo is a most delightful scene of a mining village, probably around the turn of the century, with many of the buildings in the photo still there. The main coal mines ceased production at the end of the ‘20s. It is hard to believe it is now part of the Chew Valley Area and adjoins the lake.

“Our family moved 55 years ago to an old house approximately 100 yards from where this photo was taken. I recall, as a teenager, the different trades and shops in the village, including two bakeries – one close to the houses in the middle of the photo. The garage opposite our house being the former village blacksmith.”

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Don’t forget the ‘Memories over Elevenses’ event at the museum, which is held on the first Friday of the month from 10.30 a.m. until 12 noon, where visitors can bring old photographs, objects and documents and share your stories and knowledge with the team. Complementary tea, coffee and cakes are on offer – please bring along a friend, or make some new ones!