Cainscross and Ebley – Stroud Local History Society

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Cainscross & Ebley Co-operative Society

Coop commemorative plaque — Co-op commemorative bread plate

Cainscross & Ebley Co-operative Society Diamond Jubilee commemorative plate 1863 – 1923. Courtesy of G Gyde

You can download a pdf of a commemorative booklet here:

History of co-operation in Cainscross and district : a souvenir in commemoration of the jubilee of the Cainscross & Ebley Co-operative Society, 1863-1913 by Hudson, Bramwell Published 1913

It includes a history of the area, other cooperative societies and has some pictures.

Mr Dee of Cainscross School

Archive of memorabilia donated to SLHS by Janet Grist in December 2014. The originals are now at Gloucestershire Archives, reference D13896 accession 13896.

In 1933, Mr Albert John Dee retired. He had been a teacher, then Headmaster, at Cainscross Church of England School, since 1891.

Mr Dee teachers notes — Mr Dee’s teacher notes

Mr & Mrs Dee — Maria (Goodie) Dee, Annie Turner (became Mrs Brian Dee), and A J Dee

He was presented with a book containing a list of school managers, staff and pupils.

In the early 1980s his son Brian Tiley Dee wrote to the Stroud News and Journal to ask for stories and photographs from old pupils. Old photos and many letters were sent to him as a consequence. His planned biography of his father was never written and in early 2015 we were given all the papers by his daughter Janet Grist.

We made an inventory, Cainscross school inventory and biographical note,

and these are class photographs (click to enlarge):

Eric Dee’s pictures

Eric was Albert’s eldest son

Eric Dee garden plan — Plan of my school garden by Eric Dee

Cainscross C of E School medals 1908, 1909, 1910, Gloucestershire Agricultural Society

These are in the Museum in the Park’s store

Cainscross school in the newspapers

from papers donated to SLHS by J Grist: click to enlarge

1921

Cainscross school children 1932

1933 Citizen Mr Dee retires

Christmas 1949

1961 Citizen Mr Dee is 90

1984

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1984

Cainscross Church

Cainscross Church Choir 1909

Cainscross Church wedding 1930

Photos donated by J Grist – many are undated

Anonymous vicar – J H Elliott studio portrait (so before 1902)

Archie Boucher, organist at Cainscross Church – Comley studio portrait (so before 1919)

Cainscross church choir 1931

Cainscross church postcards 1910 to 1920

St Matthew’s Church Centenary booklet 1937

Mr A J Dee provided information for the booklet

Click here for centenary booklet pdf

It includes:

Possible derivation of Cainscross from Keynes family
Building of the church
Subscribers and contributors: land from Mr Drew and Mr Cooke, 300 loads of stone from Major Snow Paul, timber, hauling, Communion Plate, cloth, and cash. Several local well known names.
The consecration of the church
Principle alterations and additions to the church
The windows; Memorials; The organ; The Bells
The churchyard
Vicars, curates, churchwardens, organists, church council, patrons
The vicarage
The schools (at The Retreat from about 1826 to 1877, then on a site given by Rev J G Uwins, near the church 1877 to 1984), Sunday school
Charities – Cosham, Strachan, Uwins. The orphan fund