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A former churchwarden of Plumtree Church amassed a collection of glass negatives of photographs taken in and around Plumtree.  After his death, the collection was passed to the current Rector for safe-keeping.  The Rector has kindly made them available to this website, and they are published below for general interest.

The original photographs seem to have been taken by keen amateurs rather than by professional photographers, as there is no branding associated with their captions.  The negatives have been scanned, changed into 'positives' and are presented here in their current condition, i.e. no attempt has been made to 'clean' them up.

1: Plumtree Church exterior

A general view of Plumtree Church from the south-east

2: Plumtree Church exterior

Another view from the south-east. This glass slide is actually broken, which accounts for the line running from the top centre to the right hand edge

3: Plumtree Church exterior

Yet another view from the south-east. In this picture there is a substantial growth of ivy on the chancel wall

4: Plumtree Church interior

A view of the nave with lots of detail. Of particular note is the absence of a radiator behind the south centre pews and the oil lamps on the nave arches

5: The Plough, Normanton

A view of The Plough public house in Normanton on the Wolds.

6: Plumtree Park

Park Road (between Plumtree and Keyworth) looking down the hill towards the main road.
The writing is the wrong way round - but the photo is now the right way round!

7: Plumtree Railway Station

A murky photo of Plumtree Railway station showing a train arriving from the Edwalton direction

8: Poplars Farm

This shot shows Poplars Farm, hidden behind the trees on the left. There is a group of people in the middle distance, including a child sitting on a wall

This is the same photograph as DCHQ504016 on the Picture the Past website

9: Plumtree Rectory

The main driveway to the Rectory leads to the north west face of the building; this view shows the south west face containing the main entrance

10: Plumtree Rectory

This shows the south east face of The Rectory

This is the same photograph as DCHQ504015 on the Picture the Past website

11: Plumtree Church - interior

This is a 'portrait' image of the nave and chancel, facing east