According to the memories of elderly people living in the Duddington area - and relayed to Diane Wyles through online communication - Volunteers from Duddington (probably men and women) DID participate in the Civil Defence of the area! I suspect this included the 'Home Guard', the 'Air Raid Patrol' and the 'Auxiliary Fire Brigade', etc! These volunteers would patrol the QUARRY area - which we now know was at Collyweston! High-points were produced overtime by hills being made from the debris involved through the quarrying process - where tonnes of rock and soil were displaced. From these vantage-points - enemy aeroplanes could be easily seen - and the alarm raised locally!
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My mother - Diane Wyles - has been speaking (online) with people born in the King's Cliffe and Duddington area whose elderly relatives are still alive and are willing to share their memories and local knowledge. This dialogue has confirmed that there was a vibrant and proactive population in the area during WWII - and that Civil Defence activity did exist. Prior to this testimony, I was not sure if there still was viable a population in Duddington as my last direct relative (my great grandfather Archibald Britton Wyles) left the area in 1906 - although his mother (my great great grandmother) stayed in Duddington and did not pass away until 1917. Furthermore, the WWI War Memorial contains the name of a Duddington man who was a 'Sergeant' in the (Regular) British Army who was killed in North Africa during WWII. I will confirm the name of this brave man the next time I am in Duddington. Slowly but surely we are building-up a historical picture of Duddington during WWII!
The above linked article if from the online version of the British magazine entitled 'Country Life' which features an article about the work of Ben Robinson - author and archaeologist - who was born in the picturesque village 'Sutton-in-the-Isle' which is situated just 39 miles southeast of Duddington! Dr Ben Robinson is the author of the new book entitled '‘England's Villages: An Extraordinary Journey Through Time.' In the sample '10' villages included in the article, Duddington is not featured but it is obvious that the author is moving through the areas surrounding Duddington - with both Collyweston (Northamptonshire) and Gainsthorpe (Lincolnshire) being mentioned. THE STUNNING NEW BOOK FROM THE HOST OF BBC 2'S VILLAGES BY THE SEA England's villages have survived, developed, persisted and thrived over hundreds of years. Entirely new villages are still being built today. But when did the first villages appear and why is this form of settlement so enduring and endearing? What makes a village and how has that changed over time? How did village pubs and village halls originate, and why do they matter? Take a charming and unexpected journey through the quirks of England's villages across the ages in the excellent company of Dr Ben Robinson, expert archaeologist. Join him in visiting villages from prehistoric and Roman times, throughout medieval England, to today's urban villages. Discover how landowners, governments and communities have shaped villages, why village greens and ponds exist, and the real meaning behind village names like Bunny, Yelling, Lover, Great Snoring and Slaughter. A compelling study of archaeology, history and architecture, England's Villages is a thoughtful, enlightening and informative look at our oldest homes, uncovering and revealing the extraordinary heritage of the places that surround us. (From the above Advert). Although the photographs associated with this article are stunning - I listened accessed the 'talking-book' version of the above - which is around 12-hours long and deals with the general evolution of human settlement until it becomes focused in the reality of the typically 'quaint' English village. Of course, at this point, I have no way of knowing what photographs exist in this format of this very interesting (academic) book. I will, however, be reading the 'hard-back' edition and will update this post. The first early humans - possibly Homo antecessor - arrived on British soil around 900,000 years ago. Around 2,500 years ago, humans would construct buildings at great effort - and then place a sacred object (such as a shining axe-head) in its centre - before sealing the structure and never using it again! Collections of small clusters of houses did exist around 1,500 in Britain - but as the author states - there were many (and varied) stages of social and cultural evolution that had to be undergone and experienced before the English village emerged.
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