Below are links to articles written by the Potterhanworth local history group.
Also below is a link to the online archive of the historic documents and articles of the village. Please feel free to look and explore the archive, it is a working archive and will be added to in the future. There are many more documents / recordings that are in the slow process of being scanned / processed.
Thanks to Ralph Wilford, Ian Jackson and members of the history group for all their work in conserving the History of the Village and keeping it alive for future generations.
Should you have any comments or queries on any of the information then please contact potterhanworthhistory@gmail.com
History of Bus Shelter (Ralph Wilford)
History of Playing Field (Ralph Wilford)
Coming soon - History of Water Tower (Ralph Wilford)
Potterhanworth 1945 to 2023. An Overview of the Changes and Development over 78 Years (Ralph Wilford)
Guide St Andrews Church (Ian Jackson)
Names on the War Memorial
(Ian Jackson)
A memoir of the lives and military service of the Potterhanworth men who were killed in the First World War.
War Memorial and Surroundings
(Ian Jackson)
A photographic record of the War Memorial and its’ surroundings, showing how the village centre has changed and developed since 1920.
Platinum Jubilee
(Ian Jackson)
An on-line version of the photo-book produced to show aspects of the village during the reign of Queen Elizabeth the Second.
Time capsule found at the school
(Ian Jackson)
Pictures and notes linked to the ”time capsule” bottle dating from 1900 found in the wall of the school in 2022.