Dear Listers In a journal which belonged to my g-g grandmother, Grace Cockburn-Campbell [nee Spence] there is a very pretty watercolour of the above's cottage with a building either side. The caption underneath reads - "Old Meeting Room, Hannah Griffin's Cottage, New Meeting Room. Kingswood near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Sept. 1860". There is no clue as to who painted it but it may well have been Grace as the writing is similar to hers. Grace was from a Quaker family, and born in Birstwith,Yorkshire. Her husband was one of the founders of the Plymouth Brethren. If there is anyone who would like a copy, please email me and if there is anyone who could give me further details about the buildings I would be delighted. Regards, Julia Western Australia

Hi Julia, I have a booklet entitled "Old Aylesbury" which is mainly old black and white photographs. There are two which may be of interest to you and I could try and scan them for you if need be. The first has the caption: " Bakers-Lane Chapel, the first Baptist meeting place in the town, built in 1733 in Bakers Lane, now Cambridge Street, on a site behind the row of shops next to the Odeon cinema. It was subsequently occupied by other denominations, including the Plymouth Brethren, and was demolished in 1938. The second: Seventeenth and eighteenth-century cottages on Rickfords Hill opposite The Friarage with the brewery in the background, photographed before 1895. Part of the "Saracen's Head" can be seen on the left with its original brick front. Next to it is the entrance to Quakers' meeting house and beyond are two cottages which have been completely refronted. If there are other places of interest in Aylesbury which you would like me to check, I am happy to do so. Regards, Bev, Sydney (Aust) Julia Crawley <[email protected]> wrote: Dear Listers In a journal which belonged to my g-g grandmother, Grace Cockburn-Campbell [nee Spence] there is a very pretty watercolour of the above's cottage with a building either side. The caption underneath reads - "Old Meeting Room, Hannah Griffin's Cottage, New Meeting Room. Kingswood near Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire. Sept. 1860". There is no clue as to who painted it but it may well have been Grace as the writing is similar to hers. Grace was from a Quaker family, and born in Birstwith,Yorkshire. Her husband was one of the founders of the Plymouth Brethren. If there is anyone who would like a copy, please email me and if there is anyone who could give me further details about the buildings I would be delighted. Regards, Julia Western Australia ============================== Gain access to over two billion names including the new Immigration Collection with an Ancestry.com free trial. Click to learn more. http://www.ancestry.com/rd/redir.asp?targetid=4930&sourceid=1237 --------------------------------- Do you Yahoo!? Y! Messenger - Communicate in real time. Download now.