The front row of cottages, numbering from 25 – 50, were built later than the rest of the village, circa 1880s. They differ greatly from the rest of the cottages inasmuch as they all have little porches and pocket-handkerchief sized front gardens. The rear gardens were long and narrow, ending at the ‘Backways’, the strip
One of the Creekmouth Preservation Society’s first events. St Georges Day at the Crooked Billet with local MP Margaret Hodge
The present Crooked Billet Public House was built in 1925 and run by Stubbs’ family for arround 60 years, originally by Herbert and Phyllis, and later their son, John, and his wife, Betty. It was later taken over by Ellen and Michael McLean until the brewery sold the pub in 2011. Ellen and Michael moved to
Charabanc outing from Creekmouth (circa 1950’s) Can you recognise anyone? Dave & Beat Crabtree, (…….Sedge?), Shirley & Sylvia Davey, Reg Turner, (………….?), (………….?). The annual charabanc outing from the village began, as always, with a drink in the Crooked Billet whilst the coach waited, with engine running, for the revellers to climb on board and
