Poppy and Stone

WW1

Private Harry Jupp, Glascote Heath, 1884-1940

One brother lost his life, the other lost the life he knew.

Property Info

Canalside Homes is now frozen

On 30th November 2025 I completed a final trawl through all the canalside properties on the market. I also checked and updated all the sales, withdrawals, and reductions. As of today, all property pages are frozen, with no further updates planned. The archive of canalside properties and advice will remain

Link problems

I have heard from a couple of you that the links in my email are not working. It's always a bit glitchy when you try to update websites, sorry! Let's try again! Here is the website: Poppy and StoneFinding graves, cleaning headstones, and telling stories of

Graveyards

Aldergate Cemetery, Tamworth

It is often assumed that the burial ground between Aldergate and the Library in Tamworth is part of St Editha's churchyard, but that is not the case. It is actually a separate cemetery, built on land donated by Hester Wolferstan in 1851. She was following in the footsteps

Me and my books

About me

Hello! I'm Sheridan Parsons. I live with my husband Mike and my youngest son in Tamworth. I'm a bit quirky, in fact I'm quite public about the fact that I am 'neurodiverse', although I’ve never been officially diagnosed. Far from being

Me and my books

Family History Record Books

Are you looking for a good way to sort and record your family history? My Family History Record Books are: * Workbooks to fill in – back to your 5 x great grandparents. * A clear, concise, and portable record of your family history research progress. * Valuable for all family historians, from beginner

Me and my books

Greenwich Girl

Margaret Green was born in 1923 in Commerell Street, Greenwich. She began her working life as a milliner in Mayfair, a bought ledger clerk at John Lewis in Oxford Street, and a wages clerk at Merryweather's, the fire engine manufacturers in Greenwich. During the war, she volunteered as

Graveyards

Eyam: a plague village and its graves

In the video I walked around the village of Eyam in the Peak District, and explored the churchyard, the Riley graves, and some of the other stories and locations associated with the plague from 1665 to 1666. I also popped into the friendly little museum in the village, which I

Headstone Cleaning

Headstone cleaning: Pallett and Barker

Keely and I braved the rain to clean two recently-defaced slate headstones at Aldergate Cemetery in Tamworth. We were joined by Keely's friendly rescue dog, Ziggy. These are the headstones of Elizabeth Pallett (died 1855), William Barker (died 1866), Eliza Barker (died 1871), and Samuel Barker (died 1895)

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£100

Land * Land to West side of Trent and Mersey Canal, Off Media Way, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire ST1 5SY * Added to Rightmove 30/09/2025 * Initial asking price: £100 guide price * Canal aspect: A curious parcel of canalside footpath (not a towpath) on the offside of the Trent and Mersey Canal. Make

Canal Homes Sold, SSTC, or Withdrawn

£18,000

Building with one room and hallway * The Old Toll House, York Street Lock, York Street, Stourport on Severn, Worcestershire, DY13 9EE * Added to Rightmove 23/10/2025 * For sale by online auction, Guide Price £14,000 - Lot 39 - from 11th-13th November 2025 * Sold for £18,000 on 13/

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£30,000

Land * Land at The Windings, Middlewich, Cheshire CW10 9HP * Note that CGI imagery has been used in the listing - there is no planning in place for the suggested developments. * Added to Rightmove 07/10/2025 * Initial asking price: £30,000, For Sale by Online Auction 10th to 11th November.

Canal Homes Sold, SSTC, or Withdrawn

£36,000

Development plot * Redhills Road, Foxley Bridge, Stoke On Trent, ST2 7FA * Added to Rightmove on 03/08/2025 * Initial asking price: £36,000 (auction guide price) * For sale by Public Auction on Monday 15th September at 6:30pm * SSTC before auction, by 6/10/2025 * Canal aspect: An exciting plot

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£40,000

Land with mooring and fishing rights. * Iden Lock, East Sussex TN31 * Added to Rightmove on 20/02/2025 at OIRO £40,000. * Canal aspect: freehold, riverside holiday plot on the River Rother, with mooring and fishing rights. Rightmove listing: Check out this Land for sale on RightmoveLand for sale in

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£45,000

Land * Land near Mill Road, Burghfield Mill, RG30 3RA * Added to Rightmove 20/11/2025 * Initial asking price: £45,000 (auction guide price) * Canal aspect: This is a 5.18 acre wooded strip, effectively an island, with the River Kennet on one side and the Kennet and Avon Canal on

Canal Homes For Sale

Price on Application

Land * Land off Bankside, Banbury, OX16 9YP * Added to Rightmove 29/11/2025 * Listed as Price on Application - it appears in the under £50,000 section but that may be misleading. * Canal aspect: This is a mostly wooded plot of about 3 acres next to an area which is

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£60,000

Freehold residential mooring * Mooring 2, Unit 21, Keynsham, Bristol BS31 1ST * Added to Rightmove 08/08/2025 * Initial asking price: £60,000 * Canal aspect: This is a rare freehold plot comprising of a 65½ foot mooring and about 150m2 of land. It includes a Certificate of Lawful Residential Use from

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£75,000

2 bedroom static caravan * Unicorn Caravan Park, Unicorn Street, Thurmaston, Leicester, LE4 8AX * Added to Rightmove 12/11/2025 * Initial asking price: £75,000 * Canal aspect: This is a very small park. The rear patio overlooks a short arm off the canalised River Soar navigation. There may be private moorings

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£80,000

Land * Land off Model Row, Puttenham, Buckinghamshire, HP22 5JA * Added to Rightmove 19/11/2025 * Initial asking price: £80,000 * Canal aspect:  1.28 acres of offside land on the Aylesbury Arm of the Grand Union Canal with approx 89ft of canal bank. Looking at Google Earth, it looks as

Canal Homes Sold, SSTC, or Withdrawn

£80,000

2 bedroom semi-detached house * 162 Blackbrook Road, Netherton, Dudley, DY2 0QP * Added to Rightmove on 30/06/2025 * Initial asking price: £80,000 - note that there are auction fees on top * This property was unsold at auction in July, and is still available for sale. I'm not

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£99,000

Land - two short moorings being sold together * Tylers Dyke, Dilham Marina, Dilham, NR28 9PS * Added to Rightmove 06/11/2025 * Initial asking price: £99,000 Canal aspect: This is more Norfolk Broads than I usually do, but I thought it was a nice one to include, as a freehold

Canal Homes Sold, SSTC, or Withdrawn

£100,000

2 bedroom end-terrace house * 69 St Marys Wharfe (sic), Blackburn, Lancashire, BB2 3AF * Added to Rightmove 14/10/2025 * Initial asking price: £100,000 * SSTC by 2/11/2025 * Sold with tenant in situ - investors only. * Canal aspect: The cul-de-sac is set high up above the Leeds and Liverpool

£0 to £200k

Price on Application to Agent

Land * Callow Hill Road, Alvechurch, Birmingham, Worcestershire, B48 7LR * Added to Rightmove 21/11/2025 * Initial asking price: POA. I have put this in the £0 to £100,000 price bracket as that is where it appears on Rightmove, but this might be misleading. * Canal aspect: 6.67 acres plot,

Canal Homes Sold, SSTC, or Withdrawn

£105,000

2 bedroom semi-detached house * 28 Sunny Bank, Knottingley, WF11 9DA * Added to Rightmove on 20/08/2025 * Initial asking price: £105,000 * SSTC by 23/09/2025 * Canal aspect: The south facing back garden has a low fence and a gate onto the towpath of the Aire and Calder Navigation.

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£110,000

2 bedroom mid-terrace house * Canal View, Stainforth, Doncaster, South Yorkshire, DN7 * Added to Rightmove on 11/08/2025 * Initial asking price: £110,000 * Canal aspect: The house faces the offside of the River Don Navigation a couple of doors to the right of the New Inn. There is a wide