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Radwell is a village to the North West of Bedfordshire. We
are told the locals pronounce it Rad'ell. |
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personal web site run by John Saville and is not endorsed by Enesco or
the Lilliput Lane Collectors Club. All information is provided on a
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Picture of
LL Model |
Name |
Original |
Town |
Visit? |
LL Ref. |
Date |
Actual Location |
Grid Reference |
IoE |
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White Swan, The |
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Radwell |
Former
Pub &
Restaurant |
L2693 |
Jan 04 |
Swan Inn,
Felmersham Road
MK43 7HS |
N52.2065 W0.5316 |
36904
BLB |
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Lilliput Lane's Model "The White Swan" is based on the
Swan Inn, Felmersham Road
MK43 7HS [IoE
36904]
Map |
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| Judy & I visited The Swan on May 25,
2005 to celebrate our wedding anniversary. We enjoyed the food
which was excellent and talked with landlady, Louise
McGregor, about the Lilliput Lane model.
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We actually got the model 2 days after our visit...hence no pictures
of model with original! The pub closed in Sept
2008.
It was only after we
got home that we realized the
connection with a famous American musician.
[architectural detail] |
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Photo: Edward Gill
(1952) |
In
February 2012 I received the photo on the left and the following
information from Mr Edward Gill who has kindly given his permission
to use them: "I came across
your website by accident. I was looking for a photo of The Swan at
Radwell where I used to drink 60 years ago. I was a groom at the
Oakley Hunt Kennels in Milton Ernest.
With a couple of friends we had the
most wonderful Saturday evenings there always ending with a riotous
sing song with the Landlord playing the piano.
You mention an American musician;
it was Glen Miller who was stationed at RAF Milton Ernest whence he
flew his
final mission. [JRS:
More Info]
The
Foxhounds are from the
Oakley Hunt that were kennelled at Milton Ernest.
The riders are - left to right:
- John Moffatt 2nd Whip,
- Stanley Hardiman, Huntsman and
- Jim Chapman 1st Whip.
Just visible in the doorway are Group Capt Cooper RAF
Rtd (Landlord) and his wife Mrs.Cooper known to the
customers as ‘Coopey’ serving drinks to the riders.
Happy days – and nights! Sadly, ‘The Swan’ is no
longer the village pub, having been closed some years
ago A very sad end."
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