Pictures of the Past : “Old Alice” (1), Little EatonThe story behind this postcard is the following tragic tale: “The village's well known character Alice GRACE was born in
Derby in 1867 and moved to Little Eaton with her parents when she was a
young woman. After her parents died, Grace was evicted from her home for
non-payment of rent. She then spent her life moving from shed to shed and
derelict building to derelict building and finally into a series of bacon
boxes. In 1908 she moved to the Shardlow Workhouse and lived until 1927.
She is buried in Little Eaton.” The card is postmarked 1906 - the day and month are unreadable. (Information provided by Carol Hare/Rosemary Lockie) Reference
Image contributed by Carol Hare on 4th June 2003.
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