The experimental Hovertrain was described in this blog post <http://suttongrapevine.org/2009/04/28/hovertrains-and-visions-of-the-future/>, and this audio recording <http://suttongrapevine.podbean.com/2009/07/14/hovertrain/>. This recording tells of the model that was made of the Hovertrain and how it ended up first at the Farmland Museum at Haddenham, and more recently at Peterborough Railway World.
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A description of trips made to Sutton at a time when there were plenty of shops in the village - including a cheese-makers!
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What was Drake's Nosey? And what was it's relationship to Sutton? Find out more here..
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A little description of the many strands of Derbys businesses in Sutton and how the new development on Derby's Yard keeps the name alive.
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More information on the Hovertrain that Alice wrote about here <http://suttongrapevine.org/2009/04/28/hovertrains-and-visions-of-the-future/>. This experimental transport project was built in Sutton in the late 60's but the project was closed down only a few years later.
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Where did the people of Sutton get their water before they were on the main supply? And who was Turkey Roberts?
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Throstin House is on the High Street in Sutton. In this recording it's current owner tells us what she knows of its history.
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