Antony memories
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Scraesdon
My family, being mother, father, brother and I (Nancy Laythorn) moved to Scraesdon Cottage in 1940. Under the watchful eye of the Headmistress, Mrs Crabb, Joy Maddever, Margaret Hitchcock and I passed our 11 plus, continuring our education at Saltash Grammar. We were driven by bus each day.
During the Second World War we had a number of foreign soldiers stationed in the Fort, British, Polish, American and finally the German Prisoners of War.
It was the Americans that that made an impact, as being only 8/9 years old my brother and I were invited into the fort to watch the Ensa shows, as we did when the British were there. Sadly the Americans went from Scraesdon to the Normandy beaches, few surviving. If anyone knows the info on the American regiments I would be interested to know.
Saturday was Dance Night in the Village Hall and my mother used to help serve the teas during interval times. The RAF were stationed near, as were the sailors... Read more
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That Might be Me?
I was born in the chalet that this photo on the left partly shows, in 1951. The person sunbathing could be me at 13 or 14 years of age. I was Christine Elliott then. The name was 'Lucerne', my great grand parents owned 'San Remo', next door, from about 1938. All the family went there to live in 1940, when their house was bombed in Stonehouse.
Torpoint
This photograph of Torpoint, Fore Street and Ferry Queue brings back memories of when I joined the Royal Navy at HMS Fisgard in January 1955. We were not allowed ashore, the term used on RN establishments and ships, during the first four weeks of our New Entry Period. When we were allowed out I well remember walking from HMS Fisgard down to the ferry, paying one penny as a foot pasenger, and then walking from the Devonport side up to Plymouth Hoe and the NAAFI Club and then back again. Had this picture been dated 1955 instead of 1950 I may well have been one of the three naval ratings walking on the pavement alongside the war memorial.
Torpoint Memories
I was born in Tor House Torpoint in 1933. Tor House was purchased by my Grandfather R S G Norgate, Royal Navy, in the early 1900s. My Uncle Dr Robert Norgate inherited the property in 1934. My Brother Joseph and I lived with my Mother Louise Greaves at Tor House until we came to Australia in April 1949. In my memories of Torpoint, and the outbreak of war, we were living at Carbeile House, which my parents at the time were running as a guest house. I can remember the Air Raids and the bombing of the oil tanks?, which were just down the road from Carbeile. We used to shop for our groceries from Mrs Bradford's shop in Fore St, buy our fish and chips from Mrs Hacker. Mrs Hacker was a friend of my mother as she had worked for my Grandmother as a girl. I also remember the Woodhouse family. I returned to Torpoint for a visit in 1990 and then in 1998. Torpoint has not changed... Read more
Ferry Queue
I grew up on Antony Road in Torpoint and before there were 3 ferries and a queuing system I can remember the ferry queue stretching past our house and up the hill almost out of the town. Opposite our house was the 'Regal' cinema (now a gym and swimming pool) which was very convenient for us children - we just crossed the road and watched whatever they were showing every Saturday afternoon - it was noisy, messy and cheap!
Millbrook
All ways visited when i was young 1962 upwards
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