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Beaulieu photos

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Beaulieu maps

Historic maps of Beaulieu and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis.   View all Beaulieu maps

Beaulieu map

Historic map of Beaulieu

Hampshire map

Illustrated Victorian map of Hampshire

Beaulieu map

Historic Map of any Beaulieu postcode

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Beaulieu books

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Around Eastleigh including Chandler's Ford, Bishopstoke and Botley Living Memories
Paperback
rrp £13  £10.40

Hampshire Living Memories
Paperback
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Hampshire Revisited Photographic Memories
Paperback
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Beaulieu books
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Memories of Beaulieu

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Chanting at dusk

My parents were managers of The Montague Arms for a short while. On sunny days I was allowed to cycle to Hythe and back. I was twelve and fit enough to reach Hythe within half-an-hour! I heard rumours from the staff at the hotel that the Abbey nearby was haunted by the ancient monks who had lived there.... [more]

Shared on 03 October 2008 by Charlotte Gatling.

Hampshire memories

Dibden Purlieu Newsagents / Mr & Mrs Storey

It was so lovely to see you refer to Mr Storey (Sid) in the earlier post - he was my wonderful Grandad!

Nan and Grandad (Grace and Sid Storey) used to run the newsagents, and as a little girl, I was always in there playing - even now, years after Nan and Grandad have passed on, Grandad's daughter, my Mum... [more]

Shared on 22 September 2009 by Vicki Norman.

DP in the early 60's

I can remember Dibden Purlieu just after the Merrimede shops were built and the new shops opposite on the corner were being built (where the Bathroom Acadamy is in 2009). I was abou 5 years old.  In those days I could ride my first bike down the un-tarmacked Watermans Lane (which was a dead end, the Wimpey estate was being built)... [more]

Shared on 21 March 2009

LONG HOT SUMMERS

MANY HAPPY SUMMERS WERE SPENT AT LEPE. i WAS LUCKY ENOUGH TO HAVE A GRANDPARENT THAT LIVED IN TH ECOAST GAURD COTTAGES FROM THE 60'S TO THE 80'S. THERE WAS A RAFT NEAR THE BAOT HOUSE WHICH WAS GREAT FUN. NO CONCRETE, FREE PARKING ON THE GREEN. FISHING FOR MACKEREL WITH JO, MUSHROOM PICKING IN THE LOCAL FIELDS,... [more]

Shared on 16 November 2006 by Julie Payne.

Happy Days

Born in the Dibden Perlieu nursing home in 1943, I then lived in both Blackfield and Fawley. Growing up was a challenge in those days, but we survived. I attended school at both Fawley and Hardley. Summers were spent on the raft at Lepe, fishing for eels in the sluice, or paddling my canoe around to Calshot and back. I worked for KEN... [more]

Shared on 10 November 2009 by Jeremy Garle.

Philip Streets

This is the photo in the distance of the house where I was brought up (from Dec 1952 to March 1964) with my three brothers, Michael, Alan and twin Roger, N° 1 Abbey Close. Our neighbours were Mr and Mrs Orchard with their two sons Malcolm and Melvin and on the other side Mr and Mrs Jewel with their three daughters.... [more]

Shared on 20 August 2009 by Philip Streets.

I went to school in Pilley but I was born in Sway

I went  to school in Pilley. My teacher was a Miss Figgins, she was fantastic, she taught my father too, Fred Woodburn. We lived at the bungalow, Sandy Down, After  my Gran Died  Annie Woodburn  shes laid to rest in boulder grave yard along with my grandad Walter Woodburn and my uncle Bill Tosdevine.sadly the Bungerlow isnt there any more. We... [more]

Shared on 04 November 2008

Miss Meriel Alexander

Who was Muriel Alexander? I have a scrapbook that she put together after the 1st World World. I think she was very much involved with organising trips to visit war graves and monuments for families of the fallen. Would be very interested to hear from family or anyone that remembers the family, they lived at the Old Manor, Boldre.

Shared on 05 July 2006 by Kathleen Scriven.

Extracts From Beaulieu & Hampshire books

Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Beaulieu, inspired by Frith photos.

New Forest Photographic Memories

Beaulieu is now the home of the Montagu family. Close to the Abbey is the National Motor Museum, a splendid collection of cars founded by Lord Montagu of Beaulieu.

This is an extract from New Forest Photographic Memories.
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New Forest Photographic Memories

Many of the Abbey ruins remain, and some of the buildings are still in use. Close by the altar of the Abbey church lies the body of Isabella, wife of Richard, Earl of Cornwall, the second son of the founder King John. Other historical figures sought sanctuary at the Abbey, including Margaret of Anjou, Lady Warwick and the rebellious Perkin Warbeck.... [more]

This is an extract from New Forest Photographic Memories.
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Hampshire Photographic Memories

Founded as a Cistercian abbey by King John in 1204, Beaulieu is Norman French for 'beautiful place'. Much of the building was destroyed at the Dissolution and many of the stones removed to other sites. This photograph depicts the magnificent ruins of the abbey in their timeless setting.

This is an extract from Hampshire Photographic Memories.
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