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Nostalgic memories of Bisley's local history

Share your own memories of Bisley and read what others have said

For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.

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Displaying Memories 11 - 15 of 15 in total

The Lodge
Well, I don't remember then, but my father was born in the gatehouse or lodge in 1901. Does anyone have a photo of the lodge? Do they remember it or was it demolished before the 1940s/'50s?
Bisley, Shaftesbury School 1914
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Added 22 December 2010

I Was At Bisley Boys School With My Brother John, From 1954 1959
I was mad about photography and would go all over Bisley with my camera. I would concentrate on the wildlife, esp. on the village pond where my brother and I would look for various types of pond life. In those days we would often not see a single person, and cars were so rare that we would spot cars, as in "That is an Austin A40" or "That is a Sunbeam Talbot", now I ...see more
Bisley, Shaftesbury School 1914
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Added 17 November 2010

Happy Childhood.
Because my father, and later on my mother and brother, shot at Bisley, every summer holiday was spent on the ranges. We would catch a train to Woking, then another to Brookwood and then board the "Bisley Bullet" which would take us to The Ranges. The last time the Bullet ran, we all put pennies on the line and the little engine ran over them and flattened them. At first we hired a caravan and then we bought a big ...see more
Bisley, Rifle Range c1955
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Added 05 June 2009

Bisley School 1937 1941
I was a pupil from 1937 until 1941 when I left to go out into the wide wide world and I always said that we went in to the Bisley Schools as boys and very soon became men as many of us went into the services and made a mark for us the rest of our lives Where are they all now? The schooling was second to none as I have looked back and it helped us on our way to be self-reliant, and my children I know have ...see more
Bisley, Shaftesbury School 1914
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Added 28 March 2009

The Ranges
My friend Lindsay Stagg lived opposite the ranges & I spent many happy hours with her on the commons near by. Wonder where she is now. And Anne (Bones) Johnson lived in Port Lane.
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Added 15 July 2008