Married Quarters 1950 to 1959

Year: 1950

Married Quarters 1950 to 1959

I lived in Deepcut from 1951 to 1959 in Ceylon Terrace, Blackdown Camp as a child in the army married quarters  My father had just been posted back to the UK after serving in Germany.
There were about eight blocks of terrace houses, each were given name like Bermuda, Ceylon, Cyprus and so on. I can't remember all the names.
At the end of Ceylon Terrace there was an infant school, the junior school was nearer the playing fields. When the children reached senior level we would be sent to Bagshot Secondary School, a bus was provided for the children.
In Blackdown Camp there was a cinema and grocery shop for the families to use and this was run by the NAAFI.
In the 1950s all the married quarters  were occupied and there was a lot of coming and going. Some families would only stay for about six months as they would be sent to overseas posting.
The quarters were very basic, one living room, a kitchen and a bathroom at the back of the house. The water could only be heated by the coal range in the kitchen, there were a gas cooker 1940’s style and a gas boiler, an aide to washing and boiling cloths.
The furniture was provided by the Army. Most of the families would use Deepcut village for other provision. The barracks and all Army land has now been sold off for private homes.