Bramshott, Quince Farm 1917
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It was rural, bucolic scenes like this one at 600-acre Quince Farm that inspired Tennyson to write a poem of 47 words while visiting the area one summer's day in the 1860s. The parish of Bramshott includes some unusual place names, such as Hammer Bottom and Waggoners Wells.

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At the top of this short road was a village shop, we would get lollies in there. Across the road to "the Hollow" [ now completely overgrown] and then on to Limes Close to see friends. Boris Karloffs house at the bottom of this view. Stories of ghost sightings had a huge appeal to us kids then but in the 50+ years I have been along that area I'm still waiting. This view has changed little apart from the parked cars ...see more
My father and his two brothers attended Bramshott School between 1902 and 1913. Headmaster was a Mr Crowther who ruled with a rod of iron (cane actually, but equally painful). I have two photographs of the school taken at the time.