Brockenhurst memories
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Sam Collins' Memory of This Picture
My dad is Sam Collins who lived at Wisteria Cottage on railway crossing. He was born there in 1926 and left to join the army in 1943. He is 84 years old now and lives in Maidenhead, Berks. His memory of this photo is that the shop, with sun blind was a butchers shop. This was owned by Mr Gosling and the large house next door was his home and not a pub. He remembers the thatched house being occupied by a family called Reid (Read maybe).
Pub Name
Is anyone able to tell me the name of what I presume is a Pub in the photo (just after the thatched cottage) - I am researching my family history and find all my ancestors come from Brockenhurst and the surrounding areas. I would be grateful if anyone was able to enlighten me about this pub name.
Brockenhurst Grammar School
I spent eight years of my school life at Brockenhurst between 1955 to 1963. Being a somewhat shy individual at that time, my presence at the school was hardly recognized. I was known as 'Twink' until my younger brother David came to the school and he flew off with my nickname. I did not excel academically, or on the sports field but achieved a basic education. Dr Wood was the Head Master, and teachers I remember were Truckle, Merridith, Pierce, Evans, Bromley, Davies, Dibden, Hicks, Lee, Spalding, Hirst, Huggins, Bain, etc. and a custodian Sam Curd. People in my year: Tom Watts, Jill Wigglesworth, Diane Derbyshire, Bob Maddock, Si Newham, Chris Darcel, John Dickenson, Martin Dickens, Roger Foreman, etc
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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.
Rope Hill Preparatory School Boldre Hants/Dorset
In the early 1950s, my brothers and I attended this private school to be taught discipline and to cultivate the finer things in life. We were there from 1951 to 1955 and that school holds memories both good and bad. Being boarders there, our movements were highly controlled, with no escape until half term, or end of term holidays. Mr Heaton was the Head Master to start with, followed by Mr Arch. The teachers I remember were Mssrs. Randle, Sheldon, Edwards, Flood, with a Groundsman Mr Ellis and Matron Mrs Burridge? Where did all the old boys go?
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 use to sail down Pilley Hill on our bikes, not too much traffic then. I have such great memories of Pilley and all my old school friends. theres no place like home .
Valerie Woodburn.
Pilley is my Maiden Name !
I do so appreciate these lovely pictures and this site is wonderful. I do not have any memories of this place. I was born in1956 and raised in America, Southern California, actually. However, I wanted to say thank you. Since I do not know much about my ancestry, just seeing the photos is fun to imagine one of my great great grandparents living around there. I know my father, Frederick Henry Pilley, who passed away in 2006, would have loved to have known there was such a gentle looking place as Pilley. God bless you. I'll be back to check and see if anyone adds memories. It sounds so beautiful, we have always loved the country and horses, does anyone still live there? Cindy (Pilley) Ahlgrim
More Information
Hi
My partner owns the cottage to the left of the main Romsey road, that is Ivy cottage, next to Puckpit cottage the side of which adjoins cadnam road, Joyce purchased this in 1997 when she left the Isle of Wight and took up lectures post at Southampton Univercity.
Joyce wanted to be in Lyndhurst as she grew up their, but also her mother lived in the village and it would be nice to be near her and Barbara could also see her grand daughter, Hanah grow up at the same time.
Barbara lived on the oposite side of the road, at number 56 and the cottage seemed the ideal place to raise Hanah and look after her mother, the strange thing was that Joyces great grand mother used to live in Ivy Cottage when joyce was a young girl and their is one picture of her outside the cottage in th 1960s.
We all now live in the same house in Lyndhurst No:12 Romsey rd, and Joyce... Read more
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