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Church Crookham photos
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Church Crookham maps
Historic maps of Church Crookham and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Church Crookham maps
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Church Crookham books
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Around Eastleigh including Chandler's Ford, Bishopstoke and Botley Living Memories
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Hampshire Living Memories
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Hampshire Revisited Photographic Memories
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5 Church Crookham photos appear in 2 Frith book titles. You can read extracts and browse photos from these books.
Memories of Church Crookham
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My father must have arrived in Church Crookham around 1942. About a half dozen Canadian officers were quartered in an extremely 'modern' house, called The White House. My father, a young Captain, always spoke of that house with something approaching awe. For some reason, the sanitary fixtures fascinated him: wash basins in individual bedrooms, something unknown in North America. His bath... [more]
Shared on 09 September 2009
The house on the right hand side of this picture was called Claremont. We lived
there in the early 60s. There were two cottages to the side. In one of those cottages lived a girl called Elizabeth Holland, she used to babysit us. They had the most wonderful vegetable garden. We had fires in all the rooms, but also had paraffin... [more]
Shared on 11 April 2008
Hampshire memories
I now live in Adelaide, South Australia, but lived in Holly Road in the 1950s and I too have fond memories of Christopher's sweet shop. My brother and I played on Cove green a lot and I broke my foot there atthe age of 6. I took a trip back down memory lane in 1984 on a very foggy day, Tower... [more]
Shared on 12 October 2009
Re Cove, Bridge Road (c172009)
The photograph of Bridge Road clearly shows The Cove Supply Stores building on the right. My parents ran that shop from about 1936 to 1945. The Bridge Road end of the shop in the photo was the Off-Licence. Opposite the shop on Cove Road was the Ivy Leaf Club. I have such memories of Cove... I attended the Hawley Road Elementary... [more]
Shared on 29 April 2009
The two stores at the bridge across from West Heath Farm run by Jim Blunden (who had a daughter Pam Blunden) were stores we frequented every Friday, namely the one next to the railway track. This was run by Kath Owen. Her husband had been killed during military exercises in Aldershot, but Kath continued to run Owens Sweet Shop. I remember... [more]
Shared on 22 April 2008
Going ‘down the village’ pretty much referred to the stretch of Cove Road, between Hazel Avenue and Marrowbrooke Lane, where most of the shops were. Once upon a time Cove must have been the typical English village: two houses, three pubs and a church. The ‘Tradesman’s Arms’, the ‘Anchor’ and the ‘Alma’ were all together, right beside the vicarage and St... [more]
Shared on 05 February 2008
Late in 1945 my parents moved to 25 Busk Crescent, in Cove. The house was on top of a hill and overlooked the Farnborough airfield. From the front bedroom you could see aircraft landing on the runway. The house was one of a string of brand-new red-brick semi’s, built on the crescent and down Fowler Road, bordering an estate which had... [more]
Shared on 05 February 2008
The picture of Cove, West Heath Corner, is the bottom of Minley Rd. To the right is what was then called Hawley Rd, to the left is what was then called Fleet Rd. The large house between Minley Rd and Hawley Rd belonged to the Arrow fanily, The house on the left side that has two shops . One of... [more]
Shared on 15 November 2007
Extracts From Church Crookham & Hampshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Church Crookham, inspired by Frith photos.
Farnborough, Fleet and Aldershot
The name of the bridge reflects the local trade which once existed in the area and, as in 60080 (page 84), the level nature of the towpath was an attraction for walkers 100 years ago, as it was for cyclists. This part of the canal is also popular with anglers.
This is an extract from Farnborough, Fleet and Aldershot.
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Hampshire Revisited Photographic Memories
The premises of Mellersh & Son, grocers, can be seen over on the left of this picture. Note the rather rough surface of the road at Church Crookham. This was not uncommon at that time; although cars were on the increase, many roads were still little more than broad tracks.
This is an extract from Hampshire Revisited Photographic Memories.
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Farnborough, Fleet and Aldershot
The top-hatted gentleman on his cart is thought to be Mr May, known as 'Cabby', who was presumably seeking customers for his horse and trap. The scene today has been transformed by the construction of a roundabout to ease traffic flow.
This is an extract from Farnborough, Fleet and Aldershot.
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