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Historic maps of Compton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Compton maps
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Hampshire memories
The Volunteer Inn
Volunteer was built in 1703 and as far as we can find out, it possibly became a pub in 1840s. It ceased trading in 1973 when it was sold by the brewery to the Gray family. The Grays converted it back into a house.
We bought Volunteer in 2001 and it still looks much the same from the outside.
The door between the two windows (beneath the pub sign), used to lead into the Saloon Bar, which is now our study; the door was replaced some years ago with another window. We are currently renovating the property back to its former glory. Local people have told us various stories from years gone by when this place was a Pub!
Local research has shown that the Volunteer was owned by Benjamin Vokes in the 1840s until 1890s; he built the Public Bar which is to the right of the picture (can't be fully seen though in the picture). There was also a Jug & Bottle which was entered via... Read more
Twyford, Church of England School in 1965
I started Twyford, Church of England School in 1965 (until 1971) and this photo is exactly as I remember it was.
Schooldays
I remember the C of E infant/primary school. There was a boulder on the left, just inside the main gate, that was 'a spaceship' - many of us would listen to Dan Dare, 7.10pm Radio Luxembourg, and re-enact it there the next day. The head was Mr Fulford, who had a daughter at the school: Celia. She kept guinea pigs, and as just about all of us had some, I guess she wasn't too great at sexing them. Wonderful times!
A Visit to The Old Forge
Returning to England for a visit after being in Canada for seventeen years, I was anxious to find old friends and retrace steps I had taken years before when I called this my home. I arranged to meet up with my mother who had been visiting England for a few months before I got there. Together we took public transport to Otterbourne to visit the part owners of the lovely old-world resturant The Old Forge. They made us very welcome and we enjoyed a pleasant vist. My reason to visit them was personal as I was once engaged to the lady of the house, her name was Thelma. Now it's almost sixty years later and I still cherish my memory of her but that, as they say, is History! They do not own the Old Forge now, they retired some years ago and live not far away in Hampshire
Brambridge House
My great-grand parents were head gardener and house keeper at Brambridge House in its hey day, my great uncles also worked as footman, and gardeners and planted the original beginnings of what is now Brambridge Nurseries and Garden Centre. My grandmother and her siblings were born in the gardens house. After the house closed down my great-grandparents took over the Dog and Crook pub from around 1900 - 1915 and my great aunt was born in the pub, the family then moved to Winchester where we still live today.
My Memories
I remember the year of 1968 well, as it is when I left the village of Colden Common, although my Grandfather and Grandmother still lived there (On Main Road) up until their deaths. Colden Common in my time had no Scout Troop, so I had to go to Twyford to attend Scouts. Often the other boys in 'Common' would laugh at us, as we had still to wear short trousers. My other memory of 'Common' is when the Parish Hall (now demolished) used show the very latest pictures, due in part to the link with the picture house in Winchester (Theatre Royal). Other than that in my time in 'Common' we used to have to go to the school which was nearer Fishers Pond. To cross the road at the School for lunch (the dinner hall is now a private house) we required the Lollipop Lady Mrs Spratt to help us. To find out the very latest about Colden Common Football Club go to: http://coldencommon.proboards61.com
Although the committee... Read more
Colden Common School
My memory of Colden Common School, is mainly around the teachers. Mr Wilkie the Head, and Mrs Gundrie (Spelling). Also in my day the toilets were outside (and still standing when I last went by). There was no playing field for the school, we had to go to Colden Common 'Rec on Sports Day. The 'houses' were split on colour lines, as far as I remember Red, Yellow Green, and Blue. I seem to remember I was in Red. The School had no dinner hall with it this required crossing the Main Road, (See my other memory). I remember Benny Hill walking past the school, as his family owned a store on Fisher's Pond (now demolished), and causing great excitement. Such simple memories from a far off age!
