Dukes Ride c1960, Crowthorne
Dukes Ride c1960, Crowthorne Ref: C199094
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Crowthorne & local memories
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My Childhood 1942 - 1963
My family owned the Victorian pile that incorporated the chemist opposite the Iron Duke. I was born in 1942 at the house (if it's still there) that was built as a wedding present for my parents at the top of the property and moved to the main house when my grandmother died, somewhere around 1945. Myself and my 3 brothers were packed off to boarding schools when we reached 7 so were only around in school holidays. They sold the place around 1962 as I started to hitch a round the world. On the way I fell in love with Australia. On my return in 1968 I bought my future wife here to show her where I was born, it seemed a bit alien and it was the last time I ever came back. I have lived in Australia for the last 40 years in an area that seems very similar, funny that. Interestingly many of my visual memories have been a bit warped and as the alterations to the village has greatly... Read more
Father Was Secretary of East Berks Golf Links
My father Godfrey S Duckworth was Secretary of the East Berks Golf Club from 1950 until 1953.
