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Drayton, Hampshire
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Historic maps of Drayton and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Drayton maps
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Drayton 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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Memories of Drayton
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My parents, Ron and Mary Grant took over the New Inn at Drayton in 1957. Prior to that they had the Royal Pier Hotel at Sandown, on IOW. My sister Suzanne came over with them. I joined them the following year, as I had enrolled at the Catering College in Portsmouth and needed somewhere to live! So began a very happy... [more]
Shared on 12 February 2009
I was born on 6th feb 1944 at 199 Havant Road, Drayton and had a happy childhood there with my 5 sisters and parents. My father was a painter and decorator and we lived in the house until the late '50s. I believe the house is now a home for the elderly, how things have changed. I went to Portsdown... [more]
Shared on 09 August 2006
JR Robinson and Maison Drayton
The farthest shop on the left was owned by my grandparents and I lived there until I was 3 with my parents, Ivan and Betty Robinson. They sold prams and baby goods. My mother Evelyn Betty McTurk did her hairdressing apprenticeship in the hairdressers next door, Maison Drayton, and continued working there for some years. I remember... [more]
Shared on 25 August 2006
Hampshire memories
We moved to Farlington after being bombed out of Stanley Avenue in Portsmouth.
My first school was Bedhampton where most of the lessons were in the Airaid Shelter! I then went on to Manor House School at Havant where I stayed until the death of Mrs Wallace and the closure of the school.My education was completed at Havant Secondary School which... [more]
Shared on 08 April 2008
In 1977 I was the Wrigleys rep, I was 21. I stayed in Hayling Island Holiday Inn, being from the Watford area. I was in charge of Fine Fare, Southsea. I used to drive into Portsmouth and dance at Neros. Great Memories. My week started at Dorchester, then I moved on to Bournemouth and Southampton and went back to Watford on... [more]
Shared on 12 May 2009
"Somewhere beyond the sea...my lover waits for me.."
As a young lad I had great eyesight for long distances. As we sat on the pebbled beach at Southsea it was always me that first spotted a slight bump in the horizon as the then huge incoming ocean liners, The Queen Mary, The Queen Elizabeth, The Mauretaina and many more coming home from New York down the Solent towards Southampton.... [more]
Shared on 26 January 2008
I've only been onboard the Victory once. It was enough to profoundly strike my imagination. I stood where Nelson fell ! It brings tears to my eyes to think of it now as I write. She is an incredible vessel. You can almost hear the cries and commands shouted out during naval battle.
And what a genius Nelson was. To... [more]
Shared on 26 January 2008
This was to me, as a young lad, one of the best places in the whole world!
There was nothing more appealing to me than being at this great vantage point for the Portsmouth Dockyard. I could have stayed there all day watching our British Navy aircraft carriers, battleships, submarines and cruisers contrasted to the masts of our most famous... [more]
Shared on 26 January 2008
Extracts From Drayton & Hampshire books
Displaying a selection of extracts from Frith books about Drayton, inspired by Frith photos.
Rows of black cars line the sides of the road. Today there are estate agents, an optometrist and a surgery here; the surgery dates from 1937 when Dr Cheyne opened it in his Havant Road home. The practice moved to No 274 in 1957. This building was extended but was still too small, so the new Drayton Surgery was constructed in... [more]
This is an extract from Hampshire Living Memories.
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Hampshire Revisited Photographic Memories
Drayton, a suburb of Portsmouth, lies close to Portsdown Hill, a 7-mile chalk ridge stretching from Bedhampton to Fareham. Apart from its importance in terms of fortification, Portsdown Hill was also a vital link in communication, enabling signals to be transmitted between Whitehall and the fleet at Portsmouth. Note the Co-operative van on the left.
This is an extract from Hampshire Revisited Photographic Memories.
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Hampshire Photographic Memories
Drayton, a suburb of Portsmouth, lies close to Portsdown Hill, a 7-mile chalk ridge stretching from Bedhampton to Fareham. Apart from its importance in terms of fortification, Portsdown Hill was also a vital link in communication, enabling signals to be transmitted between Whitehall and the fleet at Portsmouth.
This is an extract from Hampshire Photographic Memories.
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