Droxford, Hampshire

MILES FAMILY

Dear  Villagers of the Droxford & Exton area -

Please can you help me, I'm looking for living relatives of Alfred Miles, who died in 1900, around the Droxford area. He was a gamekeeper, his wife was called Sarah, two of their sons also lived in the area, Richard Miles (gamekeeper) and Arthur Miles (kennelman/groom). I believe Richard lived at... [more]

My time at Studwell Lodge and in the village of Droxford

My family first came to live in Studwell Lodge, which they bought from the Bruce family,  when my father retired from farming in Berkshire at the age of fifty five. It was then 1959 and I, as a  teenager, was overawed by the sheer size and space of the property. The village was very welcoming to us newcomers. Barbara Wade was... [more]

Meonstoke and Droxford

Terrific memories by both Harriott and Skipwith families. Thank you! Mine centre first on Midlington Cottage (rented from the Horsmans, he a magnificent model-train builder, the house out of Droxford a bit on A32, where all the Army ordinance lumbered past, day after day, to the coast for the D-Day invasion, and from where our beloved cairn terrier Tim killed a... [more]

Harriott Brothers - the Butcher's Shop

My Father was Arthur Harriott who owned Harriott Brothers Butchers Shop (which can be seen at the bottom left-hand corner of the picture) together with his Brother, Edward. We lived in "Old Sarum" which is the white house adjoining with my Mother, Molly and my Aunt Olive and Uncle Edward. One of my first memories must have... [more]

Visiting

I had family who lived in Droxford, that was my Uncle Peter, Aunty Dot and my cousins Susan, Christine and John Miles.  Sorry John if you are reading this, it's your five mins of fame.  I loved going over there and was always made welcome.  I went to Droxford school with Mr Bark? and his wife.  She was ok but he... [more]

Hampshire Revisited Photographic Memories

Izaak Walton fished here in the Meon, reflecting that the valley 'exceeds all England for swift, shallow, clear, pleasant brooks and store of trout.' Churchill, the War Cabinet and the Allied Chiefs used the local railway station as their headquarters during the planning of D-Day in 1944, conducting operations from a special train based here.

Hampshire Living Memories

The scenic A32 runs through Droxford, which lies between Alton and Gosport. The first shop on the left is the post office – it has now moved. Next door is the Bakers Arms pub; in 1961 it was taken over by Mr and Mrs Calder-Smith. At that time the soup of the day cost 1s 6d and a gammon with pineapple... [more]

Hampshire Photographic Memories

Izaak Walton fished here in the Meon, reflecting that the valley 'exceeds all England for swift, shallow, clear, pleasant brooks and store of trout'. Churchill, the War Cabinet and the Allied Chiefs used the local railway station as their headquarters during the planning of D-Day in 1944, conducting operations in a special train based here.