Nostalgic memories of Eversley's local history
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For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.
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As a 5 year old I remember visiting a large house (detached maybe 5 bedrooms) to visit my Great Aunt Rosa in around 1969/1970. She died in 1970 and her husband Henry died in 1972. I remember from my visit that Henry took in in the garden with two dogs and at the bottom was a small river. I have been unable to locate the property Hunters Cottage on any map. Can anyone advise/ help ...see more
As I have outlined on this site before, I lived in The Street, Eversley from 1971 - 83. The house in which we lived, built in 1952 by a Mr & Mrs Leversuch, no longer exists as following a murder there in 1992, the house was empty for 4 years before being demolished. 2 house stand on what was an acre plot.
From 1952 to 1981, the sizeable, detached red ...see more
I have posted on this interesting sight in the past - back in May 2009. I was talking recently about Staverton House in Lower Common with a friend, another former Eversley-ite, as we both had a Saturday job there circa 1978/80.
Staverton house, is, in part very old. I believe it was listed in the Doomsday book. It sits at the end of a long drive near Mud lane which is off Lower Common. In the ...see more
Although having no connection with Eversley I have been researching a gentleman named James Hindmarsh who I have found recorded on the night of the 1891 Census as a boarder at the White Hart in Eversley. The Inn Keeper at that time was William Townsend, who lived there with wife Ann & two children, William G aged 9 & Elizabeth E aged 10. I was curious to know whether any of those in the above Frith photo, ...see more
Yateley, from my researches,was a very quiet village, yet being close to Sandhurst Military Acadamy & not that far from Aldershot, was a bolt hole for the military top brass, hence some large elegant houses. One, Glebe House, in Vicarage Road, was converted into a hospital for the Military during the 40/45 war, as it had several RAF camps during that time. Having moved to Blackwater from Staines, (see my memories of ...see more
My grandparents, Maud and Albert Benham, lived at Rose Cottage, 1 Warbrook Lane and I have lovely memories of many happy times visiting them during WW2. I lived with my parents, Jack (Albert) and Irene, in Camberley and while my father was in the Navy I would visit my nan (grandad having died when I was quite small) on many occasions. When they first moved to Eversley from London, my grandad ...see more
I remember Officer Dilly coming to Eversley School after his release from a prison camp and showing us some wonderful pencil drawings done in the canp of the guards etc, they have remained in my memory ever since.
How I remember trying to get to school through all the military vehicles, some of which had Jane of the Mirror caricatures and words saying 'Paris here we come', I wonder how many made it?
John Cornish
I lived in Spindle Cottage (now, I see, simply 'Spindles') with my mother from mid-1940 till the end of the Second World War, from the age of five till ten; my father, who was a codes and ciphers officer in the RAF, was captured in Crete in 1941 and spent most of his time in Stalag Luft 3, where he forged documents for various escapes, as he was a commercial artist in civilan life. We rented the ...see more
Dear Jan, I have found this website quite by chance! I first moved to Eversley with my family as a child (aged 6) in July 1971. My mother became the sub postmistress and we lived in the purpose build, red brick 5 bedroomed house in The Street (between the White Hart and the river bridge) It was built in 1952 by Mr and Mrs Leversuch. The post office and sorting office formed 2 floors on the ground floor. Ethel ...see more
My great-grandfather was Samuel Marlow and a publican at the time of his marriage in 1897. His father was William Marlow and my family tree research has led me to the White Hart in Eversley Cross where there were two succesive landlords of these names. I can't help wondering if one of these gents posing in the Francis Frith view of the pub might be one of the Marlow landlords!