Nostalgic memories of Fontmell Parva'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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These are the memories of my childhood week-ends and holidays, spent with my Uncle Harold and Aunt Lucy Mogridge at Fontmell Parva. My maternal grandmother Annie Farwell lived at Fontmell Parva for 50 years, in the coachman’s cottage. Lewis Spencer Mogridge, my grandfather, was the coachman at the big house. Lewis and Annie had five children: Harry (1899), Alice (1898), Harold (1906), Bert (1902) and ...see more