Little Pond House at Tilford
My wife's health was not that good, and, in 1961, she was sent for a recuperative fortnight at the Little Pond House. It was a convalescent home for children used by the NHS and had also been home to children from Europe sent there by International Help for Children after the war. During August, 2010 we managed to track it down and were shown round what is now a care home: it brought back many memories for my wife. When she was sent there in 1961, her mother in Winchmore Hill had packed a suitcase of clothes. This stayed unopened as she was given clothes to wear by the LPH staff.
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Hi Mark I was sent to Little Pond House at Tilford in 1967, with two of my sisters, for a week or two. I was seven at the time, and I have fond, vivid memories of our time there. There I visited a camp in the woodlands, saw a hot air balloon from an amazing view, high up, looking across amazing scenery. One of my sister had asthma and eczema, and I had anaemia, we were also very poor, and hadn't had any previous holidays. The staff at Little Pond House were fairly strict, and I remember being sent to a very grand room, to get thoroughly told off for something or other. I want to visit the care home, that was once Little Pond House, do you know the name? I never knew exactly which county it was situated in until the other night when I came across your decription on the Frith website. Thank you for bringing my memories to life, and I would certainly like to get the chance to re-visit the memorable "Little Pond House". Steve Harding
Comment from Steve Harding on Wednesday, 7th December 2011.