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Fernhurst| Woolbeding| Easebourne| Kingsley Green| Lynchmere| Stedham| Blackdown Camp| Iping| Milland| Midhurst| Chithurst| Lodsworth| Hammer| West Lavington| Shottermill| Haslemere| Liphook| Trotton| Bepton| Selham| Northchapel| Upperton| Griggs Green| Bramshott| Heyshott| Tillington| Rake| Grayswood| Didling| Grayshott
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Blackdown Camp (possibly Victoria Road)
These army quarters were demolished in the 1980s or 1990s and are in Blackdown Camp (near Deepcut and now part of Deepcut).
Married Quarters 1950 to 1959
I lived in Deepcut from 1951 to 1959 in Ceylon Terrace, Blackdown Camp as a child in the army married quarters My father had just been posted back to the UK after serving in Germany.
There were about eight blocks of terrace houses, each were given name like Bermuda, Ceylon, Cyprus and so on. I can't remember all the names.
At the end of Ceylon Terrace there was an infant school, the junior school was nearer the playing fields. When the children reached senior level we would be sent to Bagshot Secondary School, a bus was provided for the children.
In Blackdown Camp there was a cinema and grocery shop for the families to use and this was run by the NAAFI.
In the 1950s all the married quarters were occupied and there was a lot of coming and going. Some families would only stay for about six months as they would be sent to overseas posting.
The quarters were very basic, one living room, a kitchen and... Read more
Canada Road
Before we speak of Canada Road, a street in which I lived, it might be worth mentioning that whilst my father was already a soldier one day he happened to walk into Keys cafe not far from the camp site, and still being only eighteen years old, he noticed my mother sitting at a table with her sister and once there they became friends and it's here my story begins... I was no more than 2, maybe three, years old when with coming over from Germany we moved into 25 Canada Road, the house stood on the corner where there was a footpath running alongside, a wire fence and metal gate surrounded the property. The kitchen was at the front and my mother Joan would stand me upon the sink drainer so I could watch any soldiers passing by, not that they ever did. My father at the time was himself a staff seargent ROAC. The school I attended was the junior school, it was made from wood painted black... Read more
Does Does Anyone Remember Me? I Lived on Alta Road
We used to live at number 20 (next to the junior school), there was myself, Geoff, Geraldine, Liz my siblings and my mum and dad, my dad was called Kenneth Douglas and was a WW2 warrant officer, my mum's name was Mini Douglas. I wuld love to get in contact with anyone who attended the junior school at Blackdown Camp between 1955-1960, my teacher's name was Mr. Skeat. Some names I remember are: Sheila Salmon who used to practice high jump for the school with me, Robin Bailey who lived opposite us and ? Mooney who used to live next door to us and who played the trumpet! Names are very vague nowdays. Paul Dunkley rings a bell too... I would love to hear from anyone back in the old days.
Training
I went to Blackdow 4/12/52, went home for Christmas, finished ny 6 weeks training then moved to Bicesta before going on to the canal zone in July. The digs in Blackdown were great, I enjoyed my time there.
Blackdown 1959 to 1965
I was stationed at Blackdown from these dates, married my wife Val in 1961, we had twin girls Kim and Karen in Louise Margaret Hostpital in Dec 1962, and had Tracey in the same hospital in 1964. I enjoyed my stay at Blackdown and left to go to Tidworth in 1965 after getting my Seargent.
Blackdown 1959-63
I lived with my brothers at no 8 Malta Road in 1959 then we moved down to 31 Dettingen Road and lived there till my dad was posted to Berlin in 1963. My brother Paul and I went to the Junior School at the bottom of the road, where one of my teachers was Mr Brown, also I remember Mr Skeat taught me as well, Paul and I went to Chobham secondary modern later. I remember Susan Aslett, Christine Davis and the Salmons lived oppersite us. From Dettingen Road I had a friend call Brenda Gutteridge, I used to get the Bunty on a Thursday and Brenda got the Judy on a Thursday and we used to swap our comics. My Surname then was DUNKLEY. If Susan Brenda or anyone else remembers me from those days it would be nice to hear from you.
