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'Goldcrest' on The A 287

'Undershaw' 1908 Ref: 59547
'Undershaw' 1908
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I was evacuated from Battersea, South London, in 1944 to a large house named 'Goldcrest' on the Hindhead Road not far from Beacon Hill and have some happy memories of that time although as it was wartime everything seemed somewhat strange. The house was owned by Lord and Lady Freemantle who were extremely kind and hospitable to my mother and to me, giving us several items of furniture and a complete set of Dickens novels. My mother worked as a barmaid in the Royal Huts Hotel and was often wolf whistled by Italian POWs in Marchants Hill Camp as she walked home to Goldcrest in the evenings alongside the beautiful Golden Valley. We also stayed for a while in Nutcombedown Cottege but I have been unable to trace this despite many searches. Any news will be appreciated. William Heath

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A memory of Hindhead in Surrey shared on Friday, 2nd September 2011.

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