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My Birthplace

I was born in the master bedroom on the main floor to the existing owners of Anstie.
During our 3 years there we converted it to suites and modernised it considerably.
On the day that I was born there were construction workers in the house and one of them cried when he heard the sound of a newborn baby, I was told many times.
My parents split in 1956 and my mother sold it and moved to Canada. She regretted the move all her life as it was a special place for her.
She trimmed the yew hedge diligently and was delighted to see how it had been maintained 30 years later when she visited it.
I have a few pictures of it then inside and out.

Written by Rosemary Watkins. To send Rosemary Watkins a private message, click here.

A memory of Holmwood in Surrey shared on Tuesday, 28th August 2007.

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RE: RE: My Birthplace

Hi, some of the local famillies may help you more about Anstie Grange. My nan was there as a nurse in the 1914/18 war and other locals also worked there. Try the Bacon familly and the Hoad familly in the village. I wish you lots of luck, please let me know how you get on. Kind regards, John Francis, my familly all born and bred in South Holmwood.

Comment from John Francis on Saturday, 30th October 2010.

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