Hurstbourne Tarrant, Village c.1955
Photo ref:
H417014
Photo ref:
H417014
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This picturesque village featured in Anna Lea Merritt's book 'A Hamlet in Old Hampshire', published in 1902, describing 19th-century village life. When Anna died in 1930, a memorial was placed in the local church. Thatched cottages in the village line the occasionally- running stream that meanders through the lovely landscape.
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Memories of Hurstbourne Tarrant, Village c1955
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our website to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was, prompted by the photographs in our archive. These memories are of Hurstbourne Tarrant, Village c.1955
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Unless I am mistaken, the house on the left in this photo was formerly owned by Phil and Gail Buckingham and is called "Shepherd's Peace". Phil and Gail became friends of my parents while they lived briefly in New Zealand in the 1950's, around the time I came into the world. When I lived in the UK as a young man in the 1970's, I visited them often in Hurstbourne Tarrant and spent many enjoyable ...see more
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