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Historic maps of Little Marlow and the local area, hand-drawn by Ordnance Survey and Samuel Lewis. View all Little Marlow maps
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Memories of Little Marlow
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When we Had A Shop
I was born in Little Marlow in 1947 and lived three doors away from the village shop, run by Miss Littlewood. I would go there and weigh the sultanas, currants etc., and put them into little blue bags.
My Mum (Phyllis Wright) waited at table when Queen Elizabeth 2nd came to visit Lord and Lady Ronaldshay at the manor house, and can also remember that when England won the World Cup in 1966 the coach with all the players parked outside our house, whilst the players went to the manor house. I would go to the Queens Head pub, with a jug for lemonade. Pub was run by Vic and Joan Woolmore, but before them it was run by Joan's Mum, but I can't remember her name. My little bit of England is Little Marlow, although it's changed so much now, I still love it.
Buckinghamshire memories
Upper Bourne End
My brothers and I returned to Bourne End at the end of the war. We had been evacuated to Nottingham. We lived in a small house called "The Nest". It was the last house on the road. Lunnon's Farm backed on to all the houses and a cherry tree was just outside our back garden. On a Sunday we used to go to get Stones Ginger Beer as a treat after lunch.
Mr Taylor who lived a little way down the road, had the forge, and I loved watching him shoe the horses and see the flames belching from the fire.
We used to walk to the school in Bourne End.
Although our house was small, my mother let a Mrs Wackett and her son Terry come and stay with use as they had been bombed during the war.
My Father was a POW in Changi. He died in 1944
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My Mum
My mum worked at Jacksons mill in Furlong Road where she met my dad and they got married in 1955, I would be enternally grateful if any one out there has any pictures of the mill as I would love to know what it looked like back then.
Childhood Memories
My father was born in Marlow and mother had already made 2 very good friends before she met and married him. As a result we as children (I was the eldest of 6) found it a wonderful haven to be welcomed at their home on countless occasions as we were growing up. We lived in London, each journey was an adventure going to stay in the 'country'.
My first memory is being met at the station with Uncle and his bicycle and I was carried on the crossbar while he walked with my parents and me, and we stayed at their bungalow at Munday Dean. The first impression was the gasworks smell and when finally the gasworks came down I really felt it a huge miss! Not for the locals though. I have memories of Auntie lighting the oil lamps and I missed that smell too in later years. I always looked forward to the Regatta, though being in June my hay fever was always at its worst!
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Childhood in Marlow
I grew up in Marlow during the 60s. I have wonderful memories of a really free childhood of bike rides, exploring the woods, rowing a very old boat on the river, even swimming which my mum never found out about , and just general messing about! We used to go to Marlow Common and play in the trenches, or trek through the woods to Marlow Bottom to make camps or down to the end of St Peter's Street to fish, on weekends and holidays we would be out all day. I went to Oxford Road then to Holy Trinity schools. I remember going to see 'A Hard Days Night' at the Regal, it was fantastic! On Saturday I used to go to a Miss Hogg for piano lessons. She lived opposite where there was a fire station. I think. If there was cricket on we would go and watch with my dad and have a picnic. When I go back for a visit I am amazed at how far and... Read more
Childhood in Marlow Aged 6
A wealth of memories flood in:
Saturday morning pictures followed by sausages from Clarkes, the Butchers made by "Uncle" Len Roblett with whom I and my brother were evacuated from London together with his wife "Aunt" Rosie and their sons Goosey & Dadle up Munday Dean.
Visits to the sweet shop in old Dean Street.
Sheltering from the Doodle Bug which landed at Bovingdon Green and visits to the Bathing Place where we hired inner tubes for 1 penny.
Visits to the nurse in Spittal Street for treatment of the Impetigo and feeding batteries and coke to the pigs that were kept near the old magistrates/police station.
Watching the star footballers who were serving with the Black Watch and stationed near Marlow.
Picnics by the river and getting up to mischief up Munday Dean, led by our old friend Eddie Ellery!
Visits to the little "shop" up Munday Dean operated in a private house by Mr Edey where sometimes, presumably using our coupons, we could obtain chocolate and Aunt Rosie's... Read more
My Grandad's House
My grandparents lived in the cottage on the right of the photo. I was evacuated there at the begining of the Second World War. It was then called Rose Cottage. My father was also born in Wooburn Green. I can also remember my grandfather living next to the Red Lion pub.
