Nostalgic memories of Fawley's local history
Share your own memories of Fawley and read what others have said
For many years now, we've been inviting visitors to our web site to add their own memories to share their experiences of life as it was when the photographs in our archive were taken. From brief one-liners explaining a little bit more about the image depicted, to great, in-depth accounts of a childhood when things were rather different than today (and everything inbetween!). We've had many contributors recognising themselves or loved ones in our photographs.
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Displaying Memories 1 - 10 of 14 in total
My dad was in the RAF at Calshot and I attended Fawley school, and later Hardley secondary, in 1950-53.
I have recently found a photo of myself and two other boys, standing in a pond holding jam jars of (presumably) tadpoles or the like. It was taken by Mudge the Fawley Photograper, but has no date or any other information on it. I would dearly like to find out who the other two boys are. If anyone has any ...see more
Hi, Thanks for your comments. On my birth certificate my address is 37 Gunsite Farm. We left when I was two in 1964. However, I'm fascinated by its history. My mum was a single parent and had a caravan next door to another sing parent! Next time I'm in Hythe I will visit Lime Kiln Lane. Hopefully I'll find the old site.
Hhello Nick Brannigan, I used to drink with your brother along with Seamus Cleary, Micky Kerr, John Mullhern and a crew down the Old Mill and the Langley Tavern. I hadn't seen Seamus since we were kids but I often wondered if it was him, but for some reason I never mentioned it. One night in the Langley we were playing pool and he asked me if I remembered him from Gunsite Farm, mate you could have knocked me over with a ...see more
My maiden name was Perl. I have so many happy memories of growing up in this area in the 50's. Moved to a bungalow in Hythe in 1954 one of the first to be built on the old golf course. Attended, for a short time, the primary school, the Head was a Mr. Britton. It was there that I met Ann Cleal (who still lives in the Fawley area) and Valerie Langford, who became my best friends. Valerie and I often used to cycle ...see more
RE: Growing up in Fawley
Memories of my misspent youth growing up in Fawley were brought to the fore last Marc;, as my dear mum passed away, myself, husband and youngest son spent 5 lovely days in a rented house in Hythe as we attended mum's funeral. We visited the Nelson pub whilst there, reminiscing with my husband I confessed to being barred from there for, of all things, under age drinking (good job my son ...see more
Back in the good old 60's I was looking for work as a labourer and noticed that something was going on at Steventon Hill. I walked up the track and met foreman Charlie Bain who gave me a start doing the ground work and preparing the site. Charlie was a great character and the job also supplied work for my mates Ken Galvin, 'Limmy' Lynch and Ron Frankum. It was a cushy number to start with but later a Polish ...see more
We moved to Hythe in the mid fifties and our family of seven attended various schools in the area. I started work at Tony Dews Autos in Langley about 1965 and then went on to work at Jack Smith's Esso garage on Blackfield crossroads, before joining the RAF and moving away. My mum, Gladys, worked at the Jolly Sailor in Ashlet Creak for years. I remember a lot of customers travelled miles for an evening event - "Topsie ...see more
Hello, I work in the gardens of what was once Copthorne House and was wondering if there is anyone who might have photographs or know of anyone who has photos of what the garden used to look like in its heyday.
There are still quite a few of the big old trees and some of the original Rhododendrons but it would be wonderful to be able to see the garden as it was.
At the moment we are tidying the old concrete pond ...see more
Gunsite Farm was at the end of Limekiln Lane, which was a dirt track. On the left were a row of cottages, on the right, bigger semi detatched where the better off lived. The Alan Rutherford family, (loads of them), Brian Cummings, Steve Belcher and I went to Hardley School. My father was the first person to put a caravan on the land directly in front of the end of Lime Kiln Lane, the farmers name was (?), the land ...see more
The pictures on this site brought back so many memories, they made me smile and the warm feeling in my stomach is intoxicating. I moved to Blackfield in 1952 from Liverpool. My Dad worked at the refinery. I used to ride from Blackfield to the Fawley library several times a week. And in later years to the dance there. I lived in the Southern hemisphere for 40 + years and returned several years ago. I stayed with Paddy ...see more