St Marys Church South Tidworth

A Memory of South Tidworth.

I lived in Tidworth Garrison as a child, (my name was Margaret Vincent then) and attended the Garrison Junior School and later Andover Grammar School.  I grew up there enjoying the wonderful freedom that Salisbury Plain offered to active children. Later, through my father, I met Alan English, one of the last national servicemen and we were married at St Mary's Church South Tidworth on 12th October 1963.  This is the beautiful 'Victorian Gothic' church near Tidworth House, built by John Johnson the designer of Alexandra Palace.  We recently visited the church, on 7th December 2008, and although it is no longer used for services we were able to gain access as it is still used for meetings.  We really enjoyed our short visit and our long trip down memory lane.