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Lord Wandsworth College - John Edgar Smith Born 27 March 1922
I wonder if you may have known John Edgar Smith (School No. 293) in the 'thirties'?
My beloved John always spoke very fondly of his years at Lord Wandsworth College, Long Sutton, as . . . 'some of the happiest years of my life'!' Because his father had died, before he was born on 27th March 1922, John became eligible for a scholarship at the college from the age of possibly, eight or ten years. (uncertain of date) Throughout the long years, he maintained his friendships with many old boys, writing long letters, some 12 to 14 pages, once or twice yearly.
Time, as it always will . . . had reduced those numbers to just a handful. When we first met in 2006, he was still corresponding with at least three of them. I recall him telling me how he attended his last school reunion, when he visited Hampshire with his daughter Jenny, in 1998.
Sadly, John is no longer with us, having suffered... Read more
Manor Farm
I plan to create my own memories of Long Sutton one day, but in the meantime does any one have any knowledge of the Harris family who originally came from Manor Farm (1800's) most of whom moved to Winchester in the 1900's? James, born in 1816, was my Gr Gr Gr/father and we have no knowledge of any of my family prior to my Dad. Any photos of Manor House or Manor Farm would be fantastic. I moved to South Australia from Surrey so all my research is a bit tricky! Rena
Memories of Hampshire
60 Years Ago
In 1950,1951 and 1952 I spent two months summer holidays/year at the Lodge. The house belonged then to Mrs Webster. Her daughter Annet had married Mr. (first name forgotten) Nickisson. Together they ran a riding school. I was supposed to learn english but in fact I learned little english but received a very good training in horse back riding. They had a daughter Annabelle with whom around 1960 I went once fox hunting. Does anybody have an idea if Annabelle is still alive and where she lives ? I would welcome any help finding her. 60 years later, these summers spent in Hampshire remain amongst my most cherished memories and, looking at the pictures of the village on Google maps, I noticed that little has changed in Sth Warnborough.
Bad Day at The Hunt
The chalk pit at Odiham looks much the same today as it did over 100 years ago, except that most of the buildings are no longer there. An old story I heard in the The Bell Pub, mentioned the local hunt gathering in the Bury Square on boxing day some years ago. They left in the direction of the Chalk Pit on a foggy morning, only to lose half of the poor hunting dogs over the shear face of the cliff. It seems the wily old fox had the better of them on this occasion.
Chalk Pit & The Hunt
Julian's hunt story is almost right. I was living at the Chalk Pit at the time, and still do. It was about 1981, on a Saturday lunchtime, when the hunt came over the top, but it wasn't on Boxing Day. The hounds were chasing Hares. The leader of the hunt knew there was a main road so directed the hunt across the field. The Hare was chased through a hole in the hedge at the top of the Pit, and the dogs followed through. From about 34 dogs they lost 18. Mr Cleverley, the local vet, had the sad task of ministering to the injured dogs. To my amazement the Kennel Maid knew every dog by name, and sat in our barn with the survivors. I've not seen a dog hunting near the Pit since, though we have had dogs fall over the top. And, on one sad day, a local man fell to his death.
Some of the buildngs in this photograph still survive, as we live in one.... Read more
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My brother Joe is buried in Odiham He was in the Royal Air Force.
Family Roots
My Great, Great grandparents, John and Jane Crocker lived here in 1915 before they both died.
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