Botley Park Hospital c1955, Ottershaw
Botley Park Hospital c1955, Ottershaw Ref: O26022
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Always in my Heart
My mother and her sister use to go to Sunday school here, as did her father. My mother and father were married in this church 20th July 1957, they managed to celebrate their 50th wedding anniversary shortly before my mother died on 31st July 2007. I was christened here and was also a bridesmaid! My nan would bring me to the nativity service at Christmas. My great grand parents are buried here Charles and Louisa Avey Stride. My grandfather William Stride and one of his brothers ashes are in the same grave. My grandfather use to run the local ironmonger's with his brothers until retiring. My lovely nan Nora Stride has her ashes also here, as well as other family members. When l come to visit and see all the people names here l drift back into the 60s when l was a child. Mrs. Rogers toy shop, playing at the rec, jumble sales, my nan taking the poppies door to door. My little old school doing... Read more
The Jumble Sale
My dad use to work at the Otter pub. Mertle England was the landlady. They use to have vicious dogs , we lived in the Hollies that belonged to the pub. I can remember crossing the main road to get our dinners on a tray from the pub! Would'nt want to do that now! In the hall centre of pic l went to the jumble sale. My mum let me have 12 white mice that were for sale. Anyway they got loose the old dog had some, the rest found new homes in the house! Just looking at the junction brings my childhood back, towards Brox rd.
Memories of Ottershaw
My family came to live in Ottershaw in 1952 when I was 5 years old. My father, Charles Coulson, had moved us from the North of England owing to lack of work since his de-mob from the RAF. He was employed as a chauffeur/gardener by Mr W King of 'Tudor Cottage', Coach Road. We lived in 'Oak Cottage', Coach Road, owned by Mr King. That came with the job. As a young boy having just moved from the side of the Pennines (Shaw, near Oldham) I had a broad northern accent that caused much amusement to other children in the village. The first friend I met was Christopher Moore whose Mom and Dad owned Moores Garage, now the Trident garage - at first it consisted of 2 petrol pumps and they lived in the house next door that used to be a pub, The Gardeners Arms. I started infants' school and spent a short time, it seemed, in Mrs Daborn's class, then the rest of the time in Miss Dawson's... Read more
