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Pirbright, Pirbright Corner 1908
Pirbright, Pirbright Corner 1908 Ref: 59654
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Pirbright, Admirals Walk c1965
Ref: p54057
My mother lived in Admirals Walk during the Second World War. Her father was a Spanish official posted in London who hired the property to spare his family the bombing raids over the capital. The house belonged at that time to a British family whose members were serving in the army and could not live in Pirbright. Among the ancestors of that family there was an admiral who lost his life in the battle of Trafalgar. The name of the house stems from a legend according to which the ghost of the late admiral showed up on certain nights walking by the house. Although my mother never saw the spectre, as she would have wished, she keeps beautiful memories of those difficult days in Britain, full of courage and bravery. She still praises the beauty of the house and the countryside. Thanks to this site I was able to show her a picture of the house and to refresh the distant memories of her youth in England.
Shared on 19 November 2009
Pirbright, the White Hart c1965
Ref: P54038
I remember my dad taking me to the White Hart Pub in Pirbright in the sixties, dad took great delight in telling me that it was the only pub he was ever barred from whilst a young Guardsman at the nearby Guards Depot in Pirbright.
Shared on 01 April 2009
The Bullen family in Pirbright
Research has shown that Pirbright was the home for many of my relatives. Edwin Bullen and his wife Sarah resided at White Acre Cottage and 29 Railway Junction was the home of George and Charlotte Bullen. George and Charlotte had eight children, their names were Harriet, Caroline, Elizabeth, Francis, Henry, Edwin, Arthur and George. The year 1755 is my earliest record of a Pirbright resident. They were William and Elizabeth Bullen and their seven Children. Are the addresses I have mentioned still in existence? Perhaps somebody knows.
Shared on 12 April 2008
Brookwood, Basingstoke Canal c1955
Ref: B232014
In this photo, there is a cafe in the background. This house used to be the lock-keeper's cottage, owned by my great-grandparents. My mother used to play on a derelict barge opposite the house on the canal. Are there any Webbs still in Brookwood that remember Ted and Gert Webb, my grandparents?
Shared on 22 April 2009
Inkerman Barracks - A Demolition too far!
The photo shows the remaining houses on Barrack Road; another survivor being Wellington Terrace in adjacent Raglan Road. Local opposition to the demolition of this historic site was ignored and the wrecking ball was sent to work and I for one was deeply saddened. There was probably never much hope for the original massive buildings although it had been hoped that the great clock tower might be saved as it was a local landmark but what should never have happened was the demolition of all the other houses in Barack Road. Opposite the houses in the picture were similar but semi-detatched properties and on the same side of the road facing the playing fields were a series of large detached houses; again in the same style but exceptionally fine residences - presumably reserved for the officers. The gardens were quite large and always well maintained - as one might expect from the military top brass. At the end of the road could be found the Sergeants Mess. In itself an impressive building and again in the same unique style as the houses and the scene of many social occasions! Of course it was not only the buildings which disappeared but also thousands of acres of natural woodland, with attendant wildlife including the beautiful red squirrel. Not all the new development was unwelcome; the Sir Winston Churchill School was a terrific boon to the area but subsiquent over development has probably been a mistake when considering what might have been achieved with the original historic buildings. Incidentally, does anyone remember The White House in Inkerman Road? I remember this being occupied by a Major and his wife and it had a large Monkey Puzzle tree in the garden. Before the new houses were built, Inkerman Road was just a quiet unmade lane with woodland stretching as far as Brookwood Hospital!
Shared on 19 January 2010
