The Church c1960, Rotherwick
The Church c1960, Rotherwick Ref: R23009
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Bramly Army Camp
I was one of three children of a soldier stationed at Bramley Army camp. I remember being taken to my first day at school in Bramley village school in 1930 and I refused to go through the school gate. Therefter I went on a school bus with my elder sister to Basingstoke, to Fairfield School, until I was nine years old. My father was discharged from the arrmy in 1934 when the whole family moved to York, North Yorkshire, where my father got a job. I remember going with my dad to the Pigeons pub in Bramley villlage on a Sunday for lemonade and crisps.
School at Tylney Hall
I attended Tylney Hall School from 1950 to 1956 and used to go into Rotherwick village every Sunday to go to church which was compulsory for everybody except if you were RC or Jewish. The church then was a lovely place to go with yew trees right round the building and also very well kept, not like the last time I visited when it looked a bit run down and neglected and apparently only used one week in three (what a shame to waste a lovely building like this). Hook was also a regular place to visit as it was the only place to go for your sweets as Rotherwick did not have a shop by then and we were not allowed in the pub, what a pity.
Emma Jane's Birthplace
My G.Granny was EMMA JANE SUMNER, she was born at Rotherwick, Hampshire on 1st. January 1866. This lady made a great impression on me and I used to visit her at her home in Tilehurst, Berkshire as a child. Jane, as she was known, was around 6 feet tall and had a very regal appearance with her silver white hair coiled high on her head. I last visited her at 'Iona', Firs Road, Tilehurst when she was 80 years old and a few months before her death. She gave me a brooch from her dress which I had admired and this I will treasure always.
