Easthampstead
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Maidenhead Town Walk Guide
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Berkshire Pocket Album
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Newbury Living Memories
Paperback
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St Michaels School
I used to go to the school here - St Michaels. Every week we walked up to the church, two by two, past the farm where Wild Ridings is now. I remember when there were cows grazing there and harvest festival service was relevant to the farmers.
Later I worked at Church Hill House on Ward 4 (1973). The Hospital has gone now and estates cover some of the fields - but not all, grass and trees are surrounding the houses.
My Mother lived in Easthampstead for 49 years. I don't know if we will go back there now.
Contributed by Alex Ruffer
White Cottage (Blacksmith's Cottage)
My family and I lived in the White Cottage (known to us as the Blacksmith's Cottage) from about 1962 to 1964, whereafter we emigrated to Canada. I have fond memories of the cottage and its low ceilings, the Aga in the kitchen, the huge garden which bordered a school (St. Michael's?), and of course the church up the road where we went once a week. I remember playing in the garden and finding pieces of blue/white china hidden in the dirt, the apple tree that came down in a storm, the winter we had enough snow to build an igloo. At that time there were fields behind the house (probably all built on now). If anyone has any photos or other ...read more here
Contributed by Susan Cann
Berkshire memories
St Michaels School
I used to go to the school here - St Michaels. Every week we walked up to the church, two by two, past the farm where Wild Ridings is now. I remember when there were cows grazing there and harvest festival service was relevant to the farmers.
Later I worked at Church Hill House on Ward 4 (1973). The Hospital has gone now and estates cover some of the fields - but not all, grass and trees are surrounding the houses.
My Mother lived in Easthampstead for 49 years. I don't know if we will go back there now.
A memory of Easthampstead contributed by Alex Ruffer
White Cottage (Blacksmith's Cottage)
My family and I lived in the White Cottage (known to us as the Blacksmith's Cottage) from about 1962 to 1964, whereafter we emigrated to Canada. I have fond memories of the cottage and its low ceilings, the Aga in the kitchen, the huge garden which bordered a school (St. Michael's?), and of course the church up the road where we went once a week. I remember playing in the garden and finding pieces of blue/white china hidden in the dirt, the apple tree that came down in a storm, the winter we had enough snow to build an igloo. At that time there were fields behind the house (probably all built on now). If anyone has any photos or other ...read more here
A memory of Easthampstead contributed by Susan Cann
Extracts From Easthampstead & Berkshire books
Inside this expansive parish church the many signs of the Early
English era are manifest in the pulpit, for instance, which is
inscribed and dated 1631 on a large arched panel with a good
helping of arabesque. The stall backs are fine pedimented panels
dating from the 17th century, and came from Oxford Cathedral.
Stained glass in the east window represents the Last Judgement,
and is described as ‘a noble but somewhat languid composition’.
Most of the figures are in white robes and the angels have wine-
coloured wings; the sky is dark blue. It is the work of Morris and
Co, which is Burne-Jones 1876, as is some of the other stained
glass. One example by Kempe of 1893 is said to be very feeble
compared to the Morris work.
An extract from from"Berkshire Churches Photographic Memories".
From Reeds Hill this view
towards the Crowthorne
Road shows, on the left,
buildings that were part
of the Churchill House
complex. On the right,
White Cottage dating
from the 17th century is
now a listed building.
An extract from from"Wokingham and Bracknell Photographic Memories".
Viewed across a new orchard is the mansion of Moore Close. The original house, built by Mr Hutchinson Brown,
was bought by Charles Birch Crisp who, in 1910, commissioned newly-qualified architect Oliver Hill to enlarge the
house and design the gardens. Newbold Missionary College moved to the site in February 1946.
An extract from from"Wokingham and Bracknell Photographic Memories".
From its depot in Reading, having stopped at Shinfield, Arborfield, Eversley and Yateley, a Thorneycroft J Type bus operated by the Thames Valley Traction Company has yet to make a pick up in Derby Green before continuing through Blackwater, to its destination in Camberley. It seems a fitting picture to conclude this selection of photographs and illustrate the pace of life in days gone by.
An extract from from"Wokingham and Bracknell Photographic Memories".
The Hope and Anchor, seen here on the right, has changed little in the present day, but now includes the small
gabled building on its left, which had been a blacksmiths for many years. Today the British Legion hall will be found
to the rear of the next building along, which in this photograph bears the name ‘Wokingham Ex-Servicemen’s Club’.
An extract from from"Wokingham and Bracknell Photographic Memories".