Kingsclere
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Kingsclere books (27 available)
Andover Town Walk Guide
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Southampton Photographic Memories
Paperback
Winchester Photographic Memories
Paperback
- 16 photos on Kingsclere appear in 3 Frith books - View photos of Kingsclere
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Memories from my Father (Rod Dean)
This is what Dad had to say when I emailed him this site and the photos from 1955. Dad lived in Oakley from childhood until 1987, when as a family we moved to Adelaide Australia. I myself lived in the village from birth in 1970 to 1987.He refers to Upper Farm, as this was where he lived. Now the site is covered by Upper Farm Rd, Yew Tree Close etc. I also lived in Yew Tree Close as a kid. Unfortunately we have no photos of the farm, but would love to have some.
"In 1955 I used to walk down Hill Rd each morning (to school) past those cottages then past the village pond then on past Cooper ...read more here
A memory of Oakley contributed by Gary Dean
Farfields School
I suspect either caption "Basingstoke Boarding School" or "Fairfields School" is correct, depending on your time period. I attended this school in the 1960s & 70s when it was aan ordinary (non-boarding) Infants & Junior school called Fairfields, and yes I remember Mr. Thomas, the headmaster, as an authority to be feared.
But the building was much older than that, and I remember seeing a keystone with "1898" written on it. Quite likely it was a boarding school in its early days.
A memory of Basingstoke contributed by Colin Moden
Fairfields School
Is this caption right? 42064 seems right - this is the Board School established under Act of Parliament. http://www.spartacus.schoolnet.co.uk/Leducation70.htm.
I believe that John Arlott went there, and Ruth Ellis. My children went there, both as Infants (nearest building) and Juniors (up to age 11) between 1973 and 1981. This was the last of the "old schools" in the town, where children were expected to learn, not play. It seems to have served the children well, judging by exam results in later life. This changed when the Headmaster Mr Thomas retired.
A memory of Basingstoke contributed by C w
bramley school days
I have strong memories of the church as every day at 10 we had to walk down the church path to pick up the milk also.our playground backed onto the graveyard so when there was a funeral we had to come inside which we thought was most unfair.After school we would wonder around the grave yards which was a big no no by the vicker . I have strong memories of the church after being in Australia for some 40years the internet has brought back memories.Any body who went to the church or school i would welcome contact. Andrew Locke
A memory of Bramley contributed by andrew locke
Extracts From Kingsclere & Berkshire books
In this photograph it is
worth noting the old
Hovis sign on the wall
of H Pearce & Sons.
Beneath it is a sign
that reads ‘Black
Beauty Shag, excellent
for making your own
cigarettes, costing 8d
and 4d’. The shop has
gone and is now a
private house. The
view down George
Street towards the
church and the Market
Square is still
recognisable, though
the garage just seen
on the right has gone.
An extract from from"Newbury Living Memories".
Lloyds Bank used to operate from the house on the extreme right. These days it is a private house once more. Next door is
the Catholic church of St Peter and St Paul. The foundation stone was laid by Miss Beach of Oakley Hall on 14 June 1886.
The Swan Hotel can be seen in the distance and the shop, outside which is a parked car, is now a private house, once
owned by the Archbishop of Canterbury.
An extract from from"Newbury Living Memories".
The centre of this picturesque north Hampshire village has changed little since the 1950s, though today there are usually more cars seen in the vicinity of the church. The name 'Kingsclere' was spelt 'Klere' in the 9th century, 'Cleare' or 'Clera' in the 10th century, and 'Clere' in the 11th. By the 13th century, as a result of visits by various kings to nearby Freemantle, where King Henry II built a royal hunting lodge, it had become known as 'Kyngescler.’
An extract from from"Hampshire Revisited Photographic Memories".
The building on the
extreme right of this
photograph combines
two essential services –
the local library and the
police station, though
neither is open full-
time. A plaque over the
main door reads:
‘Kingsclere Village Club,
given by their children
under deed of trust to
the people of
Kingsclere in memory
of William and Mary
Alice Holding of Elm
Grove, Kingsclere 1921’.
An extract from from"Newbury Living Memories".
Lying at the foot of
spectacular downs, it is
not surprising that
Kingsclere enjoys strong
ties with the world of
racing. At the end of the
19th century John Porter’s
stables produced six
Derby winners. In more
recent years the famous
Mill Reef took the title.
An extract from from"Newbury Living Memories".