Figheldean
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Small Arms Corps, Netheravon 1941 - 1945
I'm wondering if anyone can provide me with the exact address of the Small Arms Corps (I believe this is the Camp featured), that existed during the Second World War? My father was a weapons instructor stationed in Netheravon between 1941 and 1945, and I'd like to take him on a trip down memory lane in February. I believe the Military no longer exist in Netheravon, but if anyone has any memories of the Small Arms Corps (Infantry Heavy Weapons School), Middlesex Regiment or better still can remember Leslie Fordham (known as Wally), then please get in touch. He fondly talks of Jerry Seed and Georgie Best, and it would be wonderful not only to take him back ...read more here
A memory of Netheravon contributed by Linda Fordham
Visiting history
My husband was stationed here in WWII, and married a girl from Bulford. They divorced but the family ties are strong.
We met the first wife's family and had a wonderful time. Also the 1st Canadian Parachute Battalion Vets had a great time revisiting and reminiscing.
A memory of Bulford contributed by Sheelagh MacDonald
Choir Practice in this Churchu
My friends and I were all in the choir here - I think it outnumbered the congregation usually. We had to share a vicar with Ludgershall. Choir practice was on a Friday evening. When the War ended in 1945 they were desperate for bellringers so us kids all got to help. It was not much of a holy peal though.
I spent many happy sumer days sitting on the ivy covered wall outside waiting for Sunday School to start. My father's funeral service was conducted here in 1947 as the Military Cemetery does not have a church closer to it. The vicar's name was a Mr. Miller He was a lovely Christian man and always came to the wedding receptions ...read more here
A memory of North Tidworth contributed by First name Last name
Flooding in these cottages
I lived with my parents in Zouch Avenue nearby but did go to school with a girl who lived in one of these cottages. The River Bourne is/was directlyopposite and every winter it overflowed, ran across the road and flooded the downstairs of these cottages. The pianola lived permanently on a pile of bricks. The way upstairs here was a ladder in a cupboard. I did envy that child as I was only about 5 myself. The same families through the generations seemed to occupy these cottages but they were all pulled down when I last visited. They also had outside bucket toilets and every Wednesday afternoon the emptying lorry came and the smell standing at the bus stop opposite was ...read more here
A memory of North Tidworth contributed by First name Last name
Extracts From Figheldean & Wiltshire books
St Michael’s is a large flint and rubble church serving a tiny parish and a very small village. The tower is late
Norman, except for the top; the arcades are Early English, and the aisle wall and windows, the clerestory, and the
north chapel are Perpendicular. The tower top dates to 1851, and the tower may have been re-set. In the porch
are two effigies of cross-legged knights, probably of the late 13th century. The stained glass in the chancel is by
Powell and Sons, 1858-69.
An extract from from"Wiltshire Churches Photographic Memories".
The importance of Salisbury to the military establishment
after the war can be seen in this picture of Fish Row, just
behind the Guildhall. A Pickfords lorry is fighting its way
along the narrow street, possibly heading for the Military
Tailors in the left foreground, or to the Servicemen’s Hostel
next door.
An extract from from"Salisbury Pocket Album".
The Cathedral viewed from the south has been a favourite subject for
artists—including, of course, Constable. This particular view is from the
Old Mill at Harnham, and shows the Mill itself, the river and the water
meadows as well as the Cathedral. Harnham Mill is a very old building,
dating from around 1500. Like the first photograph in this book, the
timeless beauty of this scene has remained unchanged for more than half
a millennium.
An extract from from"Salisbury Pocket Album".
On the Salisbury side of Harnham Bridge, De Vaux Place leads to The
Close—the Harnham Gate is at the far end of the wall. Most of the old
houses here were built in the 18th and 19th centuries using stone from
the remains of the De Vaux College, which was established here by the
Bishop to train clergy as early as 1262—probably the first university
college in the century.
An extract from from"Salisbury Pocket Album".
The bridge was built by the Bishop of Salisbury around 1240
to facilitate trade between the new city and the south: the
Cathedral spire can be seen in the background. Nearly seven
hundred years later, the bridge was still carrying all south-
bound traffic around the city and across the Avon, but a new
bridge was built just downstream in 1931.
An extract from from"Salisbury Pocket Album".